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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC November 3, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, mabuhay . AUDIENCE: Mabuhay. SECRETARY KERRY: I’m happy really happy to welcome everybody. What a crowd. This is amazing. Are you running for office? (Laughter.) AMBASSADOR KIM: Next job. SECRETARY KERRY: Next job. (Laughter.) Obviously, one of our most popular diplomats, and impressive. I am really delighted that so many of you could come and join us...

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Topics: Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Embassy Abuja Abuja, Nigeria August 24, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you so much. Thank you very much. Good morning, everybody. How are you? Everybody good? AUDIENCE: (Cheering.) SECRETARY KERRY: Now, let’s do a little organizing here. You’re getting wet, man. (Laughter.) So I want you – push back a little bit so – now we – I want you to get out of the water. Both sides – you got to organize this a little bit. I want you to show th...

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Topics: Energy, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chief of Mission's Residence Rome, Italy June 27, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. I’m delighted to welcome the prime minister of Israel, my friend Bibi Netanyahu, to the American residence here in Rome, which he is very familiar with. We spent quite a few hours here in the garden, in this room, and elsewhere talking. We had a very long meeting last night in which we discussed many different issues, but we focused significantly on the challenge o...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Beijing Beijing, China November 12, 2014 MR. KRITENBRINK: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome. My name is Dan Kritenbrink, and I’m the deputy chief of mission here at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. It is a great honor to have everyone here this afternoon, including members of the press, staff of the Embassy’s consular section, and of course, our group of distinguished visa applicants. Expanding economic cooperation and increasing people-to-peopl...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Chief of Mission Residence Paris, France November 5, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well good evening, and thank you for being here. It’s a pleasure for me to be back in Paris on my way to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing. And in the meantime, I was able to have a number of important and constructive meetings here today, particularly with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius of France and also with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh of Jordan. I...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chief of Mission Residence Paris, France September 15, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: All right. I want to make – I know we get crunched a little bit, but I really want to lay out some things that I think are very important and then you guys can ask some questions. Let me begin by saying that I sat in that room today with – how many nations were there? Thirty? MS. PSAKI: Twenty-six. SECRETARY KERRY: Twenty-six total? STAFF: Thirty delegations. SECRETARY KERRY: Th...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Chief of Mission Residence Paris, France October 21, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. I want to thank Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius for his gracious hospitality here in Paris, and I will be meeting with him tomorrow morning. I look forward to that meeting. And I want to express my deep appreciation to Secretary General Elaraby of the Arab League and to the members of the Arab League Follow-On Committee in the Mideast peace process for their commitme...

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Loading Map...   Photos From the Trip» Secretary Kerry traveled to Vilnius, Paris, and London on September 6-9, 2013. Secretary Kerry traveled to Lithuania, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, on September 6. On September 7, Secretary Kerry met in Vilnius with senior Lithuanian government officials to discuss a range of issues, including regional cooperation, energy diversification, and EU Presidency priorities, including the Transatlantic Trade and Inve...

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Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Chief of Mission Residence Paris, France September 8, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you for your patience. I want to start by thanking the Secretary General of the Arab League, Nabil Elaraby. And I particularly want to thank my friend, the Foreign Minister of Qatar, Khalid al-Atiyah. And I want to thank all of the other Arab ministers who came to Paris and joined us today for the first follow-on discussions since the negotiations b...

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Topics: Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Embassy Bogota, Colombia August 12, 2013 AMBASSADOR MCKINLEY: Secretary Kerry, 42 U.S. Government agencies and departments, all of our Colombian colleagues who work with us, it’s terrific to have you here. Si podemos darle la bienvenida calurosa – el Secretario Kerry, por favor . (Applause.) And I know we’re here to hear Secretary Kerry, so without further ado I’ll turn over the microphone to you, sir. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Muchas graci...

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Topics: Energy

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Embassy Muscat Muscat, Oman May 22, 2013 AMBASSADOR HOLTZ: Good morning, everybody. It is my very great pleasure to welcome Secretary of State John F. Kerry to Oman. On behalf of our entire mission, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your leadership, vision, and constant support of our efforts to promote U.S. interests in Oman and in the region. Secretary Kerry has a personal appreciation for the work we do here in Muscat and in embassies around the wo...

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Loading Map... Photos From the Trip»   Secretary Kerry traveled to Stockholm, Sweden , on May 14, where he met with Swedish Prime Minister Reinfeldt and Foreign Minister Bildt to discuss the Arctic Council, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, and other issues of global importance. Secretary Kerry then traveled to Kiruna, Sweden, where he attended the Arctic Council’s Ministerial Meeting on May 15. The Arctic Council is the only diplomatic forum focused solely on the entire Arctic r...

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Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chief of Mission Residence Stockholm, Sweden May 14, 2013 AMBASSADOR BRZEZINSKI: Mr. Secretary, we’ve had some formal meetings this morning. Now it’s the family meeting. Welcome to the U.S. Embassy Stockholm family community, and I just want to say, Mr. Secretary, my colleagues at U.S. Embassy Stockholm, my wife Natalia and I welcome you to our home, which is also your home. Mr. Secretary, I am so honored to introduce you to the U.S. Embassy community. L...

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Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chief of Mission Residence Tokyo, Japan April 14, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning. Wonderful to be with you all. Hi. How are you? What’s your name? PARTICIPANT: (In Japanese.) SECRETARY KERRY: I’m happy to meet you. Hi. PARTICIPANT: Hi. I’m (inaudible). SECRETARY KERRY: How are you? (Inaudible.) How are you? Welcome. Nice to see you. How are you? PARTICIPANT: Hi. SECRETARY KERRY: How do you do? How are you? Konichiwa. (Laughter.) How are you. Ni...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chief of Mission Residence Paris, France February 27, 2013 Merci beaucoup, Monsieur l’Ambassadeur (Laughter), je suis tres content d’etre ici. Merci a tout le monde. Bonjour! I’m really happy to be here. And though the Foreign Service is in my blood, I have no intention of bleeding while I’m here. (Laughter.) Let me introduce to all of you – I’m going to say a few words about Charlie in a minute, but we have the Ambassador from UN...

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

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Embassy Brussels, Chief of Mission Residence Brussels, Belgium December 4, 2012 AMBASSSADOR GUTMAN: Good morning. Michelle and I, and actually now that our own son visiting – Collin is visiting, Collin, we’d like to welcome you all to our home, which, as all of the Embassy employees know, is your home as well and is indeed America’s home here in Brussels. And today, I don’t need to tell you, is truly a special day, a day of thrill...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Islamabad, Pakistan October 21, 2011 Thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you. And it truly is a pleasure to be back here at Embassy Islamabad again. And I want to thank everyone, certainly Cameron and Marilyn for making me feel so welcome, being my hosts for the evening. And I want to thank also the deputy chief of mission as well. There’s a lot of incredible energy at this mission, and that is in part due to your understanding and commitment, A...

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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Chief of Mission Residence Paris, France September 1, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, this is my ninth trip to discuss the current crisis in Libya, and each time I have urged that our partners stay focused on the ultimate objective of helping the Libyan people chart their way to a better future. And today, that future is within their reach. All of us are inspired by what is happening in Libya. Six months ago, Libyans stood up to demand fundament...

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Regions: France , Italy , Libya , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Rajiv Shah    USAID Administrator Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC December 17, 2010 MR. STEINBERG: Thank you for that welcome and thank you for coming to the program here today. I’m Don Steinberg and it’s my pleasure to introduce today’s proceedings to mark the release of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Defense Review, or QDDR. SECRETARY CLINTON: Development. (Laughter.) MR. STEINBERG: Hmm. (Laughter.) Le...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Anne-Marie Slaughter    Director Patrick F. Kennedy    Under Secretary for Management  Rajiv Shah    USAID Administrator Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC December 15, 2010 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: Good morning, everyone. Before beginning this Secretary of State town hall meeting on the QDDR, I would like to ask all of you to rise for a moment in a moment of silence and memory of Ambassador R...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Port of Melbourne Education Center Melbourne, Australia November 7, 2010 MR. SCALES: Madam Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretary Ms. Reed, Mr. Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission, Consul General, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, welcome. My name is Bill Scales and I’m chairman of the Port of Melbourne Corporation. It is a great honor to welcome the Secretary of State to the Port of Melbourne. For over 150 years, the Port of Melbourne has...

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Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC December 9, 2009 In commemoration of International Human Rights Day on December 10, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton honored two exceptional human rights champions and released the following statement:   “As people across the globe mark International Human Rights Day, let me reaffirm the deep commitment of the United States to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined...

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Remarks at the 2007 International Human Rights Day Awards Ceremony Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 10, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Thank you very much, Jonathan. It's a pleasure to be here. And I am especially to be joined by Senator Lugar, who is a tireless defender of human rights and I might say also a tireless defender of diplomacy. Thank you so much for being here, Senator. This week, we join in solidarity with nongovernmental groups and other human rights defender...

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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...

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Briefing En Route Ankara, Turkey Secretary Condoleezza Rice En Route Ankara, Turkey November 1, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: We're headed, obviously, to Turkey for two important events. First, to have a set of bilateral discussions with the Turks, important strategic relationship. We have a number of issues to discuss. We can get into them during your questions. And then, of course, the neighbors ministerial which will take place. And during that ministerial, I think we'll take the opportunity to have some addi...

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Briefing En Route Jerusalem Secretary Condoleezza Rice Shannon, Ireland September 18, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: (In progress) how they see that. The trip is short in large part because I have to return to the United States because, as you know, the United Nations General Assembly will start this weekend. And at the General Assembly there will be a number of meetings that relate directly to the work that we’re doing on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. There will be a Quartet meeting. I’ll have a cha...

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Remarks at the National Newspaper Association's 40th Annual Government Affairs Conference Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the National Newspaper Association Hyatt Regency Hotel, Washington, DC March 23, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, for that warm welcome. It's a great pleasure to have the opportunity to address you again. I think it has been almost ten years since last I had this privilege, and I remember fondly that morning. I am especially touched that General ...

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