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October 27, 2009 to November 4, 2009 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Travel Diary Blog | Text the Secretary | Photos: - Pakistan - Middle East Secretary Clinton went to Pakistan to continue efforts to create a comprehensive relationship with Pakistan that covers a whole range of issues that are important to the people of Pakistan, important to the people of the United States, and to the greater region. Secretary Clinton and Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Senator George ...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Klaus, thank you very, very much. Hello, everybody. Good morning to you. Klaus, first of all, thank you for your very warm, generous introduction. I especially want to thank you for your superb leadership of the World Economic Forum for many years. As you’ve said, it’s been my honor to come here. This may have been the hardest trip of all. I was looking up at the mountain, fresh snow, and I saw those b...
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 20, 2014 On this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the memory of the innocent souls who died because of who they are and who they love. Today and every day, the United States stands with the LGBTI community and its allies to stop all acts of hate and violence against gender non-conforming people. I will never forget standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in 1998 to honor Matthew Shepard, a young man killed just ...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amman, Jordan November 13, 2014 FOREIGN MINISTER JUDEH: (Via interpreter) In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful. At the outset, I would like to welcome a friend of His Majesty King Abdullah to Jordan, as well as to me personally, he – His Excellency, the Secretary of State of the United States of America. I do welcome him in this important visit and at this particular important moment. We have been honored today...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC June 20, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Ambassador Lou CdeBaca, thank you very, very much. Thank you for your leadership, primarily. You’re a visionary on this and a relentless advocate on behalf of human rights. We are all deeply grateful to you for your leadership. And Sarah Sewall, thank you for your leadership and for being part of this great effort. And thank you all for being here. This is an assembly of people who have come here ...
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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Jerusalem November 7, 2013 MR. SHALABI: Mr. Kerry, thank you for giving us, my colleague Udi from Israeli Channel 2 and myself from Palestinian TV, this opportunity to talk to you in your busy schedule. Although I want to ask you: Do you have any good news for the people in the region regarding the peace process? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, the good news is that both leaders are committed to proceeding forward. Both leaders know there are difficulties, but we work thro...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Diplomatic Reception Rooms Washington, DC October 27, 2013 Hello everyone. I’m John Kerry. It’s my great privilege to serve as Secretary of State, and my distinct honor to welcome you to this special conference hosted by the Smithsonian, the National Park Service, and the State Department. We are so glad you are exploring “ Diplomacy in Action. ” I lead a group of hard-working Americans stationed all over the globe who put diplomacy into acti...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Embassy London London, United Kingdom August 2, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Well, thanks for gathering, I know on relatively short notice. I really appreciate it. One of the – first of all, it’s great to be in London, and thank you for all of you here. How many of you are Embassy? You all raise your hands. How many are consular section? A few. Most of them I left behind in the consular s...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State White House Washington, DC May 17, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . MS. JARRETT: Good morning, everyone. I’m Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls. I’d like to welcome you all to the White House. This is the second time that we have held the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons here at the White House, and in ...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC January 30, 2013 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: I have received my orders. Please sit. (Laughter.) Good morning ladies and gentlemen, Madam Secretary. Just one reminder, we are broadcasting this event on BNET, so when we get to the question period, please keep your questions diplomatic. (Laughter.) Four years ago, I stood at this microphone and said that I was about to introduce someone who needs no introduction. Since I ...
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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Serena Hotel Islamabad, Pakistan October 21, 2011 MR. PIRZADA: As salaam alaikum. On your behalf, all of you the civil society members who are in this hall, and on behalf of the countless millions of Pakistanis who are watching this on live television, I extend a warm welcome to United States Secretary of State, Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Secretary Clinton, without exaggeration, is a household name and face in Pakistan. And why not? She has invested ...
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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Singapore November 15, 2009 QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, welcome back to Meet the Press. SECRETARY CLINTON: It’s great to talk with you from Singapore, David. Thank you. QUESTION: Let me begin by something that’s very controversial back home, as you well know, the decision by the Attorney General to transfer some of the high-profile prisoners from Guantanamo Bay from the prison there. The self-proclaimed perpetrators of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh ...
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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Hotel Adlon Berlin, Germany November 9, 2009 QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, thank you for joining us. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Charlie. QUESTION: It is a historic time in this historic city. Where were you when you heard the news that the Berlin Wall had come down? SECRETARY CLINTON: I was in Arkansas, and Bill and I were living in the Governor’s Mansion in Arkansas. And I remember watching the news coverage, which at that time was pretty &nda...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC July 10, 2009 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: This is one of those occasions where a long introduction would be entirely inappropriate. (Laughter.) Welcome to the State Department’s Dean Acheson Auditorium, members of the State Department, the foreign affairs community, and our colleagues in the press. And it is my distinguished pleasure to introduce the Secretary of State, Secretary Clinton. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank...
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC June 16, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. We are delighted to have with us this morning some key members of Congress who have cared about and worked on this important issue for a number of years. This is the first time we have introduced the report in this way, because we want to demonstrate that this truly is a partnership between the State Department and the Congress. If it weren’t for the Congress, we w...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC June 8, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon. And it is a pleasure to welcome Indonesia’s foreign minister. Mr. Wirajuda and I have already met in Jakarta, we’ve talked on the phone on important matters, and it’s a very wonderful part of my position to be able to have him here to continue the productive conversation we started in February. Today, we renewed our commitment to build a comprehensive partn...
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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Remarks With French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner After Their Meeting Treaty Room Washington, DC February 5, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. FOREIGN MINISTER KOUCHNER: Good afternoon. SECRETARY CLINTON: I was – FOREIGN MINISTER KOUCHNER: (In French.) SECRETARY CLINTON: We’ll do the translation. I was delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Kouchner here today. We’ve had a very useful and productive discussion on a w...
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Interview With Steve Scully of C-SPAN Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC November 10, 2008 QUESTION: Secretary of State Rice, how does the world view America? SECRETARY RICE: Well, the world views America still, I think, as a place where you can be anybody and do anything, where it doesn’t matter where you came from; it matters where you’re going. I think that’s why there was such great interest in our recent election, because it talked about overcoming old wounds. And I think m...
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Remarks With Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit Secretary Condoleezza Rice Cairo, Egypt October 16, 2007 View Video FOREIGN MINISTER GHEIT: (Via interpreter) Good evening, everyone. Of course, we are delighted in Egypt to receive U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice. She met with President Mubarak today for approximately an hour and a half. Also, she had some other meetings with senior government officials. And we are concluding her meetings now with the Foreign Minister. We met for about an ...
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Campaign Against Terrorism Secretary Colin L. Powell House International Relations Committee Washington, DC October 24, 2001 [ As Prepared ] 2:10 P.M. EDT As Delivered Mr. Chairman, let me congratulate you and the members of the Committee for this hearing today, to show that the people's House is at work, the People's representatives are at work, the American government is solid and at work. We are cautious, we are taking necessary precautions. But we will not be frightened, we will not be afraid to do ...
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Release of the 2001 Trafficking In Persons Report Secretary Powell and Others Remarks at Special Briefing Washington, DC July 12, 2001 Other speakers were: Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary, Global Affairs; R. Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement; and Margot A. Sullivan, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, everyone. I am here today to announce the release of the Departmen...
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Prepared Statement on Counterterrorism before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Secretary Colin L. Powell Testimony before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Washington, DC May 8, 2001 [As Delivered] As Prepared Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It is a very great pleasure to be here, and I thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning. And, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman -- all -- and the most distinguished panel you have put togethe...
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Testimony on Counterterrorism before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Secretary Colin L. Powell Testimony on Counterterrorism before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Washington, DC May 8, 2001 [As Prepared] As Delivered Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It is a very great pleasure to be here, and I thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning. And, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman -- all -- and the most distinguished panel you h...
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