Secretary Remarks

Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 24, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and writer Liu Xiaobo today spends the fifth anniversary of his conviction for “inciting subversion” in prison, serving out an 11-year sentence. The United States remains deeply concerned that China continues to incarcerate Liu Xiaobo and hold his wife, Liu Xia, in extralegal house arrest. Liu Xiaobo is a courageous and eloquent spokesperson recognized throughout the world for his long a...

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Regions: China, United States

Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 10, 2009 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, thank you very much for your time. SECRETARY CLINTON: My pleasure, Riz. QUESTION: Now, everyone in the Administration is currently very focused on Afghanistan. And there’s a sense perhaps that that is overshadowing some of the other serious concerns, like Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian issue. And I’m wondering, to what extent has the Afghanistan campaign overstretched America&rs...

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Regions: Afghanistan, China, Iran , Iraq , Ireland , Israel , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Energy

Interview by Peter Hartcher of the Sydney Morning Herald Secretary Condoleezza Rice Sydney, Australia September 6, 2007 QUESTION: I wanted to start if I could with the -- start narrow on the Australia stuff and then broaden out. SECRETARY RICE: All right. QUESTION: Did you have a chance to eyeball the new leader of the Labor Party? SECRETARY RICE: Well, unfortunately, I was off at the ministerial. QUESTION: Oh, were you? SECRETARY RICE: Yes. Yes, right. (Laughter.) You know, the ministers have a problem...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Russia , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Briefing with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press at the U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Japan July 24, 2001 AMBASSADOR BAKER : Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? First let me apologize for being a little late. We�ve just come from a meeting with the Prime Minister and so we are a few minutes beyond what we�ve scheduled. It is my pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, as U.S. Ambassador to Japan, and as a close friend and associate, to introduce to you the 65 th Secretary...

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Regions: China, Indonesia , Japan , Korea, North , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Remarks on Trip to Asia Secretary Colin L. Powell Press Briefing On Board Aircraft En Route to Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you for joining us on this long trip. Five countries in just a few days� time, with not a lot of lingering in anywhere except in Hanoi for the major conferences that I will be attending. I have been looking forward to this trip�my first trip to Asia. A chance to visit, not only the important countries in the region, countries that we have alliances with as wel...

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Regions: Australia , Canada , China, Japan , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy