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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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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 6, 2009 QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, let me ask you about the decision that President Obama is facing. He has a critical decision to make about the road ahead in Afghanistan. How important is this in terms of not only the immediate ramifications, but for U.S. policy long-term, U.S. foreign policy? SECRETARY CLINTON: Katie, that’s, I think, one of the best ways to pose this, because you’re right – t...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Hyderabad House New Delhi, India July 20, 2009 MODERATOR: Good evening, and welcome to the joint press interaction. The external affairs minister will be making an opening statement. Next, the U.S. Secretary of State will be making a statement. Sir, the floor is yours. FOREIGN MINISTER KRISHNA: Ladies and gentlemen of the press, it’s my pleasure to welcome Her Excellency, Secretary of State of the United States of America, Madame Hillary Cli...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Chamber of Commerce Washington, DC June 17, 2009 Thank you. Thank you all so much. It is a great pleasure for me to be back here at the Chamber for such an important occasion. I want to thank David for that introduction, and I want to thank my friend, Indra, for those very kind words. It gives you an idea of how much we admire each other and her leadership of a great American company with obviously international reach. To Ron Summers and to t...
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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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Press Briefing on Board Plane Secretary Colin L. Powell En Route Bogota December 3, 2002 SECRETARY POWELL: Everybody here, OK? Good. Thank you for joining me on this relatively short trip, by usual standards, to Colombia. As you know, this is my third try at this trip. Some of you will vividly remember 9/11 when we were in Lima, Peru, and I was supposed to be heading to Colombia that afternoon. Then there was another occasion since when I had a crisis interrupt my plans to visit Colombia. But, I wanted ...
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Briefing on the Rewards for Justice Program Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 13, 2001 [ audio ] MR. BOUCHER: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. The Secretary of State is here, and he will introduce for you the advertising campaign, and make a few remarks on that, and then take your questions for a little while on this or other topics. And then after that, we will have Under Secretary Beers and Assistant Secretary Carpenter to talk a little more about the advertising campaign. So wit...
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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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Statement Upon Signing of the Central American-United States of America Joint Accord (CONCAUSA) Secretary Colin L. Powell Signing ceremony Washington, DC June 7, 2001 UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY: Distinguished guests, visiting ministers, ambassadors and interagency colleagues, it is a pleasure to welcome our friends and visitors from Central America and to all in this room who represent agencies collaborating with the Department of State on the Central America-US Joint Accord, CONCAUSA, through which we ...
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Remarks at Association of American Universities, Spring 2001 International Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks at Association of American Universities, Spring 2001 International Meeting Washington, DC April 23, 2001 As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Chairman Vest, for that very kind introduction. I am pleased to be here among so many of America�s and the world�s most prestigious leaders in the field of education. And I welcome the opportunity to speak to so many talented people gathered together...
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Press Availability with NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson Secretary Colin L. Powell Brussels, Belgium February 27, 2001 SECRETARY GENERAL ROBERTSON: Thank you. We just finished a very timely meeting of the North Atlantic Council of foreign ministers, and it has been a great pleasure to welcome today the new Secretary of State of the United States, Colin Powell. His presence here today is a reminder of the vital importance of the transatlantic link, which is at the very heart of NATO, and also the co...
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