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June 29, 2011 to July 2, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos: Hungary | Lithuania | Spain Secretary of State Clinton traveled to Budapest, Hungary , June 29, to participate in the dedication of the Lantos Institute. The establishment of the Lantos Institute has been supported by the Government of Hungary to promote Hungarian-born Congressman Tom Lantos’ long commitment to democratic principles and the protection of individual and human rights. Secretary Clinton also ...
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 18, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Hungary as you celebrate Saint Stephen’s Day this August 20th. The United States values its partnership with Hungary. As NATO allies and members of the broader transatlantic community, we share the burden of combating new and emerging challenges to global security, from Iraq and Afghanistan to the realm of cybersecurity. Our par...
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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 ...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 21, 2016 SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: All right – or not. (Laughter.) I’m the shorter secretary. (Laughter.) Good evening and thank you all for being here. Today we are celebrating an important milestone in the life of a remarkable organization, and thanks to our host, Secretary Kerry, we are able to do this in the most wonderful and fitting venue. We are grateful to you, Mr. Secretary, for having us here and for taking the time to join us thi...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State American University of Central Asia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan October 31, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: I did this once before. (Laughter.) Minister Sarieva, an outstanding graduate of this university, we’re really proud of her work. And President Wachtel, faculty, students, all of you here, everybody with their smartphone pointing at me today – (laughter) – I’ve never seen so much energy in two introducers as you have. You are amazing. I think I’ll ...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Royal Dublin Society Dublin, Ireland December 6, 2012 Thank you very much and thanks to Foreign Minister Gilmore and the Republic of Ireland for hosting us today. We applaud your work as chair in office of the OSCE, to reaffirm this organization's core principles and strengthen its capacities to promote peace and security, champion democracy, and defend universal human rights and dignity. And we join with all members in welcoming Mongolia as the newe...
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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 ...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State United Nations Headquarters New York City September 30, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: The 6,195 th meeting of the Security Council is called to order. The provisional agenda for this meeting is before the Council in document S/Agenda 6,195, which reads, and I quote: “Women and Peace and Security,” end of quote. Unless I hear any objection, I shall consider the agenda adopted. The agenda is adopted. I should like to inform the Council that I ...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC June 10, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon. It’s a great pleasure to be here today with Foreign Minister Balázs. We just concluded an excellent bilateral meeting. I wanted to just put our relationship into a bit of a historical context. It was 20 years ago this month that Hungarians began taking down the barbed wire along their country’s border with Austria. In the years since, the United States an...
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Interview by Noah Adams of National Public Radio on "All Things Considered" Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC September 27, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Hello. QUESTION: Hi, Mr. Secretary. It's Noah Adams here. SECRETARY POWELL: Hello, Noah. How are you? QUESTION: I'm fine. I appreciate you helping us. Can we go ahead and start? Are you all set? SECRETARY POWELL: Yes. QUESTION: Good. You've had meetings today with King Adbullah of Jordan and the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mr. Cem. And I'm just curious, ...
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Remarks to the Press on Trip to Africa and North Atlantic Council Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Press conference En route Budapest, Hungary May 27, 2001 QUESTION: How do you think U.S. policy towards Africa has changed as a result of the trip? SECRETARY POWELL: I think, as a result of the trip, we have made clear to Africa that it will be a priority for us. I think there was some doubt about that, but between President Bush's statements in recent weeks and his actions with respect to Angola, and the...
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Prepared Statement for the Record on the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002 Secretary Colin L. Powell Testimony Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Washington, DC May 15, 2001 As Delivered As Prepared Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you for the first time as Secretary of State, and to testify in support of the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002. This Budget represents a needed increase in the Dep...
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Prepared Testimony on the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002 Secretary Colin L. Powell House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Other Programs Washington, DC May 10, 2001 [As Delivered] As Prepared Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you for the first time as Secretary of State, and to testify in support of the President�s International Affairs Budget for FY 2002. This Budget represents a needed increase in...
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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Cyber Issues, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements