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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Vienna, Austria May 17, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody, and let me begin by thanking the Government of Austria again. They have very generously facilitated this latest meeting of the International Syria Support Group and they’ve facilitated two rounds before this. I want to express my appreciation to the co-chair of the task force, Sergey Lavrov, and to Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura. They have both been obviously integrally...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Washington, DC April 18, 2016 Well thank you very, very much. Winston Churchill reminded all of us that the only reason people give a standing ovation is they desperately need an excuse to shift their underwear. (Laughter.) So I know that all of you had a far more noble concept – and utilitarian, I hope. My profound thanks to Jeremy Ben-Ami, my thanks to the board of directors, my thanks to all of you for b...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC February 5, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. Thank you very much for being here with us. A few minutes ago, President Santos and members of the Colombian and American delegations completed a working lunch next door in the Jefferson Room. And now, Mr. President, I am delighted to welcome you to the Ben Franklin Room, Mr. Franklin back up there on the wall. It was named for a unique American diplomat, and I think you kno...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Park Hyatt Washington Washington, DC October 20, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, I have to get back at some people now big time. (Laughter.) First of all, David and Foreign Policy , thank you so – I am so grateful for this and frankly overwhelmed by it. I don’t think I’ve ever sat somewhere and have somebody talk except maybe at the Democratic Convention, and we know that’s all politics, right? (Laughter.) But I’m really touched by it. Let ...

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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 ...

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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 Catherine A. Novelli    Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment  Loy Henderson Conference Room Washington, DC June 16, 2014 ANNOUNCER: "Our Ocean" Conference hosted by the U.S. Department of State. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Secretary of State of the United States of America, the President of the Republic of Kiribati and the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environm...

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

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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Regions: Colombia , Cuba , El Salvador , Israel , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere

Topics: 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

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 Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC June 19, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Please, please, please, please. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very, very much. Ken, thank you for a generous welcome. Thank you all. Secretary Pat Kennedy and Director General Linda Thomas-Greenfield, thank you for being here, and others. We appreciate it. Tara, every...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Embassy Guatemala Antigua, Guatemala June 5, 2013 AMBASSADOR CHACON: Good morning, everyone, Mission Guatemala. I have the easiest job this morning. I get to introduce a man who needs no introduction. Secretary Kerry, our 68 th Secretary of State, has a long and distinguished record of service to our nation. You represented the great state of Massachusetts for 29 years, serving and later chairing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Secretary Kerry, I have a terr...

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Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Antigua, Guatemala June 5, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon. First, I want to make a comment about an event in Washington. President Obama, I believe, has made a terrific set of appointments in naming Ambassador Susan Rice to be the new National Security Advisor and in nominating Samantha Power to serve as our next Ambassador to the United Nations. They are both extremely capable and very, very respected public servants, and strong foreign polic...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC April 30, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . SECRETARY KERRY: What are we here? Good morning. I was just checking. (Laughter.) (In Spanish.) I’m delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Garcia-Magallo here to Washington. Spain is an extraordinarily valued ally and a partner of the United States, and this year we mark the 500 th anniversary of Ponce de Leon’s landing in Florida. And the minister will be...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Rome, Italy February 28, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. (In Italian.) That’s our nickname for him anyway. But I can’t go into all the stories, folks. Neither of us would be allowed to go home – probably be arrested in ex post facto. It’s an enormous privilege for me to be here with you. Thank you very, very much for turning out to welcome. And let me just begin by, first of all, saying notwithstanding our ...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Egypt , France , Iraq , Italy , Spain , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium December 4, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Today we had the chance to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan with all of our NATO allies and ISAF partners. The violent extremism that threatens the people and governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan and undermines the stability of the region also threatens us, the security of our friends, our allies, and our interests around the world. All of us whose shared future is at stake must ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Lahore, Pakistan October 30, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you all very much. And I what I hope we can do in the time that we have is just have a very free-wheeling conversation. I will answer as many questions as we can get to in the time allotted. I am very determined on this trip to, as you have seen, go into many different settings and have people ask the questions that are on their minds. It has troubled me to see the level of distrust and jus...

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

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Presidential Palace San Salvador, El Salvador June 1, 2009 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Members of the press, ladies and gentlemen, we are present at the (inaudible) of the president of the republic Mr. Mauricio Funes, accompanied by Madame Secretary of State of the United States of America Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton. We shall hear the declaration from the president of the Republic of El Salvador, Mr. Mauricio Funes. You may be seated. PRESIDENT FUNES: ...

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Press Availability With French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner After Their Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice Paris, France June 24, 2007 FOREIGN MINISTER KOUCHNER: (In French.) (In progress) We had opportunity to see that we very much see things eye to eye (inaudible). And even if we're not entirely in agreement, I think it's good that one country is able to speak frankly to one another. So I will be answering your questions after the Secretary of State will have said a few words. I should like to sa...

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Interview With the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York June 8, 2007 QUESTION: So this is on the record and -- please, do you want to start? SECRETARY RICE: I do. QUESTION: All right. I wonder if you'd talk a little bit about Iran and particularly what the strategy of the Administration is regarding both the nuclear program and the internal dynamics inside Iran. Because at least from our vantage point, it does seem that you're sending mixed signals, seeking a...

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Briefing on the Rewards for Justice Program Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 13, 2001 [ audio ] MR. BOUCHER: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. The Secretary of State is here, and he will introduce for you the advertising campaign, and make a few remarks on that, and then take your questions for a little while on this or other topics. And then after that, we will have Under Secretary Beers and Assistant Secretary Carpenter to talk a little more about the advertising campaign. So wit...

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Statement Upon Signing of the Central American-United States of America Joint Accord (CONCAUSA) Secretary Colin L. Powell Signing ceremony Washington, DC June 7, 2001 UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY: Distinguished guests, visiting ministers, ambassadors and interagency colleagues, it is a pleasure to welcome our friends and visitors from Central America and to all in this room who represent agencies collaborating with the Department of State on the Central America-US Joint Accord, CONCAUSA, through which we ...

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