Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Photos from the trip» U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Europe from December 4-11, for a series of bilateral and multinational meetings. On December 4-5, the Secretary met in Berlin, Germany, with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to discuss cooperation on a range of regional and global issues, including the upcoming NATO and OSCE Ministerials, Syria, and Ukraine. Secretary Kerry also received the Federal Cross of Merit from Foreign Minister Steinmeier, and he met with a...
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Regions: Belgium , France , Germany , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Davos, Switzerland January 17, 2017 MR SCHWAB: Good afternoon, and before we start our session – and I know, Mr. Secretary, you will be in very good hands with my friend Tom Friedman – but allow me to be very personal. It’s your last session in your official capacity here in Davos, and I want to use this opportunity to thank you. You have been such a great friend and partner of the World Economic Forum. You have been a personal mentor to me. I reme...
Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, China, France , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Korea, North , Russia , Switzerland , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam , West Bank , Yemen
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Institute of Peace Washington, DC January 10, 2017 MS WOODRUFF: Thank you, Nancy. I’m delighted to be here and, Mr. Secretary, I understand you sprinted across the street. Is that right? SECRETARY KERRY: My sprinting days are reduced, but I came. I got here. (Laughter.) MS WOODRUFF: Well, there – you were spied hurrying, I’ll put it that way. SECRETARY KERRY: “Spied,” right. (Laughter.) MS WOODRUFF: So the format is that I’m ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Argentina, China, Colombia , France , Iran , Iraq , Japan , Korea, North , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tunisia , Turkey , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC January 10, 2017 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: Secretary Baker was not able to be with us here this evening, but it’s now my honor to read a letter from the 61st Secretary of State: “Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. I regret that I am unable to join Secretary Kerry and my former secretary colleagues, all of whom have been crucial to the creation of the U.S. Diplomacy Center Pavilion. The completion of the Diplomacy Center...
Regions: France , Iran , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Cambridge, Massachusetts January 9, 2017 QUESTION: Senator Kerry, I hear you have logged 1.4 million more miles than any other secretary of state in history, and I’m wondering, are you happy to be done with this or would you keep going if you could? SECRETARY KERRY: It’s a great job. It’s a great job. I could certainly keep going for a while, but that’s not the way it is, so I’m looking forward to new adventures – to getting out...
Regions: Antarctica, China, France , Iran , Israel , Korea, North , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, 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 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...
Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, Argentina, Canada , Chad , Chile, China, Cuba , France , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Korea, North , Libya , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Thailand , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere, Yemen
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 Quai d'Orsay Paris, France December 10, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, I’m heavier now. (Laughter.) Jean-Marc, merci beaucoup, merci mes amis . I am so grateful to all of you for coming here, to all of the Ayrault family who’ve attended and gave us a wonderful lunch today which we’ve enjoyed enormously (inaudible). To Madame la president of the COP that helped us so enormously to be able to pass the Paris Agreement, distinguished ambassadors, Your Exc...
Regions: France , Germany , Iran , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Berlin, Germany December 5, 2016 MODERATOR: So my job is to introduce a man who needs no introduction. As I said in there, literally, the most consequential Secretary of State in my lifetime, which is longer than I think I would like to admit. (Laughter.) And when you just think about what this man has been able to accomplish, the impossible to the impossible to the impossible – whether it’s getting China to agree to carbon emission limits or putting tog...
Regions: China, France , Germany , Greece , Iran , Israel , Italy , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Berlin, Germany December 5, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, I’m going to wear that around the office for the next three weeks and see if I get any respect at all. (Laughter.) Guten Abend . Danke . Vielen dank . Thank you all for this really absolutely extraordinary and completely unexpected gathering. I’m so privileged and grateful for all of you coming here to share in this special moment, this friendship between Federal R...
Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, France , Germany , Greenland , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Kuwait , Russia , Switzerland , Syria , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Berlin, Germany December 5, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Wow. That sounds like a campaign introduction, folks. (Laughter.) I accept the nomination. (Laughter.) I’m ready to go. How are you all? Hey guys, I’m really happy to see you guys here. Thank you very much. How are you doing? You good? You having fun? How are you having fun? What are you doing to have fun? Come on up here and talk to me. Come here, come here, come here. Come here. I have a very talkative ...
Regions: France , Germany , Iran , Italy , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Ritz Carlton Washington, DC November 29, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much, Karen. “Under the weather” is a polite word for the crud. (Laughter.) Anyway, thank you, Karen, for a wonderful introduction. And it’s with great pride that I accept the nomination. (Laughter.) Shh. It’s a little dangerous right now. (Laughter.) I am suffering from a bunch of grandchildren, all of whom are sniveling at...
Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, China, Colombia , Cuba , Germany , Honduras , Iran , Japan , Korea, North , Lebanon , Libya , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chatham House London, United Kingdom October 31, 2016 MR NIBLETT: Welcome to Chatham House, excellencies, lords, ladies, and gentlemen, and welcome also to this 2016 Chatham House Prize ceremony. We’re delighted that so many of our members are here with us today; also supporters, guests, thank you very much for making the time. Our Chatham House Council members, our Panel of Senior Advisors, our Second Century Committee, representative of U.K. Government, oppo...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Iran , Ireland , Israel , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Aherlow House Hotel Tipperary, Ireland October 30, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Martin, thank – I’m really incredibly touched, moved, very, very grateful, and hope and pray that there is no way possible that the glen of Aherlow and its beauty will remain a secret anywhere. (Laughter.) Really, you are blessed here in so many ways – blessed by your people. I thank you for your eloquence, I thank you for the honor of this award, which I accept really o...
Regions: Afghanistan, Germany , Iraq , Ireland , Japan , Korea, North , Libya , Nigeria , South Africa , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2016 MODERATOR: It is an honor to welcome a Secretary of State to the University of Chicago. It is part of the mission of the Institute of Politics to facilitate these kinds of opportunities for you to interact with practitioners and leaders, and so we’re really pleased on that account. But I – our other mission is somewhat larger than that, which is: We live in a somewhat dispirited time in our politics. I don’t know ...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Georgia , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Lebanon , Nigeria , Philippines , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam , Yemen
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Concert Noble Brussels, Belgium October 4, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, je suis John Kerry. (Laughter.) Welcome. Karen, merci, danke schon, dank u wel , and thank you – I’m really delighted to be here in the heart of Europe. I’m delighted to be in this extraordinary library building of great history, and I thank you, all of you, for taking time to come and to listen and to share thoughts and engage in something of a dialogue – a little one-sid...
Regions: Afghanistan, Belgium , China, Denmark , France , Germany , Iran , Russia , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: 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
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 30, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Germany as you mark the Day of German Unity on October 3. As a young boy living with my family in Berlin in the 1950s, I witnessed firsthand the harmful impact of Cold War division. At the time, there were many who believed that Germany would never again be united and that its people would never be allowed to come together under the banner of ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Germany , Iran
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Wilson Center Washington, DC September 28, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Jane, thank you for a wonderful introduction. I hugely appreciate your support, your counsel. And obviously, we are living in complicated times. I want to thank you for many, many years of remarkable service to our country. Jane was reminding me as we were walking up here that we were by happenstance on a flight together not so many years ago, and she secretly informed me of the offer from the Wilson C...
Regions: Australia , Canada , Chile, China, France , Germany , Israel , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Philippines , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State 92nd Street Y New York City, NY September 18, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: What a great welcome. Thank you all. How are you? Everybody good? That’s a lousy answer. How are you? (Applause.) Thank you. QUESTION: That was a rock star welcome. SECRETARY KERRY: You’re the rock star. Thank you. Happy to be here. I can’t see over this thing. QUESTION: I’m very lucky to spend the next 20 minutes asking Secretary Kerry questions about American leadership, an...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Colombia , France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Japan , Norway , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan Building New Delhi, India August 30, 2016 MINISTER SWARAJ: (In progress, via interpreter) … the finalization of which President Obama and Prime Minister Modi played key roles. We have agreed to scale our collaboration in clean energy and to quickly operationalize the various initiatives that were announced during Prime Minister’s visit to facilitate investment in this sector from U.S. into India. We look forward to wor...
Regions: Afghanistan, France , Germany , India , Iraq , Japan , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Vienna, Austria, on July 22 to join EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and the U.S. Delegation in Vienna for the first day of high-level talks at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. The meeting was aimed at making progress on a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phasedown amendment for adoption later this year. Achieving such an amendment would build upon the climate change success achieved last ...
Regions: Australia , Brunei , China, France , Laos , Philippines
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Global Health, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State National Convention Center Vientiane, Laos July 26, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. On behalf of President Obama and all of the American people, I want to express my deepest condolences to the families of those whose loved ones were killed in the horrific attack in Sagamihara, Japan this morning. And our thoughts and our prayers are very much with those people who are going through a terrible process. And our thoughts are with the J...
Regions: Australia , China, France , Iran , Japan , Korea, North , Laos , Philippines , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Brett McGurk Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL , Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter Loy Henderson Auditorium Washington, DC July 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody, and thank you very, very much for joining us at an extremely important meeting, and an important moment. And we are very grateful to ever...
Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Czech Republic , France , Germany , Iraq , Italy , Norway , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Osobnyak Moscow, Russia July 15, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: (Via interpreter) (In progress) -- met President Aliyev and President Sargsyan. Recently upon the instruction of my president I visited Yerevan and Baku, and today we exchanged views as to the ways to use the momentum in order to reach an agreement with respect to practical steps and agreed upon the agreements that will be acceptable for all the sides and that would help us attain the goal of bringing pe...
Regions: Afghanistan, Armenia , Azerbaijan , Belgium , China, France , Iran , Libya , Russia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Greenwald Pavilion, Aspen Institute Aspen, Colorado June 28, 2016 MR ISAACSON: Thank you very much. It’s a great honor and pleasure for us to have a man I’ve admired – most of us have admired – for many years, a man who – U.S. Naval, served in Vietnam, won the Purple Heart – I mean, three Purple Hearts, the bronze medal, the silver medal, has been a senator, candidate for president, and now our Secretary of State. In the past two ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Canada , Colombia , Egypt , France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Ireland , Israel , Jordan , Pakistan , Philippines , Syria , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you, thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen; I accept the nomination. (Applause.) Thank you. It doesn’t get better than that. That’s about the best – (laughter) – if I could bottle that, who knows? I could’ve been a contender. (Laughter.) It’s really great to be with all – I can’t believe you have al...
Regions: Antarctica, China, Iran , Iraq , Libya , Syria , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State UN General Assembly Hall New York City June 2, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you very, very much. I accept the nomination. (Laughter and applause.) What an absolutely extraordinary place to have a graduation, any graduation, but especially this one. Director Camblin, thank you for your very generous introduction. I’m glad you gave the short version. (Laughter.) And thank you, Mr. Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson, an old friend and a terrific figh...
Regions: China, Dominican Republic , Iran , Nepal , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
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...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Cuba , France , Guatemala , Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Lebanon , Niger , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
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
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC April 28, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Arnie, thank you very, very much. Good morning, everybody. How are you doing? We’ve never been better off than with all of these part-time employees. (Laughter.) He wants to work here; he does work here. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a diplomat, this is a diplo-mutt. (Laughter.) And he’s great. He’s a lot of fun. He’s met a lot of prime ministers and foreign ministers, and they&rs...
Regions: Canada , China, France , Iran , Korea, North , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Rice University Houston, Texas April 26, 2016 MR LEEBRON: Good evening, and welcome to this wonderful venue at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. We are thrilled to be hosting such a remarkable event tonight and thankful to Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy for making it possible. We are very grateful to Secretary Kerry for choosing the Baker Institute for his address this evening, and we welcome him warmly to Rice University. ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, China, France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Mexico , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Interview John Kerry Secretary of State MSNBC Studios New York City April 5, 2016 QUESTION: All right. Joining us now for the start of the Red Sox season -- QUESTION: I mean, he’s good luck, isn’t he? QUESTION: Yes, he is good luck -- QUESTION: Okay. QUESTION: -- if you’re sitting next to him. QUESTION: Yeah, game six. QUESTION: Game six at about 11:00 at night, chances are things are going to go really well. QUESTION: Yeah. The Sox are going to win the World Series. SECRETARY KERRY: L...
Regions: China, France , Iran , Japan , Korea, South , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC February 29, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good evening, everybody. Well, Frank-Walter and I wanted to take advantage of Leap Year, the extra day in February, so we figured we’d get together once again. We are hardly, hardly strangers. We spent an enormous amount of time in Vienna, in Lausanne, in Montreux, in Geneva, and already in Munich this year, and we’ve spent a lot of time working together, cooperating, and talking about the cri...
Regions: France , Germany , Greece , Iran , Jordan , Lebanon , Libya , Russia , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Beijing, China January 27, 2016 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Friends from the press, good afternoon. The foreign ministers of China and the United States have just had an in-depth and substantive discussion, and now, they are ready to meet the press. Now, Foreign Minister Wang will first make a statement. FOREIGN MINISTER WANG: (Via interpreter) Friends from the press, we’re sorry to have kept you waiting, and even if you...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Iran , Korea, North , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States
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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
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...
Regions: Afghanistan, Chad , China, Cuba , France , India , Iran , Iraq , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Libya , Niger , Nigeria , Norway , Somalia , Switzerland , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: 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
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State National Defense University Washington, DC January 13, 2016 Thank you. Good morning. Thank you. Thank you very much, Major General Padilla. Thank you, all of you. It’s a great privilege for me to be able to be here today. I’m delighted to be in the presence of so many people currently serving our nation, all with great distinction. And it’s a privilege to be at NDU. I’m also honored that the Secretary of the Air Force Debbie James is here. Th...
Regions: Afghanistan, Bulgaria , China, Colombia , Cuba , Greece , Iran , Iraq , Libya , Philippines , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Paris, France December 9, 2015 MR FRIEDMAN: It’s a treat for us to have you here this morning. We really appreciate your taking time. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. MR FRIEDMAN: And I want to dive right in. Are we going to get a deal here in Paris, and why will it be important? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, look, I hope we do. We’ll see a new text around noon today, and then we’ll be able to begin to measure where the potential derailers really are, or aren&...
Regions: China, Egypt , France , Germany , India , Iran , Iraq , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tunisia , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 5, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you all very, very much. Thank you, Bruce, for a very generous introduction. And thank you, ladies and gentlemen; I apologize that we are starting a few moments late. I’m delighted to be here, distinguished members of Congress. Steny and Nita I know are here, and Jolie Ruben, my former colleague and longtime friend, and I think Bogie Ya’alon is out there somewhere. And Bogie, good to se...
Regions: China, France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Libya , Russia , Syria , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank , Yemen
Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium December 2, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. It’s a pleasure to be back in Brussels and I’m delighted to be here with Secretary-General Stoltenberg and all of my colleagues from across NATO, where, once again, we have come together to affirm our common defense commitment, to affirm our commitment to the solidarity of the alliance, and also to the goal of a Europe that is whole and free and at peace. Today,...
Regions: Afghanistan, Belgium , China, India , Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Lebanon , Russia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 12, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Nancy, thank you very, very much. I apologize for being a couple minutes late over here. And I’m delighted to see a lot of friends and pleased that all of you could come here, share some thoughts this afternoon. It’s great for me to be here, and I want to thank the United States Institute of Peace for hosting all of us here this afternoon. I have to tell you I’m used to flying long distances to deli...
Regions: China, Colombia , Cuba , France , Iran , Iraq , Italy , Jordan , Lebanon , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Loy Henderson Auditorium Washington, DC October 20, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Drew, thank you very, very much. Good morning everybody. Welcome to the State Department. And Drew, thanks so much for not just great leadership, but for years of friendship. Drew was really the surrogate senator for the state of Massachusetts for a period of time. He was my director up there in the state and did an absolutely magnificent job. John, Jeremy, Andrea, thank you so much for being ...
Regions: Canada , China, Germany , Spain , United Kingdom , United States
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...
Regions: Chile, China, France , Germany , Iran , Italy , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium December 2, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I appreciate the opportunity to be able to say a few words about the agenda here in Brussels today, and in fact, in Europe this week. Just three months ago in Wales, all 28 NATO allies made a series of very important commitments, including on assurance, defense spending, readiness, and partnerships. And our meeting this afternoon focused on taking stock of where we stand on the...
Regions: Afghanistan, Belgium , France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Pakistan , Russia , South Africa , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Berlin Wall Memorial Visitor's Center Berlin, Germany October 22, 2014 FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER: (Via interpreter) Well, ladies and gentlemen, I’m delighted that so much have come, and we’re delighted to be able to welcome my American counterpart, the American Secretary of State. I would like to extend a very warm welcome to him. Well, I’m delighted that you have come to this press conference. We’re delighted to be able to welco...
Regions: Argentina, Canada , China, Germany , Iran , Israel , Italy , Korea, North , Russia , Turkey , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC October 17, 2014 Thank you, Nancy. Good morning, everybody. Thank you very much for being here, and thank you, Ambassador Powell, for all you’re doing to lead on this effort. I know that there’s no shortage of demands on all of your time, so we really do appreciate and I know President Obama appreciates your coming in here this morning for this very important briefing. And I’m particularly grateful to Nancy Pow...
Regions: France , Germany , United Kingdom
Topics: Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation
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: -...
Regions: Afghanistan, Belgium , Canada , Egypt , France , Iran , Iraq , Korea, North , Monaco , Syria , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The White House Washington, DC December 2, 2013 Gayle, thank you very, very much. Thanks for your tremendous leadership and your collaboration in this effort, and to all of our distinguished colleagues in the Obama Administration and distinguished guests here, all of whom the President – most of whom, many of whom the President named – we’re grateful to you for being here and being part of this. And I thank the President for convening this really r...
Regions: Canada , France , Germany , Japan , Norway , Sweden , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Global Health
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 2, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Dr. Mboi, thank you very, very much for a very generous introduction. Thank you for your leadership, and thank you for traveling from so far to be here. And I know you haven’t adjusted yet. I asked her if she’d adjusted to the time difference, and she didn’t even answer, she was so stunned. (Laughter.) It’s a pleasure to be here with so many leaders...
Regions: Canada , France , Norway , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 20, 2013 Good afternoon everyone. I really wish I could be there with you in person for the 19th Conference of the Parties in Warsaw. I've been to many of these conferences and I know how much can be achieved and I'm jealous of all of you being in Warsaw. I was there the other day. What a remarkable city. One of the highlights of my trip was a walk downtown and the brilliance of Warsaw's rebirth as you make you way up to the walls...
Regions: Costa Rica , Greece , Norway , United Kingdom , United States
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC October 30, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. How you all doing? Good? Nice to be with you. Welcome. We’re really, really happy to have you here at the State Department and we’re delighted that you are taking part in this really critical program – historic program in many ways – the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. I’m very grateful to our Assistant Secretary Evan Ryan for h...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State St. Regis Hotel Washington, DC October 24, 2013 Thank you very much. Thank you. Neera, thank you very, very much. Thank you all. It’s wonderful for me to be here. Neera and I come from the same part of the country and share many of the same values, but none more important than our devotion to the American League Champion Boston Red Sox. Yeah. (Applause.) No boos, no boos. No boos allowed. (Laughter.) Anyway, in her role, obviously, as CAP’s John Farrell ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Germany , Iran , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Waldorf Hotel New York City September 25, 2013 Well, good afternoon, everybody, and thank you very, very much for joining us here. It’s my great privilege to be joined by His Excellency, the President of Namibia, President Pohamba; His Excellency, the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame; and His Excellency, the Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool from South Africa. And we’re very honored to have each of them here to take part. As all of you, we ...
Regions: France , Germany , Namibia , Norway , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation
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...
Regions: Afghanistan, Germany , Iran , Korea, North , Sweden , United Kingdom
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 Opening Remarks Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Washington, DC April 17, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very, very much, Madam Chairwoman and Madam Ranking Member, my good friend Nita Lowey, Chairman Rogers, and members of the committee. It’s great to appear before you. This is a privilege for me. I like the intimate setting, and I look forward to having good dialogue with everybody. We do indeed...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Germany , Israel , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Foreign Ministry Seoul, South Korea April 12, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We will now begin the joint press conference of the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea Yun Byung-se and the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. They will have opening statements, and then we will take questions from the floor. First, Minister Yun will present the opening statement....
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Berlin, Germany February 26, 2013 The video is available on YouTube . MODERATOR: (In progress) – Berlin for a town hall meeting, the first show of Facebook TV here in Germany. This is John Kerry. He is here on stage. That’s what we promised you. He is. It feels good. Now, come on, let’s hear applause. (Applause.) Ladies and gentlemen, BASE_camp Berlin will thank Mark Zuckerberg and Gunnar Bender from Facebook for them to...
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Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
Address John Kerry Secretary of State University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA February 20, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Good morning. Thank you for an extraordinarily warm welcome, Charlottesville. I am really honored to be here. Senator Tim Kaine, thank you very, very much for your generous words of introduction. Tim, as he mentioned, has only been on the Foreign Relations Committee, I guess now for a total of a few week...
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Townhall Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Newseum Washington, DC January 29, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . MS. SALES: Hello. I’m Leigh Sales from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Welcome to this town hall-style event with the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has her last day at the State Department this Friday. This is a town hall with a difference though because we have people all around the world ready to ask to questions from Britain to...
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Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
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 Brookings Institution Washington, DC November 29, 2012 Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. It’s wonderful to be back at Brookings. It’s always a joy to be introduced by such a longtime friend and colleague as Strobe Talbott and to have this opportunity to discuss with you how we have, over the last four years, revitalized our transatlantic alliance. I also want to recognize and thank members of the diplomatic corps who are here. There...
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Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State East-West Center Honolulu, HI November 10, 2011 DR. MORRISON: Aloha. AUDIENCE: Aloha. DR. MORRISON: How do you introduce the Secretary of State? And I think the first thing I think of as a public servant, we sometimes hear the word public servant spoken in a kind of derogatory tone. But the public servants that I’ve known, the members of our state and local government, members of our Congress, members of the international community, with a lot of v...
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Clinton Presidential Center Little Rock, Arkansas September 30, 2011 MODERATOR: Thank you. And now we’re going to open it up for questions. And let me assure you there’s going to be a lot of hands from the Clinton School side, so you’re going to see me call on them a lot. I just want to be very clear on that. To start if off, let me ask the president of the student body of the Clinton School to ask the first question. QUESTION: Thank yo...
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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 Hotel Adlon Berlin, Germany November 9, 2009 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, do you still remember when you heard for the first time that the wall had come down? SECRETARY CLINTON: I do. I was living in Arkansas with my husband and my daughter. He was the governor of Arkansas at the time. And it seems like a very long time ago, because televisions were much smaller, they were in boxes, not in flat screens hung on walls. And we were just captivated because ...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Germany , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Hotel Adlon Berlin, Germany November 9, 2009 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, do you remember where you were on that very special day in Berlin 20 years ago and how you got the news? SECRETARY CLINTON: I was in Arkansas, and I was just talking to Tom Brokaw, who was one of our major TV anchors in 1989 in the United States, and the word came and I turned on the TV, and my husband and I were just glued, as we say, to the TV. And it was so exciting to see hist...
Regions: Afghanistan, Germany , Iran , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Berlin, Germany November 9, 2009 FOREIGN MINISTER WESTERWELLE: (Via interpreter) Madame Secretary, ladies and gentlemen, I extend a very warm, warm welcome to all of you here, and a very warm welcome goes out to the Secretary of State of the United States of America. Dear Hillary Clinton, once again, I’d like to use this opportunity to extend a very warm welcome to you. It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you, the S...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Berlin, Germany November 9, 2009 I am absolutely delighted to see all of you. I want to thank you for the work that you do every single day, and I am thrilled that this Embassy is right in the middle of Berlin and that it has a presence for America representing that vital relationship that the ambassador mentioned. And to see it and to be able to walk into it is absolutely thrilling personally and in every other way. I am really pleased to h...
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Speech Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Adlon Hotel Berlin, Germany November 8, 2009 (Applause.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I like Henry, too. (Laughter.) SECRETARY CLINTON: And I am especially honored to have been introduced by him today, and to be with all of you for this extraordinary occasion. There are so many in this room, and then so many others who have been mentioned, who deserve all of the appreciation and admiration we can bestow upon them. But I have the great and high honor today to ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Estonia , Germany , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC November 5, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, my goodness, we have a good crowd today. Well, we have had an excellent conversation, and I welcomed the new foreign minister to Washington so early in his tenure, and I am looking forward to spending more time with him when I travel to Berlin and participate in the very exciting and important commemoration of the fall of the Berlin Wall. For Americans, our relationship with Germany is ...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Germany , Iran , Israel , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Marrakech, Morocco November 3, 2009 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, welcome to Al Jazeera in Marrakech. A lot has been said about the change that a lot of people think has taken place in the U.S. position on the issue of settlements. Today, the Arab press is saying that yet again your position has changed during your meetings in Marrakech. I want to hear in your own words what the U.S. position on the settlement issue is, please. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, t...
Regions: China, France , Iran , Israel , Morocco , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Renaissance Mayflower Hotel Washington, DC October 21, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. Thank you. Thank you very much. It’s a great honor to be introduced by Ambassador Moose. George and I have had the privilege of working together in the past, and I look forward to his good advice and counsel as we move forward on many of these important matters. I want to thank Ambassador Solomon. Dick has done an extraordinary job, as you all know, both in...
Regions: Afghanistan, India , Iran , Korea, North , Pakistan , Russia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Moscow, Russia October 13, 2009 QUESTION : Well, Secretary Clinton, thank you so much for sitting down and talking to us. SECRETARY CLINTON : I'm happy to. QUESTION : So is the job what you thought it was going to be? SECRETARY CLINTON : You know, I wasn't sure that I had any preconceptions because I never thought I would do the job, so I had never thought about it. It's an incredibly demanding job, but it's also really rewarding. You get to go and try...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Czech Republic , France , Germany , Indonesia , Iran , Pakistan , Russia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Speech Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Brookings Institution Washington, DC September 18, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you very much. Well, it is a great delight to be back here at Brookings through that revolving door, which really does go both directions. I spoke with Strobe shortly after I was asked to take this job as Secretary of State and began thinking about who needed to be in this new Administration. And he ruefully said, “I know you’re going to decimate the pl...
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Nairobi, Kenya August 5, 2009 SECRETARY VILSACK: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Mr. Minister, thank you very much. I come from the state of Iowa, where they say that that’s where the tall corn grows. Well, apparently, I’m where the tall maize grows. (Laughter.) And it is a pleasure and an honor to be here. Earlier this afternoon, I had a chance to meet with one of the ministers from Namibia. And he said something that I thought wa...
Regions: Iran , Kenya , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 26, 2009 QUESTION: But first, here she is, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Welcome back to Meet the Press. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, David. It’s great to be here with you. QUESTION: Glad to have you. And you’re here for the full hour, so we have a lot to get to. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, with your preview into it, there’s a lot to talk about in the world today. QUESTION: Absolutely. So let’s get ri...
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2009 FOREIGN MINISTER SCHWARZENBERG : Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Sorry that you – we kept you waiting for such a long time, but I have some good news. Madame Secretary confirmed that President Obama accepted the invitation to participate in the EU-27 plus United States in a formal summit in Prague on April 5th, 2009. This is great news for Europe, and I genuinely believe that the summit will represent an import...
Regions: Afghanistan, Belgium , China, Czech Republic , France , Georgia , Hungary , Indonesia , Iran , Ireland , Italy , Poland , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Ceremony to Commemorate Foreign Policy Achievements (2001-2009) Secretary Condoleezza Rice Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC January 15, 2009 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the State Department. A special welcome, of course, to the President and to our First Lady. Today is a very special day. We are going to commemorate many of the achievements of our nation over the last eight years in furthering the Freedom Agenda. Mr. President, we’ve been th...
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Topics: Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
Interview With April Ryan of American Urban Radio Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC January 14, 2009 QUESTION: I’m with our esteemed Secretary of State, Dr. – Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice. And it’s always a pleasure to sit and talk with you, and I thank you for keeping your promise as we were in the Rose Garden at an African visit and you said, yes, we will do this. And today, as we are conducting this interview, we’ve got a lot of news going on. Not the obvio...
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Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Secretary of State Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC January 13, 2009 Thank you, Senator Schumer, for your generous introduction, and even more for your support and our partnership over so many years. You are a valued and trusted colleague, a friend, and a tribute to the people of New York whom you have served with such distinction throughout your career. Mr. Chairman, I offer my congratulations as you take o...
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 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, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
Interview With Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC January 12, 2009 QUESTION: Thank you very much. Madame Secretary, Iran. The President-elect has said that he wants a change of approach to Iran. Do you think a change of approach, engagement with Iran, can work? SECRETARY RICE: Well, it’s not an issue of engagement or non-engagement with Iran. It’s a question of whether or not Iran is willing to make a strategic choice to move in a different direction. And ther...
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Topics: Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Interview With Rita Braver of CBS Sunday Morning Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 22, 2008 QUESTION: You know, other than the President and Vice President, you have become such a symbol for this Administration. What’s that been like for you? SECRETARY RICE: Oh, I don’t think of myself as a symbol. I just think of myself as someone who’s tried to do a good job on behalf of the country. And I think we have managed to keep the country safe. And for those of us who were t...
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Interview on NBC's Meet the Press with David Gregory Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 21, 2008 QUESTION: But first, we welcome back the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for her 20 th appearance on this program over the past eight years. Thank you for being willing to come on the program and explain your views all these times. SECRETARY RICE: It’s a pleasure to be with you, David. QUESTION: Thank you. SECRETARY RICE: And congratulations on taking over the post. QUESTION: Thank ...
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks From Daughters and Sons Meeting at the Council on Foreign Relations Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 17, 2008 MS. MITCHELL: Welcome. This is so wonderful for me to see all of you, many of you friends, many of you sons and daughters of friends. I am Andrea Mitchell from NBC News, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, and you all know our very special guest, the Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. Welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations. And tonight is a very special evening...
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Interview With Josef Joffe of Die Zeit Newspaper Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 20, 2007 QUESTION: Here's number one. Zbig Brzezinski has formulated the central paradox of American foreign policy; never has American power been that high, never its authority and legitimacy so low. Do you agree? SECRETARY RICE: No. QUESTION: Why not? SECRETARY RICE: Because I see -- QUESTION: He was a predecessor. SECRETARY RICE: Yeah -- no, he wasn't my predecessor -- oh, at the NSC. QUESTION: At -- o...
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Address to Delegates at the United Jewish Communities (UJC) General Assembly Secretary Condoleezza Rice Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Nashville, Tennessee November 13, 2007 View Video Thank you. Thank you very much for that warm welcome and thank you to Joe Kanfer for the kind introduction and for the leadership that he is providing to the United Jewish Communities. I would also like to thank my friend, Israeli Ambassador Salai Meridor, who is here today, and he is doing great work for h...
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Interview With Matthew Swibel of Forbes Magazine Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York September 30, 2007 Complete Interview Series with Forbes Magazine: 8.07.2008 - 3.11.2008 - 12.03.2007 - 10.15.2007 - 09.30.2007 QUESTION: I'd like to start out talking a little bit about your -- how you define diplomatic process, okay? So someone who worked on your team I spoke to recently said that, to him, it's like gardening, something you're tending to all the time, but you never leave it comple...
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Interview With Maria Bartiromo on CNBC's Closing Bell Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC July 6, 2007 QUESTION: Secretary Rice, good to have you with us. Thanks for joining us. SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Nice to be with you, Maria. QUESTION: You were present during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit with President Bush. What came out of that meeting? SECRETARY RICE: It was a very good meeting. I think the atmosphere at Kennebunkport was very relaxed and that was good. We have our difference...
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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, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Interview With the NBC News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York June 8, 2007 QUESTION: To the assembled guests, we're so happy to welcome the Secretary of State, who of course had nothing else on her schedule today but to speak to management and staff at NBC News. And Madame Secretary, this is just about everyone in a position to get us on the air, make decisions to get us on the air. We thought and had hoped you could open up with whatever comments you'd like. We've assembled ...
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, 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 at the Centennial Dinner for the Economic Club of New York Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York June 7, 2007 (7:20 p.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause.) Well, thank you, Barbara, for that kind introduction and I'd like to thank you very much for putting me on the dais of such an august group. There are a few economists here who must be wondering what they're doing sitting with a political scientist. That's a sort of joke from inside the academy. (Laughter...
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Remarks Upon Reception of the Eric M. Warburg Prize at the Atlantik-Brücke Gala Dinner Secretary Condoleezza Rice Potsdam, Germany May 31, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Well, t hank you very, very much. Thank you to Dr. Thomas Enders. Thank you to the Warburg family and especially I want to thank Dr. Kiep and I'm so honored that you are here, Mr. President. I am really grateful and, of course, Chancellor Kohl. I feel a little odd to be here to receive an award for German u...
Regions: Afghanistan, Albania , Croatia , France , Georgia , Germany , Iran , Israel , Lebanon , Morocco , Russia , Turkey , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks With Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer at the Ronald Reagan Library Secretary Condoleezza Rice Simi Valley, California May 23, 2007 View Video (2:00 p.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: Mrs. Reagan has been a wonderful supporter and friend. Thank you for that, Mrs. Reagan. But she and the man that she called Ronnie shared a truly special relationship, and we here in America are gaining a fuller portrait of that affection. President Reagan's diaries have just been released and published, and in t...
Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, France , Germany , Greece , India , Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Lebanon , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Press Roundtable in Moscow, Russia Secretary Condoleezza Rice Moscow, Russia May 15, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Why don't we just start in? There are quite a few of us. And who'd like to start? QUESTION: Do you feel like you made any progress in squashing the Russian concerns, either about missile defense or in addressing their concerns about independence for Kosovo? SECRETARY RICE: Well, this is a process and we have -- I've, of course, not had the -- my discussions with Sergey Lavrov yet. That comes after t...
Regions: Brazil , Canada , China, Georgia , India , Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Korea, North , Russia , Turkmenistan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
Press Briefing for High School Student Newspaper Editors Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 18, 2002 (11:02 a.m. EST) SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good morning, everyone. Forgive me for being a few moments late. I had a meeting that I couldn't break off fast, and then finally I said -- (Photographs being taken.) What did I walk into? A camera club? (Laughter.) QUESTION: They told them they can take pictures. (Laughter.) SECRETARY POWELL: But I finally told my guests that I have to go, I had a ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Canada , China, Cuba , France , India , Iraq , Korea, North , Kuwait , Russia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
United Nations Association of the USA Visionaries Awards Dinner Honoring United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan Secretary Colin L. Powell National Building Museum Washington, DC November 12, 2002 (9:00 p.m. EST) Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. And thank you, Phil, for that very kind and generous introduction. It is, indeed, a great pleasure for Alma and for me to be here this evening as you honor a dear friend of mine of a number of years' duration, Kofi Annan. And I am especially privil...
Regions: Afghanistan, Cyprus , Iraq , United Kingdom
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Interview on CNN's Larry King Live Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 26, 2001 3:05 P.M. EST QUESTION: We're at the John Quincy Adams Reception Room, the United States Department of State, Washington, DC, and it's our special pleasure to have as our guest Secretary of State Colin Powell. We are old friends, but I will call him Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you, Larry. QUESTION: You're welcome. SECRETARY POWELL: I'll call you Mr. King. QUESTION: No, don't. Don't do that. First, be...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Iraq , Israel , Peru , Russia , Spain , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy
Interview on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 21, 2001 QUESTION: [In progress] who are not now in Afghanistan, will attempt to reach an interim agreement on how to run the country. What is your view of the best possible outcome of that meeting? SECRETARY POWELL: Well, I think the best possible outcome would be for all of the groups in Afghanistan to be represented. It won't be a very large meeting. I doub...
Regions: Afghanistan, Canada , France , United Kingdom , United States , Uzbekistan , West Bank
Topics: Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Interview at Associated Press Roundtable Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC June 22, 2001 MR. REEKER: Let me -- I'm Philip Reeker, the Deputy Spokesman. Just a note, we are on the record here. If the Secretary chooses something that we'll do on background, he will note that. And Barry, can you start? Q: Unfortunately, two Israeli soldiers were just killed in Gaza. I was going to ask about the Middle East, also because your trip is coming up. I have heard two different Arab leaders, Shaath and the ...
Regions: Belarus , Botswana , China, Colombia , France , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Poland , Russia , Spain , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
Annual Meeting of the Bretton Woods Committee Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks at Annual Meeting of the Bretton Woods Committee Washington, DC April 27, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Well, thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen for that warm welcome, and welcome to the State Department this morning. And Henry, I thank you for your most kind and generous introduction, and I congratulate you, sir, on the time and attention to the problems of young people, young people who in this great land of ours with all ...
Regions: India , Japan , Mexico , Senegal , Thailand , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Groundhog Job Shadow Day Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC February 2, 2001 Mr. Stone: Hello, my name is Johnny Stone. I go to Ballou Senior High School. I'm a senior and my school is in D.C. I am the Secretary -- I mean, I am -- (laughter). I am Secretary Powell's e-mentee. We exchange e-mails on a regular basis, addressing my schoolwork and life in general. It has been a pleasure this past year to be able to get to know Secretary Powell through e-mail exchanges. I also really enjoyed the opport...
Regions: Estonia , Germany , Japan , United Kingdom , United States