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April 13, 2012 to April 19, 2012 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Colombia , Brazil,   Belgium  and France  from April 13 to April 19. Secretary Clinton accompanied President Obama for the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia from April 13-15. There, the U.S. delegation met with democratically elected heads of state and government from throughout the Hemisphere to strengthen ties, expand...

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Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy

January 16, 2012 to January 17, 2012 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary Clinton traveled to Liberia , Cote d’Ivoire , Togo , and Cape Verde on January 16 – 17, 2012 to demonstrate U.S. commitment to post-conflict return to peace, good governance, and economic development as well as to emphasize U.S. focus on democratization. While in Liberia, Secretary Clinton attended President Sirleaf’s inauguration and preside over the ribbon-cutting of...

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March 14, 2011 to March 17, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Interactive Travel Map  | Photos:    France     Egypt Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was in Paris from March 14 - 15 to participate in the G8 meetings and meet with foreign government counterparts. The Secretary also visited Egypt and Tunisia from March 15 - 17. At each stop, she consulted with government officials and elements of civil society on recent events and t...

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May 24, 2011 to May 27, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary of State Clinton accompanied President Obama to London on May 24 for the first part of his state visit to the United Kingdom . This trip was a sign of the strength of the special relationship between our two countries, and of the United States’ enduring commitment to our allies and partners in Europe. Secretary Clinton also met with Foreign Secretary Hague while in London. Secretary Clinton then tr...

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November 9, 2011 to November 19, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Travel Diary Blog |   Photos: APEC |  Philippines |  Thailand  | Indonesia Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii; Manila, Philippines ; Bangkok, Thailand and Bali, Indonesia November 9-19, 2011, underscoring U.S. efforts to fully engage the region's multilateral institutions and to strengthen key alliances. Secretary Clinton traveled to Honolulu, Hawa...

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November 1, 2011 to November 2, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton **Please note that the trip has been cancelled Secretary Clinton will travel to London, United Kingdom , November 1, 2011, to deliver a keynote speech at the London Conference on Cyberspace, hosted by the UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague. While in London, Secretary Clinton will also meet with Foreign Secretary Hague to review a range of issues on our shared global agenda. ...

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July 14, 2011 to July 25, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary Clinton traveled to Turkey , Greece , India , and Indonesia , Hong Kong , and China . Each country section below includes a brief description of the Secretary's itinerary in each country and is followed by a link to the respective section of the complete description . Photos: Turkey | Greece | India  | Indonesia Turkey Secretary Clinton traveled to Turkey July 15-16, 2011, to participate in meetings ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Cabinet Exit Memo Washington, DC January 5, 2017     Introduction When President Obama took office in 2009, the United States was engaged in two costly wars, faced the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and had a diminished standing with many of our allies and partners around the world. The starting point for this Presidency was one of the toughest I have ever seen in my decades of public service. Over the past eight years, President Ob...

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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 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...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Palace Hotel New York City September 21, 2016 Translated from French. SECRETARY KERRY : Good afternoon everybody. We’re really very happy to be here. It is my great pleasure to welcome the Tunisian President Caid Essebsi, who you know. I am going to speak a little in French as he has asked me to. Mr. President, welcome. I am delighted to see you again. PRESIDENT ESSEBSI: Thank you very much. SECRETARY KERRY: Tunisia is in the middle of a significant transi...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State National Convention Center Vientiane, Laos July 25, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER WANG: Honorable John Kerry, Secretary of State of the United – Department of State of the United States of America, dear ASEAN colleagues, Secretary General of ASEAN, distinguished delegates, and ladies and gentlemen, I would like to express my warmest welcome on behalf of the Government of the Lao PDR to all honorable foreign ministers of Mekong countries and Secretary of State John Ker...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State HDMS Thetis Greenland June 17, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER QUJAUKITSOQ: Good afternoon. I think it’s appropriate to have a brief presentation and introduction of what we are doing here. Welcome to this briefing and good afternoon to all of you. I am pleased to welcome Secretary John Kerry to Ilulissat, Greenland. Today, we are pleased of having you here with us here to present the challenges and what the climate change is affecting us and how it can affect the rest ...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Naypyitaw, Burma May 22, 2016 MODERATOR: (Inaudible.) We will commence this press briefing with a brief statement by the Minister for (inaudible) of Myanmar, to be followed by the Secretary of State of the United States of America, and then the minister will take questions. And may I now call upon the minister for to deliver a speech. FOREIGN MINISTER AUNG SAN SUU KYI: Thank you. I won’t take too much time because I don&r...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Oxford, United Kingdom May 11, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Wow. I think I’m just going to stop right now. (Laughter.) Thank you for just an incredibly warm, tremendous welcome to this historic hall. It’s a great honor for me to be here. Bob, where’d you run off to? Where did he go? Thank you so much for your welcome. And Warden MacMillan, thank you very much. I appreciate it. (Inaudible) Baroness Cathy Ashton, my good friend, thank you so muc...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State TD Garden Boston, MA May 6, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: President Aoun, thank you for your very generous introduction and thank you for the invitation to be here on this very, very special day. Jim Bean, Henry Nasella, members of the board, faculty, parents, friends, and especially the brilliant and charismatic class of 2016. (Applause.) The Garden is about as good as it gets for a commencement. All you have to do is just look up there at the banners heralding the Boston ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC January 12, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody, and welcome to the State Department. I’m very, very pleased to be here with my colleague, Ash Carter, and my friends, Secretary Albert del Rosario and Secretary Gazmin. We’re here to reinforce and reaffirm the alliance between the United States and the Philippines, one of the strongest and longest, actually. As you know, this room that we are in was named fo...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 15, 2015 I welcome today’s consensus adoption by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG) of the resolution addressing the Director General’s December 2 final assessment of the possible military dimensions (PMD) of Iran’s past nuclear program. This resolution allows the Board to turn its focus now to the full implementation and verification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPO...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tunis, Tunisia November 13, 2015 FOREIGN MINISTER BACCOUCHE: (Via interpreter) (Inaudible) of the Strategic Dialogue, as it provides support to the partnership. And as (inaudible) if we take into the account the challenges (inaudible) security (inaudible) economically and socially (inaudible) a strong relationship between the security situation and the economic situation, any terrorist attacks will simply have an impact on the ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Bishkek Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan October 31, 2015 AMBASSADOR GWALTNEY: Good afternoon. Salamatsyzdarby . Secretary of State Kerry, Foreign Minister Abdyldaev, my fellow ambassadors and distinguished guests: It is my great honor and privilege to welcome you to the long-awaited opening of our new chancery. The American Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic has come a very long way. Our initial embassy was a kindergarten here in Bishkek, and we very quickly outgrew it...

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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...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Paris, France October 18, 2015 DIRECTOR-GENERAL BOKOVA : (In French.) As the fabric of human society seems increasingly under attack by forces that deny the existence of a shared heritage, forces that strike at the heart of our sense of community, I am convinced world heritage holds out a contrary and positive vision of human society and our human nature. So it is not just world heritage; UNESCO itself holds out a positive vision of human society against violent ext...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Revere Hotel Boston, Massachusetts October 13, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon. I’m delighted to welcome Secretary Carter and our friends from Australia, Foreign Minister Bishop and Defense Minister Payne. Julie and Marise, I’m really happy to have you here in Boston. We’ve been delighted to be able to give you a slight taste of this great city, which I have the privilege of calling home. And I think it’s been a very con...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York City September 22, 2014 MS. JARRETT: (In progress.) -- Russell, who you will be hearing from this afternoon as well. This is our fifth high-level meeting for the Equal Futures Partnership, and they seem to get more impressive with each one. Since Secretary – then-Secretary Clinton and I launched Equal Futures back in 2012, we have been bringing countries together and rallying worldwide commitment to the economic and civic empower...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ankara, Turkey September 12, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you for being patient. I appreciate it very, very much. And good evening to all. I’m very pleased to be back here in Turkey, where I have had a series of productive meetings through the course of the day with President Erdogan and Prime Minister Davutoglu and my new counterpart, Foreign Minister Cavusoglu, who I’ve actually gotten to know pretty well in a frequency of meetings in the last wee...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Cairo, Egypt June 22, 2014 FOREIGN MINISTER SHOUKRY: (Via interpreter) I would like to welcome U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in his current visit to Cairo. And this visit (inaudible) time. Egypt is taking steady steps to (inaudible) the implementation of the roadmap, and after having fulfilled the second election (inaudible) elections, and the assumption of power of President Fattah – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after having won a majority that reflects the wide...

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Remarks John Kerry    Secretary of State Catherine A. Novelli    Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment  Loy Henderson Conference Room Washington, DC June 17, 2014 Moderator:  Under Secretary Catherine Novelli Guest Speakers:  Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr., President, Republic of Palau Heraldo Munoz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chile Borge Brende, Foreign Minister, Norway Robert Dussey, Foreign Minister, Togo Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing D...

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Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC June 16, 2014 QUESTION: Hi, everyone, and welcome to a special Yahoo livestream from the State Department with Secretary of State John Kerry. Secretary Kerry, thank you so much for joining us. SECRETARY KERRY: Happy to be with you. QUESTION: We’re going to be talking about the oceans, a subject near and dear to your heart in a moment, but of course, there is a lot going on in Iraq -- SECRETARY KERRY: Absolutely. QUESTION: -...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 7, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Tamara, for a very, very generous introduction, and thank you for the great work that you are now doing at the Saban Center at Brookings. And good afternoon to everybody. Welcome to a rather remarkable – I’ve been noticing the numbers of people. I don’t know if you can get the President of the United States as an opening act, but I’...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Cricova Winery Chisinau, Moldova December 4, 2013 Prime Minister Leanca, thank you very much for your warm welcome here. And Minister of Agriculture Bumacov, thank you very much also. It’s an honor to – where is he – to have you over here. I was just looking over here at this beautiful dress. I didn’t know I was attending a wedding underground. As long as it’s not me you’re trying to marry off. (Laughter.) I’m really delight...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Presidential Residence Chisinau, Moldova December 4, 2013 Well, thank you very much, Mr. President. And Mr. Prime Minister, leaders of the parliament, and Madam Foreign Minister, it’s a great, great privilege for me to be here in Moldova. This is my first visit here, as you know well. Vice President Biden came here in 2011. I think I’m the first Secretary of State to come here since Jim Baker in the 1990s. That’s too long, too much of a gap. So it&...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Georgetown University Washington, DC November 15, 2013 Thank you. Thank you, Hillary. Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Hillary, for a very, very generous introduction. And thank you most of all for the remarkable work that you have done. I think you’re over here, Hillary. Here we go. (Laughter.) Get you over there. That’s my job, seat the former First Lady/Secretary. (Laughter.) What a pleasure to be here, and distinguished members of the diplom...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Willard Hotel Washington, DC November 14, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you, thank you. Thank you very much, Ambassador. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Please, thank you, thank you, thank you. I am enormously grateful (inaudible). Winston Churchill said the only reason people ever give a standing ovation is they desperately need an excuse to shift their underwear. (Laughter.) I know you had a much more noble cause in mind. (Laughter.) And I ...

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Loading Map... Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Tokyo, Japan; Bali, Indonesia; Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Kabul, Afghanistan; and London, (England) United Kingdom, October 1-14, 2013. In Tokyo, October 2-3, Secretary Kerry joined Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (SCC) meeting. The last SCC was held in June 2011 in Washington, DC. The meeting represents the next step in further strengthe...

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Remarks John Kerry    Secretary of State Jen Psaki    Department Spokesperson , Office of the Spokesperson Bali, Indonesia October 5, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube.  SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for being patient. We appreciate it very much. I’m delighted to continue my trip through Asia, and on behalf of President Obama, it is an honor to represent the United States at the annual APEC economic leaders meet...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC August 14, 2013 This video is available on YouTube with closed captions . Sorry to keep you waiting, folks. I’ll make a statement and then Jen Psaki will stay and take questions and brief everybody. The United States strongly condemns today’s violence and bloodshed across Egypt. It’s a serious blow to reconciliation and the Egyptian people’s hopes for a transition towards democracy and inclusion. In the past...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Bogota, Colombia August 12, 2013 MODERATOR: (Via Interpreter) Good afternoon. The meeting between Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, and the Secretary of State, John Kerry, and Maria Angela Holguin, Minister of Foreign Affairs has just concluded. FOREIGN MINISTER HOLGUIN: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon to all of you. First of all, I should like to extend a welcome to John Kerry, Secretary of State, on his visit to Colombia. And we are very grateful to him ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Fatimah Jinnah Women's University Rawalpindi, Pakistan August 1, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube. AMBASSADOR OLSON: So Mr. Secretary, all of these ladies are alumnae of various programs (inaudible) had with the United States. And many of them have actually studied in the United States (inaudible) other programs. Shah went to Thunderbird. MS. RUKH: Yes. I went to Thunderbird in 2011. Luckily I got a chance to be a part of that Project Ar...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 27, 2013 I spoke this morning with Interim Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei, Interim Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, and European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton and expressed our deep concern about the bloodshed and violence in Cairo and Alexandria over the past 24 hours that has claimed the lives of scores of Egyptian demonstrators and injured more than 1,000 people. I want to convey our deepest sympathies to the families of th...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, and Vice Premier Wang Yang Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC July 10, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. I want to thank my good friend of almost 40-plus years, the Vice President of the United States, for coming today. I don’t think there’s ever been a Vice President who is as steeped in foreig...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 25, 2013 The President’s historic announcement today will send ripples internationally about the United States’ commitment to meeting the climate change challenge. Leading the world as the “indispensable nation” demands that we must be the indispensable stewards of the planet. Decisive action at home empowers us to make more progress internationally on a shared challenge. The United States is making progress. In 20...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Secretary for Higher Education, MHRD Ashok Thakur, and Minister for Human Resource Development Dr. M. Mangapati Pallam Raju New Delhi, India June 25, 2013 SECRETARY THAKUR: Secretary Kerry, Minister Raju, all the distinguished participants here today, I welcome all of you to the Higher Education Dialogue 2013, especially Secretary Kerry, as he has been taking a lot of interest in what we are doing. And yesterday, when we had the meeting, he had a special word to say...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC June 18, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. QUESTION: It’s a late morning. SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon. (Laughter.) I’m happy to spend just a few minutes with you today and I apologize that I have to run over to the White House quickly after this, but I wanted to be able to focus personally on an important addition to our team here at the State Department; an individual who is going to provide, I believe...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dead Sea, Jordan May 26, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Klaus, thank you very much for a very generous introduction. And it is wonderful to be here with all of you. I have enjoyed participating in the World Economic Forum for many years, as Klaus said in his introduction. And Klaus, I think everybody here joins me in thanking you for creating this remarkable and important institution. It gives people a great opportunity, and we thank you. (Applause.) I want to thank – ...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Gurion International Airport Tel Aviv, Israel May 24, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: Thanks very much, folks. Appreciate your patience. It’s really been terrific to be back here in Israel, and also to be able to pay a visit to the Palestinian territories. Enjoyed a shawarma and a small walk on the streets, which was fun. I had very productive meetings with leaders in Israel and in the Palesti...

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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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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 John Kerry Secretary of State Via Google+ Hangout May 10, 2013 MS. MITCHELL: Hello, everyone. I’m Andrea Mitchell of NBC News and Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC, and I want to welcome all of you to a special Hangout with Secretary of State John Kerry. This is the first in a series of Google+ Hangouts with the State Department to discuss critical foreign policy issues facing our country. Mr. Secretary, welcome. I know you just got back from overseas. Thanks very much for being with us. SE...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC April 29, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Good afternoon, and thank you for being patient. I am honored to be here with Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, the Prime Minister of Qatar, with the Secretary General Nabil Elaraby of the Arab League, and with a group of foreign ministers, ambassadors who are representing their countries, all of whom are here on behalf of the Arab League, which specifically set out to come here with a purpose. And ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Diaoyutai Hotel Beijing, China April 13, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very, very much. It’s my great pleasure to be here tonight. I didn’t know I was rising; I thought I was descending, but that’s all right. (Laughter.) It’s a great pleasure for me to be here with a promise upfront: This will not be 45 minutes tonight. (Laughter.) It is really an honor for me to be here today. Everything that we’re talking about here today represents...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Hotel Seoul, South Korea April 12, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Wow. Thank you very much. I had no idea I was coming to talk to this many people assembled so formally, and I understand you have eaten; is that correct? AUDIENCE: Yes. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank God. (Laughter.) There’s nothing that would be worse. I was – I thought I had more power than I’ve ever had as Secretary of State being all that stood between you and your meal, and now you t...

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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 ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC March 8, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . UNDER SECRETARY SHERMAN: Good afternoon, Mrs. Obama, Secretary Kerry, Mrs. Heinz Kerry, Secretary Sebelius, Congresswoman Edwards, Minister Collins of Australia, all of Your Excellencies with us today, distinguished guests, welcome to the U.S. Department of State for the Seventh Annual Celebration of the Secretary of State’s International Women...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 3, 2013 Over the past couple of days in Egypt, I have listened to a broad cross-section of political leaders, business leaders and representatives of non-governmental organizations. In all of these conversations, we have discussed the many real and daunting challenges Egypt faces. The people I met shared their deep concern about the political course of their country, the need to strengthen human rights protections, justice and the rule of law, a...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC February 13, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. Is it morning still? FOREIGN MINISTER JUDEH: It is almost -- SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon. Good afternoon. It’s a huge pleasure for me to welcome Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh to the State Department, to the United States. And I also spoke with His Majesty King Abdullah earlier this morning about some of the issues...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC January 31, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . Thank you all very, very much. As Kris just said, we’re all like one millisecond away from just collapsing here – (laughter) – because of the emotion and the feelings that are coursing through all of us. And this is my final event in a room named for Ben Franklin who has watched over us over the last four years. I have lost count of ...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 7, 2012 The United States and the international community remain committed to maintaining pressure on the Iranian regime until it fully addresses concerns about its nuclear program. That’s why today I am pleased to announce that China, India, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Taiwan have again qualified for an exception to sanctions outlined in Section 1245 of the National D...

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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...

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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 Adelaide, South Australia November 15, 2012 Thank you. First, let me say what a great pleasure it is to visit Adelaide and South Australia for the first time. I'm proud to be the first Secretary of State ever to do so. And the others did not know what they were missing. Adelaide is, from our perspective, one of the great, critical industrial centers in the world, the heart of Australia's defense manufacturing, and a place where American and Austr...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Hyatt Regency Hotel Perth, Australia November 14, 2012 Well, I’ve been introduced in lots of ways, but the Pope has never been (inaudible). (Laughter.) I am so grateful to be here with all of you and to have this chance to thank you in person for what you do every single day. And Jeff, I want to really, in front of part of your team, thank you for the extraordinary energy, creativity, intelligence, determination that you’ve brought to your wo...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State State Reception Center Perth, Australia November 14, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube FOREIGN MINISTER CARR: Ladies and gentlemen, it was Dr. Johnson who said, “Keep your friendships in good repair.” And in that spirit, AUSMIN concluded in its meeting today, very much in the spirit of business as usual, steady as she goes, no new strategic content or announcements but a matter of consolidation. If I draw you...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 9, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube Hello everyone.  I am delighted to send greetings to such a committed group of women who are promoting change in your communities and countries. This initiative is called "Invest for the Future" because successful businesswomen like you are the key to economic growth.  Research clearly shows that investing in women -- particularly in small a...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 22, 2012 The United States continues to be concerned by the crisis in the Horn of Africa. Although the famine in Somalia ended earlier this year, more than two million people in that country still urgently need humanitarian aid. And the overall humanitarian situation in the region remains fragile; more than 9 million people in the Horn need assistance. That's why today we are announcing an additional $58 million in assi...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State The Westin Hotel Lima, Peru October 16, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube. Good morning. I am very pleased to be here for this important conference and to join with all of you in making clear that social inclusion and development for all really does depend upon the status of women, and opening wide the doors of opportunity for women and for all people is the great work of our time. And I especially want to thank the Pres...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Indonesian Foreign Minister Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa Washington, DC September 20, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Hello, everyone, good morning. My goodness, we have quite a wonderful turnout, and we are so grateful to our friends and colleagues from Indonesia for being part of this ongoing and very important effort. Ambassador, very good to see you, and the Minister and I just had an opportunity to cover a few issues, because we have so much work...

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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Far Eastern Federal University Vladivostok, Russia September 8, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Andrey Kostin, for that introduction and stealing one of my lines about the importance of including women across the APEC region in economic growth and prosperity. And also, I thank you for everything you’ve done to organize this important gathering, which has already heard from some of the leaders in the region about our commitment to enhan...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Gary Locke    Ambassador to China Embassy Beijing Beijing, China September 5, 2012 AMBASSADOR LOCKE: Well, welcome everyone. And we’re so honored to have Secretary Hillary Clinton with us today. And she brought the beautiful weather, so let’s thank her for the – (cheers) – beautiful weather and the very clean air. But she’s with us in the midst of another extremely busy globetrotting itinerary fro...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 21, 2011 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States I am delighted to send best wishes to His Imperial Majesty on his 78th birthday this December 23rd, and I congratulate the people of Japan as you celebrate your national day. Our two countries share a strong and vibrant partnership, and over the past year, we have continued to strengthen this relationship. The aftermath of the March earthquake, tsuna...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 19, 2011 Thank you very much, Eric, and thanks to all of you at DS, and particularly the Uniformed Division for their extraordinary efforts on behalf of this very special event. I am so pleased to finally be here, because the last two years both mother nature and scheduling conflicts kept me from attending, so I wanted to be sure that I made it today and to thank all of you who have so generously contributed. I especially want to ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 19, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. And it’s an honor for me to welcome Foreign Minister Gemba to the State Department on his first official visit to Washington. He and I have closely consulted both by phone and in person several places, but it’s a real pleasure to have you here. Japan and the United States share a strong and vibrant partnership. Our alliance helps safeguard regional security and is t...

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Address Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 19, 2011 Thank you.  Well, it is wonderful to be back at Georgetown to give all of the students an excuse not to keep studying for their last finals.  (Laughter.)  That’s what accounts for the enthusiastic response here in Gaston Hall.  But thank you so much, President DeGioia.  This great university has such a long history of nurturing diplomats and peacemakers and at least one former president who ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Pier Sixty at Chelsea Pier New York, NY December 16, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. (Applause.) Oh, my goodness. Well, if it ever were a secret. (Laughter.) Thank you, Marc, and thanks to all of you for being part of this evening to support such an extraordinary, important organization that is relied upon certainly across the world, and that includes the State Department. I want to thank Marc and Frank Giustra. I want to thank Louise for her leadersh...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 16, 2011 I am delighted to have this opportunity to speak to this roundtable and once again voice my support for joining the Law of the Sea Convention. Signing onto the Convention is critical to protecting American security and enhancing our economic strength. Joining the Convention would put America’s resource rights on firm legal footing, protecting American business interests and helping those businesses stay comp...

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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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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 15, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Sovndal for our first meeting here in Washington in his new role. And it is also clear that for me, even in this age of video conferencing and, obviously, telephone calls, and email, that there’s nothing to replace face-to-face meetings and diplomacy. And so I thank you very much for coming, Minister. Our friendship ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Diplomatic Reception Rooms Washington, DC December 14, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Welcome, welcome, welcome. We’re so pleased to see you here again this year, and want to wish you a very happy, happy holiday season. I want to thank Ambassador Marshall and her amazing team at Protocol, and of course I want to thank everyone that she thanked, because if you look around here and see all of the wonderful decorations from Erinn Valencich and her...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC December 14, 2011 Thank you very much, Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, who has been an absolutely essential leader on behalf of our policies in Africa and in particular with respect to South Sudan. And I want publicly to thank him for all of his work. President Kiir, it is an honor to welcome you here as a head of state along with your ministers and distinguished delegation. I also wish to thank our co-hosts...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 14, 2011 Well, good afternoon, everyone, and I want to thank you all for participating in this conference where we are working together to protect two fundamental freedoms – the right to practice one’s religion freely and the right to express one’s opinion without fear. I’m delighted to see so many members of the diplomatic corps. I welcome all of you here to the State Department. I especially wish to ackno...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State The Newseum Washington, DC December 14, 2011 QUESTION: And I would like to conclude and highlight this discussion on innovation and the global marketplace by introducing the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. (Applause.) While you put on your mike, there was some discussion earlier about – one of the participants said, if there were more women involved in business and all these other things, that there would be more innovation and all of that. A...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari Monroe Room Washington, DC December 12, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. It’s my honor to welcome Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari and his distinguished delegation here to the third meeting of our political and diplomatic Joint Coordination Committee. We have had a series of very constructive discussions, starting at dinner last night and going through the meetings at the White House with the President, and...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 12, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, and let me again welcome the foreign secretary here to Washington and to the State Department. It is a special pleasure to see him at the end of a year in which we cooperated so closely and constructively together. We’ve had a very robust shared calendar as we’ve tackled these global challenges every single day of this entire year, it seems. And we’ve met on many previo...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 12, 2011 I am delighted to send greetings and thank each of you for your hard work protecting forests around the world. I also want to thank Avoided Deforestation Partners for hosting this event to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Wangari Maathai, a true visionary. We all know that in order to build low-carbon economies of the future, we need sustainable forests. Wangari knew better than anyone that the key to this future is ...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 9, 2011 Today -- and every day -- we celebrate the work of activists, businesses, and government officials who tirelessly fight to end corruption and promote open and transparent government. From a fruit vendor in Tunisia who inspired a popular uprising, to the daily work of activists from Latin America to Asia, people around the world are showing that they will not accept the corruption that prevents too many from living ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Fokker Terminal The Hague, Netherlands December 8, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good evening, and it’s wonderful to be back in The Hague. I want to thank my colleague and friend, Foreign Minister Rosenthal, a longtime friend, and co-conspirator from time to time, Eric Schmidt. Also, thanks to Leon Willems, the director of the Free Press Unlimited, and to those of my colleagues whom I know are here, namely Carl Bildt, an incredibly connected foreig...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State The Hague, Netherlands December 8, 2011 Well, I am delighted to see all of you. I’m sorry this is one of the shortest visits on record to The Hague, but I appreciate you coming out at the end of the day to say hello. And thank you for not only that introduction but the coffee advice, which I’ve followed faithfully ever since. (Laughter.) I am delighted to have a chance to come by and thank you in person for the work that you do every day. I j...

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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium December 8, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Very much like the logo, a great image of the skyline, which I know very well. I want to thank the Secretary General as he leaves, for his outstanding leadership and the opportunity that we’ve had to work together. And we’ll continue to be working closely together in the run-up to our summit in Chicago next May. This year has been one of great change, and we see democratic trans...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Hague, Netherlands December 8, 2011 FOREIGN MINISTER ROSENTHAL: Okay. Let me, on my part first, welcome Secretary of State Clinton to the Netherlands, after a long trip through Asia, back home, Europe. Secretary Clinton – Hillary, dear Hillary – you have shown great leadership in defending online freedom, and this issue perfectly fits the agenda of our transatlantic relationship, and I’m very pleased inde...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State LitExpo Conference Center Vilnius, Lithuania December 6, 2011 Thank you and the president of the Republic of Lithuania and the government and people of your country for hosting this year’s for hosting this year’s OSCE Ministerial and for your steadfast global leadership in support and defense of human dignity and democracy. I appreciated your reference to the continuing importance of human rights – not simply as a moral imperative, but ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palais des Nations Geneva, Switzerland December 6, 2011 Good evening, and let me express my deep honor and pleasure at being here. I want to thank Director General Tokayev and Ms. Wyden along with other ministers, ambassadors, excellencies, and UN partners. This weekend, we will celebrate Human Rights Day, the anniversary of one of the great accomplishments of the last century. Beginning in 1947, delegates from six continents devoted themselves to drafti...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 5, 2011 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Finland on your Independence Day this December 6. Finland and the United States have enjoyed an enduring partnership and friendship. Many Americans today trace their origins to Finland, celebrating our shared heritage. The contributions by the Finnish people to the advancement of technology and rese...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Bonn Conference Center Bonn, Germany December 5, 2011 We’ve had an excellent series of presentations already this morning, so I will not, in the interests of time, go over the points that were made by Your Excellency. But I think it is important to recognize the critical nature of the next two periods: first between now and the end of 2014, the transition; and then the decade of transformation that follows. As the World Bank has recently projected,...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Kameha Grand Hotel Bonn, Germany December 5, 2011 Thank you very much, Ambassador Grossman, and let me also thank Lady Ashton and the European Union for the excellent work that they are doing and, as you just said, they will continue to do in Afghanistan. And let me thank Foreign Minister Baird from Canada, which has been a stalwart supporter for the development of your country. I also want to thank everyone from the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Bonn Conference Center Bonn, Germany December 5, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Okay. Well, good afternoon, everyone. We have some more seats. This has been a very full and productive day here in Bonn, and I want to touch on a few key points. First, I want to express our appreciation to the German Government, particularly Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Westerwelle for hosting this conference, and to the Afghans – particularly President Karzai and ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC December 3, 2011 Good evening, and let me welcome you to the Benjamin Franklin Room here on the 8th floor of the State Department. (Applause.) We have so many wonderful, distinguished guests here. But since this is Washington, let me acknowledge Secretary Sebelius of the Health and Human Services Department. (Applause.) Let me thank the members of Congress who support the Kennedy Center year in and year out. Let&rsqu...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Rangoon, Burma December 2, 2011 QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, thank you very much for taking time out. This is a busy trip, historic, really. I wanted to start with Aung San Suu Kyi. It must – I would like to know what it was like to see her face to face. There was obviously a lot of chemistry between you. But I also wanted to ask: Right now, is American policy too focused on her? Dare I say does she have a veto on U.S. policy toward Myanmar? SECR...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Rangoon, Burma December 2, 2011 QUESTION: Madam Secretary, thanks for your time this afternoon. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Wyatt. QUESTION: You have said several times you’ve come here to test the Burmese leadership on whether they’re serious about reform. So the question is: Did they pass the test? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, it’s incomplete at this moment, because we saw some positive changes, we've heard some encouraging commit...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Rangoon, Burma December 2, 2011 Well, good afternoon. And Mingalaba . (Laughter.) I am delighted to be here in one of our new Embassy buildings on an old site where people have been working on behalf of the United States and our relationship here for many years. I want to thank Chargé Michael Thurston, DCM Eleanor Nagy, the whole Embassy team, all of you, including those who came from other posts to help work toward and implement this visit, becau...

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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Rangoon, Burma December 2, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, let me begin by saying that as the first American Secretary of State to visit here in over 50 years, I am delighted to have a chance to reflect on my visit and what we would like to see going forward. Now, before I arrived, I was well aware that Americans have long known this country as a place of both beauty and tragedy. Our imaginations have been seized by golden pagodas, saffron-clad ...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 2, 2011 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of the United Arab Emirates as you celebrate your National Day this December 2. The United Arab Emirates has made remarkable gains over the past 40 years expanding economic opportunity, education, and healthcare. These impressive achievements serve as a beacon for countries around the world seeking to ...

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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Nay Pyi Taw, Burma December 1, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, and – mingalaba , is that how you say it? Yeah? How? QUESTION: Mingalaba . SECRETARY CLINTON: Mingalaba . Thank you. Let me start by saying that I want to emphasize that while I may be the first United States Secretary of State to visit in over a half century, our two nations are far from strangers. We’ve had a long history together, from the earliest American m...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 30, 2011 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of the Central African Republic as you celebrate your National Day this December 1. The partnership between the United States and the Central African Republic remains strong. Our countries share a vision of a more stable Central African Republic that enjoys greater economic growth, contributes to regi...

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