Secretary Remarks

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...

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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 George Marshall East Auditorium Washington, DC November 21, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you all for coming. This is by far one of the best parts of this job, is when you get to recognize extraordinary talent and you see families and friends, colleagues, people come together to celebrate extraordinary talent and service to our country. So I’m thrilled to be here and I apologize to all of you that we’re running just a little bit behind. We had an overflow ...

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Regions: Afghanistan, China, India , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , United Kingdom , United States

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

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 morning. It’s my great pleasure today to welcome His Excellency, the Foreign Minister Kamilov from Uzbekistan. We’re going to have a chance to talk about the important security and assistance relationship that we have. Uzbekistan is providing very, very important help with respect to the distribution network of aid to Afghanist...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Uzbekistan

Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC December 15, 2011 Thank you so much, Christine. And those words of advice, I think, will be taken to heart by everyone here. I also want to add my words of welcome and thanks to the presidents of the Seven Sisters colleges. You’ll be hearing from all of them throughout the day, but certainly from Barnard and Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and Wellesley, I thank you all for your vision and leadership, as well...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Belarus , Canada , India , Liberia , Mongolia , Mozambique , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Intercontinental Hotel Tashkent, Uzbekistan October 23, 2011 QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, thank you so much for joining us. I want to start with Iraq. And clearly the biggest concern here is that with the exit of U.S. troops Iran will move in where the U.S. is moving out. I want to bring to your attention an interview that CNN’s Fareed Zakaria did with President Ahmadinejad. (Clip played) QUESTION: Since there will be a need in Iraq for training ...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Iran , Iraq , Libya , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan

Topics: Countering Terrorism

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Embassy Tashkent Tashkent, Uzbekistan October 23, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I am delighted to be here, and I want to thank all of you for coming out on a Sunday morning and apologize that, as is often the case, we got a little delayed, did some interviews and had some typical challenges. But all is well, and I’m especially pleased to join you here in this beautiful atrium. As some of you might remember, when I came last December, you did not ha...

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Regions: Afghanistan, United Kingdom , Uzbekistan

Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy

Townhall Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ismaili Center Dushanbe, Tajikistan October 22, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Please let me tell you how excited I am to be here with you. Sher, thank you for that introduction and for being our moderator today. I wanted to thank the Aga Khan Development Network for supporting this forum and working so hard to create opportunities for the Tajik people and the Dushanbe Ismaili Center. Thanks to you for hosting us in this truly beautiful, impressive ...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Brazil , China, Egypt , India , Pakistan , Russia , Syria , Tajikistan , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC September 29, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. I am very pleased to have the foreign minister of Nigeria here, and I will address the concerns that we discussed. But I first want to begin with a statement about the assault on Ambassador Robert Ford and our Embassy staff in Syria this morning. We condemn this unwarranted attack in the strongest possible terms. Ambassador Ford and his aides were conducting normal...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Israel , Nigeria , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC September 29, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: I’m delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Ganiev here to Washington. We are working well and closely together with Uzbekistan on a number of issues, and this gives us an opportunity to discuss matters of importance between our two nations, as well as regional issues as well. FOREIGN MINISTER GANIEV: (via interpreter) I am grateful for this opportunity to meet with you, Madam Secretary...

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Regions: Uzbekistan

Topics: Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Michael H. Posner    Assistant Secretary , Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Washington, DC December 10, 2010 ASSISTANT SECRETARY POSNER: Welcome, everybody, and happy Human Rights Day. Please have a seat. Sixty-two years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which established, really, for the first time, the universality of human rights – every human being ...

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Regions: Azerbaijan , Senegal , Sudan , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ala-Archa State Residence Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan December 2, 2010 PRESIDENT OTUNBAYEVA: (Via interpreter.) Dear journalists, I have just accomplished our negotiations with the State Secretary of the U.S.A., Madam Hillary Clinton. Our delegation raised a number of very important issues. (Inaudible) and I want to say about it once again here, we’re sincerely – we would like to sincerely thank the U.S.A. for timely assistance provided by the U.S.A....

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Regions: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC November 29, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon. Do we have enough room in here? I want to take a moment to discuss the recent news reports of classified documents that were illegally provided from United States Government computers. In my conversations with counterparts from around the world over the past few days, and in my meeting earlier today with Foreign Minister Davutoglu of Turkey, I have had very productive d...

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Regions: Bahrain , Iran , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks Following the OSCE Ministerial Council Secretary Colin L. Powell Bucharest, Romania December 4, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman, distinguished colleagues, it is a pleasure to be in Bucharest for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Ministerial Council. Foreign Minister Geoana, I welcome this occasion to thank you here in your home for your outstanding leadership over the past year of our work. I also want to take a point of privilege at this time ...

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Regions: Belarus , France , Georgia , Moldova , Romania , Russia , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks at Signing of Cooperative Threat Reduction Agreement With Uzbekistan Secretary Colin L. Powell Signing ceremony Washington, DC June 5, 2001 MR. JONATHAN BENTON (Acting Director for Caucasus and Central Asian Affairs): Secretary Powell and Minister Kamilov will now sign the Cooperative Threat Reduction Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Uzbekistan. This agreement will enable enhanced defense cooperation and joint work under the Department of Defense Cooperative Thr...

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Regions: United States , Uzbekistan

Topics: Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements