Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 10, 2017 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, this journey, this part of your life, is coming to an end. You’ve traveled more than any other secretary of state. You have spent considerable time and hours on a lot of issues, from China to Russia to – from Asia to Latin America. But principally, you spent a lot of time on Israel and Palestine and you spent a lot of time on the Iran nuclear deal and you’ve spent a lot of time on Syria and...
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Regions: Afghanistan, China, Egypt , Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Russia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam , West Bank
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC December 28, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. (Coughs.) Excuse me. Thank you for your patience, all of you. For those of you who celebrated Christmas, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Happy Chanukah. And to everybody here, I know it’s the middle of a holiday week. I understand. (Laughter.) But I wish you all a very, very productive and Happy New Year. Tod...
Regions: Egypt , France , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 30, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good evening, folks. The Foreign Minister of Egypt Sameh Shoukry has been one of my closest interlocutors over the last few years. We have worked extremely closely together on many issues. Let me first say in welcoming him here to Washington how relieved we all were that the Egyptian Air hijacking turned out to have all of the crew and all of the passengers unharmed, and we’re grateful for that, obviously. Egypt h...
Regions: Egypt , Libya , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
Topics: Countering Terrorism
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 5, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you all very, very much. Thank you, Bruce, for a very generous introduction. And thank you, ladies and gentlemen; I apologize that we are starting a few moments late. I’m delighted to be here, distinguished members of Congress. Steny and Nita I know are here, and Jolie Ruben, my former colleague and longtime friend, and I think Bogie Ya’alon is out there somewhere. And Bogie, good to se...
Regions: China, France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Libya , Russia , Syria , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank , Yemen
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 28, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you all very, very much. Bill, thanks so much for welcoming me to your new home, but thank you for remarkably generous comments. I’m very, really touched to hear them from somebody of Bill’s caliber, because as all of you know, he really was the State Department’s premier career diplomat par excellence to everybody’s standard. And now that you’ve bee...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Korea, North , Kuwait , Pakistan , Russia , Syria , Tunisia , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Embassy London, United Kingdom December 16, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Afternoon, everybody. Thanks for being here. Obviously, the last few days have been fairly intensive set of discussions, and we’ve covered a lot of ground, so I thought it was important to try to bring everybody up to speed on the road journeyed and the road ahead. Before I do, though, I want to address, for a moment, the tragic events that have taken place over the course of the...
Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , France , Israel , Pakistan , Russia , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank , Yemen
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 7, 2014 Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you all. Martin, thank you so very much. Haim, where are you sitting here? Somewhere. Haim, thank you. Gerald, thank you so much for your incredible leadership. Ambassador Dermer, great to see you here. And former Ambassador Oren, I see you here. Joe Lieberman – I’m picking through the audience. I’m stopping at the second row. (Laughter.) It’s really a pleasur...
Regions: Egypt , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank , Yemen
Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC July 29, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Make sure it’s still morning. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for being here with us. It’s my pleasure to be able to welcome Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin to Washington, and this is the second time that he and I have had a chance to be able to meet and thoroughly discuss the issues of Ukraine, the challenges of the region, and I deeply appreciate his making time today at a critical time in the...
Regions: France , Israel , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC July 28, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. How are you? AUDIENCE: Morning. SECRETARY KERRY: Is everybody good? So I’m going to make – David, I want you out here with me, if you would. Tom, why don’t you come out here on the other side. Thank you, sir. I’m going to make a statement, and then I need to rush out of here because I have a phone call literally in about 10 minutes. And I’ll leave...
Regions: Burma , China, Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Turkmenistan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Cairo, Egypt July 25, 2014 FOREIGN MINISTER SHOUKRY: (Via interpreter.) Good evening. You know that Egypt is – the serious military escalation in Gaza and what the Palestinian people have been exposed to in terms of destruction – broad destruction and killing of civilians that claimed up until now over 800 civilians and thousands of injured. We are working incessantly to end this crisis and to spare the Palestinian people of the dangers it has been expos...
Regions: Egypt , Gaza Strip , Israel , Jordan , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Beijing, China July 10, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good evening, everybody. Thank you for being patient. We’re delighted to be here. Let me begin by thanking our Chinese hosts for their very warm welcome and for the depth and breadth of the discussions that we had in this year’s Strategic and Economic Dialogue. During our meetings with President Xi and Prime Minister Li, Secretary Lew and I discussed a number of importan...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Israel , Korea, North , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Beirut, Lebanon June 4, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. Thank you very much for waiting for a few minutes. It’s a great pleasure for me to be back in Beirut. I’ve been here many times before, unfortunately never with enough time to stay and enjoy the beauty of the city, which I would like to do. But this is the first time nevertheless that I’ve been able to be here as Secretary of State, and I told the prime minist...
Regions: France , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Gurion International Airport Tel Aviv, Israel April 9, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. It's always a great pleasure for me to be able to be here in Israel. And before I leave for our next stop at the ministerial in London, I wanted to take a moment to update everybody on what I consider to be very constructive talks over the course of the last 24 hours here. A very g...
Regions: Iran , Israel , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ciragan Palace Istanbul, Turkey April 7, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . FOREIGN MINISTER DAVUTOGLU: I will speak in Turkish. (Via interpreter) Distinguished members of the press, U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, is once again with us, while second time in a row in a period of a month, and it gives me great pleasure and an honor to be (inaudible) again. And I would like to welcome him once again, along with his (inaudibl...
Regions: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan , Cyprus , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Qatar , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC March 12, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon. I’m delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Eide to the State Department. It’s a particular pleasure for me because I had the occasion of living in Norway for a couple years when my dad served in the Embassy there. I was reminiscing with the Foreign Minister about some wonderful times in the parks and on the hills and ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Israel , Kenya , Libya , Norway , Sudan , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Townhall Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Newseum Washington, DC January 29, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . MS. SALES: Hello. I’m Leigh Sales from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Welcome to this town hall-style event with the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has her last day at the State Department this Friday. This is a town hall with a difference though because we have people all around the world ready to ask to questions from Britain to...
Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, Australia , Chile, China, Colombia , Germany , India , Iran , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Malawi , Mali , Mexico , Nigeria , Pakistan , Russia , Sudan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State The Willard Hotel Washington, DC November 30, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY CLINTON: I am somewhat overwhelmed, but I’m obviously thinking I should sit down. (Laughter.) I prepared some remarks for tonight, but then I thought maybe we could just watch that video a few more times. (Laughter.) And then the next time, I could count the hairstyles, which is one of my favorite pastimes. (Laughter.) I think...
Regions: Bahrain , Belarus , Cambodia , China, Egypt , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Libya , Mexico , Sudan , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , West Bank , Yemen
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State The Newseum Washington, DC November 29, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, David, and I’ll look forward to seeing your Ellen DeGeneres imitation. I’m very pleased to be here, and I want to thank all of you for your attention to this event and the topics that have been covered. Before I begin, I want to say a few words about the unfortunate and counterproductive resolution at the United Nations General Assembly that just passed, beca...
Regions: Afghanistan, Brazil , Burma , Canada , China, Colombia , Dominican Republic , Egypt , Germany , Honduras , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Korea, North , Lebanon , Libya , Mexico , Morocco , Pakistan , Singapore , South Africa , Syria , Togo , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC November 28, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. It is such a personal pleasure for me to welcome the Chairperson here for our high-level meetings. This is our third high-level meeting, and we highly value the relationship and the increasing cooperation that we are enjoying with the African Union. And of course, I want to congratulate the Chairperson for becoming the first woman chair of the African Union. I want ...
Regions: Rwanda , Somalia , Sudan , Uganda , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State World Islamic Call Society Tripoli, Libya October 18, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: (In progress) on the soil of a free Libya. And on behalf of the American people I congratulate all Libyans. It is a great privilege to see a new future for Libya being born. And indeed, the work ahead is quite challenging, but the Libyan people have demonstrated the resolve and resilience necessary to achieve their goals. Think about what has been achieved already. In crowded s...
Regions: Egypt , Israel , Libya , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 10, 2010 Thank you. Thank you very much. I appreciate the introduction, but nothing is imminent – (laughter) – so far as I know. But it is a great pleasure for me to be back here and part of this very important forum. And I appreciate your introduction. I appreciate the friendship that you and Cheryl have given to me and to my family. You’ve been friends for many years. And certainly, as anyone who knows Haim und...
Regions: Egypt , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Christchurch, New Zealand November 5, 2010 MODERATOR: Hello, everyone. My name is Dr. Therese Arsenau. I’m from the University of Canterbury. And I have to say I have a very easy job this afternoon. I’m introducing a woman who needs absolutely no introduction. It’s fair to say that Mrs. Clinton has been at the very heart of American political power and a political heavyweight for two decades, and she’s now brought these incredible...
Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, Chile, China, Colombia , Guinea , Iran , Israel , Korea, North , New Zealand , Papua New Guinea , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Press Conference Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Via Digital Video Conference Washington, DC July 24, 2009 MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon from Washington, and good evening to our friends in Ramallah. Here in Washington we are joined by the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and in Ramallah by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. We’ll begin the program with Secretary Clinton and then follow by remarks by the prime minister. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much. Welco...
Regions: Israel , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Secretary of State Jerusalem March 3, 2009 PRESIDENT PERES: Madame Secretary of State, our very dear Hillary, and the people that came with you - for Israel, it's a very important day. You are not new in this country, but this is a compliment, because you really know -- and your views are known, and we feel that your judgment is responsible and penetrating and mature. I told you previously the situation right now is not as good as we would lik...
Regions: Iran , Israel , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy
Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Secretary of State Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC January 13, 2009 Thank you, Senator Schumer, for your generous introduction, and even more for your support and our partnership over so many years. You are a valued and trusted colleague, a friend, and a tribute to the people of New York whom you have served with such distinction throughout your career. Mr. Chairman, I offer my congratulations as you take o...
Regions: Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Canada , Chile, China, France , Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Mexico , Pakistan , Russia , South Africa , Syria , Tanzania , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam , Zimbabwe
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
Interview With The Washington Post Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC January 12, 2009 QUESTION: We’re on the record? MR. MCCORMACK: Yep. QUESTION: Well, I’ll take the privilege of starting with our favorite subject. What do you think – what have we learned from the latest pipelines discussion between Russia and Ukraine and Europe? And is this one different from the last one, and do you see the Russians learning anything different? SECRETARY RICE: Well, I think w...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Egypt , Germany , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Japan , Jordan , Kenya , Korea, North , Korea, South , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Russia , Sudan , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Interview on Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 7, 2008 QUESTION: Secretary Rice, welcome back to Fox News Sunday. SECRETARY RICE: Pleasure to be with you, Chris. QUESTION: Are you persuaded by the evidence you’ve seen that the Mumbai attack was launched from Pakistan, and are there signs the attackers were trained either by current or former Pakistani military or intelligence? SECRETARY RICE: Well, we have passed information to both India and Pak...
Regions: Afghanistan, India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Pakistan , Russia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks With Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Secretary Condoleezza Rice Jenin November 8, 2008 PRIME MINISTER FAYYAD: (Via interpreter). Good evening. I would like, at the beginning, to express my utmost pleasure to receive Madame Secretary of the United States of America, Secretary Rice, in Jenin. This is for us, as Palestinians, a historic visit for numerous reasons. This is the first visit conducted by a Secretary of State of the United States to Jenin. When I say it is historic for more than...
Regions: Egypt , Israel , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks With Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Secretary Condoleezza Rice Tel Aviv, Israel November 6, 2008 FOREIGN MINISTER LIVNI: Hello. I would like to welcome my friend and colleague, Secretary Rice, in the region once again. You come at a time when the election process in the United States has ended, while here it is just beginning. Let me first express my personal admiration and congratulations for the wonderful example of a democratic process that the elections in the United States represent. ...
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks at the Women's Foreign Policy Group Annual Luncheon Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 10, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Well, thank you very much. And thank you, Ann, for that kind introduction. And I just want to say that it is true that we had an ambassador named Tom Korologos in Belgium who was very, very successful, but we also had Ann McLaughlin, and that made it terrific for the United States of America. So thank you for your service on behalf of the country. (Applause.)...
Regions: Afghanistan, Belgium , China, Colombia , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Kuwait , Pakistan , Peru , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Interview With the Dallas Morning News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice Dallas, Texas November 9, 2007 MODERATOR: You are meeting with the Editorial Board of the Dallas Morning News. Around the table (inaudible). We are pleased to have you here and very interested in your thoughts on developments around the world, both in the short term and in the long term. I think we would probably be remiss -- oh, and I should also point out we have our international editor as well from the newsroom here. Q...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Germany , Haiti , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Korea, North , Lebanon , Liberia , Pakistan , Russia , Sudan , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
Interview With Matthew Swibel of Forbes Magazine Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York September 30, 2007 Complete Interview Series with Forbes Magazine: 8.07.2008 - 3.11.2008 - 12.03.2007 - 10.15.2007 - 09.30.2007 QUESTION: I'd like to start out talking a little bit about your -- how you define diplomatic process, okay? So someone who worked on your team I spoke to recently said that, to him, it's like gardening, something you're tending to all the time, but you never leave it comple...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Germany , Haiti , India , Iran , Iraq , Korea, North , Kuwait , Lebanon , Sudan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Special Briefing by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC June 18, 2007 View Video (1:29 p.m. EDT) SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. This morning President Bush spoke with Palestinian Authority President Abbas. He told him that the United States supports his legitimate decision to form an emergency government of responsible Palestinians, and he welcomed the appointment of Salam Fayyad as Prime Minister. The President pledged the full support of the United States for...
Regions: Israel , Korea, North , Pakistan , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Interview With the New York Daily News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York June 8, 2007 QUESTION: If I may, I'll just start with one. I don't know why I'm quoting another newspaper, but what the heck. There is a story about -- in the Financial Times about the difficulties getting the Iraqi (inaudible) Government to sort of resolve the issue (inaudible) and so on. How do you intend (inaudible) there and (inaudible) attitude (inaudible)? SECRETARY RICE: Well, they clearly need to...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Egypt , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Lebanon , Liberia , Poland , Romania , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Press Availability with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, High Representative for European Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner Secretary Condoleezza Rice Berlin, Germany May 30, 2007 FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER: Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you on the occasion of this meeting of the Mideast Quartet. I'm very pleased about...
Regions: China, France , Germany , Iran , Israel , Lebanon , Russia , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Interview on Fox News Sunday with Tony Snow Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 16, 2001 9:03 a.m. EST QUESTION: Now joining us to talk about America at war and the quest for peace is Secretary of State Colin Powell. Secretary Powell, we have heard reports first of al-Qaida being vanquished. To your knowledge, is that true? Is that simply a preliminary report? SECRETARY POWELL: It seems to be the case. I can't confirm it yet. We will wait to hear from US intelligence sources and our people...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Iraq , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank