Secretary Remarks

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...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Cambridge, Massachusetts January 9, 2017 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much for a generous welcome to somebody who is about to become one of the most visibly unemployed people in America. (Laughter.) I am really thrilled to be here. Great, always, to be home, but it’s special to be here at MIT. And I want to begin by thanking Dean Schmittlein. Thank you very, very much. It&...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 5, 2017 SECRETARY KERRY: Hi, everybody. Matt, welcome back. QUESTION: Happy New Year. Thank you. SECRETARY KERRY: Congratulations, Matt. QUESTION: Thank you. Thank you very much. SECRETARY KERRY: A little Vaille. QUESTION: Yeah. SECRETARY KERRY: No sleep. QUESTION: Happy New Year, Mr. Secretary. QUESTION: What’s that? SECRETARY KERRY: What? QUESTION: Happy New Year, sir. SECRETARY KERRY: Happy New Year to everybody. Thank you all. Great ...

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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...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 3, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Hello everyone. On behalf of the entire State Department, I am really pleased to join in recognizing the 25th annual International Day set aside to honor the one billion people around the world who have disabilities. Here in the United States, after many, many years of discrimination and delay, we have finally made substantial progress in ensuring that persons with disabilities are able to exercise their full rights. ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Parco dei Principi Hotel Rome, Italy December 2, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Via interpreter) Thank you very much, Paolo, and good evening. I would like to thank Foreign Minister Gentiloni, the president of the Italian Republic, the Instituto di Studi Internazionale for hosting this successful conference on the Mediterranean. (Inaudible) a special friendship. I am very grateful to you for the many courtesies that you have afforded me as Secretary of State, and it’s...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Marrakech, Morocco November 16, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you so much, everybody. I apologize for being a few moments late. There was a fire and then there was some traffic backed up, and so here I am and here are you, and thank you for being here. Let me begin by thanking our terrific U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Jonathan Pershing. I couldn’t be luckier than to have him in this job. He was over at the Energy Department for a while. We stole him fro...

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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...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Rosa Kempinski Hotel Nairobi, Kenya August 22, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER MOHAMED: I am delighted to welcome Secretary John Kerry back to Nairobi, and for a second visit in the last, I think, one year. The last time you were here was in May. SECRETARY KERRY: Yes. FOREIGN MINISTER MOHAMED: Yes, so thank you very, very much for coming back. I think it’s a pure reflection of where our relationship is, and which is growing and growing very, very, I think, in a very hea...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Vienna, Austria July 22, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Listen, I just wanted to come by and say thank you to all of you. There are different types of stakeholders here, obviously – some of you representing industry and some NGO types and others. But all in all you’re all arguing the same arguments and you’re all here to get this done. I think we would not be where we are without your serious engagement in this. And I think particularly for the industry fol...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chancellery Tbilisi, Georgia July 6, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER JANELIDZE: Thank you very much, Secretary, for a very good dialogue and discussion on all the directions of our strategic partnership. And I think that we discussed a lot of important issues and some very specific deliverables which are important for Georgia, which are important for our bilateral relations. And we look forward to the coming Warsaw summit for (inaudible) commission, which was supported by the...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chancellery Tbilisi, Georgia July 6, 2016 PRIME MINISTER KVIRIKASHVILI: (Via interpretation) Please accept my warm welcome, ladies and gentlemen. We are extremely delighted to pay host to the U.S. State Secretary. It’s a great honor to receive him in Georgia, and we hold high in esteem the support of the United States Government and people toward Georgia from the day of our regaining independence. And I would like also to use this opportunity and congratulate ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State LBJ Presidential Library at the University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX April 27, 2016 MR BARNES: Thank you very much, President Fenves. It’s my pleasure this evening to introduce our Secretary of State, my friend Secretary John Kerry. As he prepares to speak tonight, I’m reminded of the many years of dedication and service that he has brought to our country. Before graduating from Yale University, Secretary Kerry voluntarily enlisted in the United Stat...

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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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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 5, 2014 QUESTION: Secretary of State John Kerry, welcome to HARDtalk. SECRETARY KERRY: Pleasure to be with you. QUESTION: Scott Eisner from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has said that he and others have been pressing the Obama Administration for years to hold this kind of summit. To quote, he says, “If you want CEOs to pay attention, you’re going to need the commander-in-chief to take charge.” What took President Obama so lon...

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Remarks John Kerry    Secretary of State Catherine A. Novelli    Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment  Loy Henderson Conference Room Washington, DC June 17, 2014 Moderator: Under Secretary Catherine Novelli Guest Speakers: Kenred Dorsett, Minister of Environment and Housing, The Bahamas Ted Waitt, Founder and Board Chairman, The Waitt Foundation Elizabeth Wright-Koteka, Chief of Staff to Prime Minister, Cook Islands Mark Spalding, President, Ocea...

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Remarks John Kerry    Secretary of State Catherine A. Novelli    Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment  Loy Henderson Conference Room Washington, DC June 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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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...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State George Marshall East Auditorium Washington, DC November 21, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you all for coming. This is by far one of the best parts of this job, is when you get to recognize extraordinary talent and you see families and friends, colleagues, people come together to celebrate extraordinary talent and service to our country. So I’m thrilled to be here and I apologize to all of you that we’re running just a little bit behind. We had an overflow ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari Deputy Secretary Conference Room Washington, DC August 15, 2013 This video is available on YouTube with closed captions . SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everyone, and welcome. We’re very, very happy to welcome Foreign Minister Zebari and Ambassador Faily from Iraq, and the rest of the Iraqi delegation who we just met with and will be coming in here for a meeting following our opening comments. We’ve just had a ...

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 3, 2013 Zimbabweans voted in their country’s first national elections this week since the violent and disputed polls in 2008. These elections were an opportunity for Zimbabwe to move forward on a democratic path and provide a foundation for growth and prosperity. The people of Zimbabwe should be commended for rejecting violence and showing their commitment to the democratic process. But make no mistake: in light of substantial ele...

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

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC July 24, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: Please be seated, everybody. Thank you very much. Welcome to the Ben Franklin Room here at the State Department. Thank you all for coming. Good afternoon, everybody. (In Vietnamese.) We’re delighted to welcome everybody here, and I am particularly pleased to welcome President Truong Tan Sang to the State Department. It is very inspirin...

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

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC June 18, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. Thank you very, very much everybody. What a pleasure to be here. This is a really great celebration. This is special. And if anybody here – I know you’re here because you are touched by it – but what a wonderful thing to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of this remarkable intervention that represents the best of the human spirit, and...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 18, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. Namaskar. I am very much looking forward to visiting India in the coming days. As all of you know, I’ll be leading the U.S. delegation to the fourth U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue, and I think it’s safe to say that our collaboration has never been more important than it is today. As President Obama has said, the friendship between our two nations is one of the defi...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State White House Washington, DC May 17, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . MS. JARRETT: Good morning, everyone. I’m Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls. I’d like to welcome you all to the White House. This is the second time that we have held the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons here at the White House, and in ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ambassador Gutman's Residence Brussels, Belgium April 22, 2013 AMBASSADOR GUTMAN: Good afternoon. Michelle and I would like to welcome you to our home, which is America’s home here in Brussels. Today, it’s another huge thrill. First of all, it’s always a special day when I join Ambassadors Kennard and Daalder. I will skip the usual joke about the smart one, the wise one, and the good-looking one. (Laughter.) Besides, both Ambassadors Daalder and Ke...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ankara, Turkey March 1, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Mr. Ambassador, thank you very, very much. It’s an honor. It’s a privilege for me to be able to be here today, and I thank you for your welcome. And I’m honored to be with everybody at this important service. On behalf of the people of the United States, I bring you the condolences of President Obama, everybody in the Congress and the Administration, and all of the American people. I offer my deep...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC January 29, 2013 QUESTION: Madam Secretary, thank you so much for joining us. Important moment as you leave this office. Are you thinking about your legacy? Henry Kissinger negotiated peace with Vietnam; Jim Baker had Middle East accords; of course, there was the Marshall Plan with George Marshall. What do you want your legacy to be? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Andrea, I think given the inheritance we had when we came into office in this Ad...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC November 29, 2012 Thank you all very much. Oh my goodness. Thank you. I think we could just end the program right now. (Laughter.) Florence, thank you. Thank you for continuing to be a smiling advocate on behalf of an AIDS-free generation. And congratulations on those two sons of yours, who are the strongest evidence of what we can achieve. I’m very grateful to you for sharing your energy, your story, and your ...

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

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC October 3, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you so much. Halima, please tell all of the women in the valley how proud I am of them and what they are doing, and thank them for taking such good care of that sweet pepper plant – (laughter) – so it would have a good yield. And thank you for coming to be with us for this event today, because really what you represent and what you just said is so important t...

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Op-Ed Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Global Health and Diplomacy News September 27, 2012 America and our partners have more than doubled the number of people who get AIDS drugs. We’ll soon cut maternal mortality by a quarter. How? The answer may surprise you. When I became Secretary of State, I asked our diplomats and development experts: “How can we do better?” I could see our strengths, including tens of thousands of public servants who get up every day thinking about how ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Capitol Washington, DC September 19, 2012 Seventeen years ago, as we were in Beijing on behalf of the UN Conference Concerning the Rights of Women, we thought about many of the women around the world who could not be with us but whose presence was a strong message of the values that we were promoting, values that were not just American values, but universal values. Madeleine Albright left that conference in Beijing taking with her a poster signed by...

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

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

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 25, 2011 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Barbados as you celebrate your 45th anniversary of independence this November 30. The United States and Barbados have shared a vibrant relationship since the United States recognized Barbados’ independence in 1966 and on the same day opened our Bridgetown Embassy. The partnership between our ...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Bali, Indonesia November 18, 2011 QUESTION: You’ll be going to Burma next month. How committed do you think the government is to reform? And also, do you think that there are sort of actual concerns, or do you give much merit to the concerns of some activists who say this is too premature for you to visit? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, one of the reasons that I’m going is to test what the true intentions are and whether there is a co...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic October 5, 2011 Panel Speakers: United Nations ECLAC Executive Secretary Alicia Barcena Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza International Development Bank Vice President Steven Puig Moderator: Juan Carlos Lopez, CNN MR. LOPEZ: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon, my name is Juan Carlos Lopez from CNN en Espanol and it is an honor to join you in this meeting of Pa...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC December 17, 2010 MS. MCCARTHY: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Department of State’s historic Benjamin Franklin Diplomatic Reception Room, which many of you have seen before; it is truly a treasure. My name is Deborah McCarthy. I’m the principal deputy assistant secretary in the Economic Bureau, and we are part – I am part of a fantastic economic team here in the Department that supports U.S. bus...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State KTR Studio Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan December 2, 2010 MODERATOR 1: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Applause.) MODERATOR 2: Madam Secretary, welcome to Kyrgyzstan. And on behalf of Kyrgyz youth, I would like to thank you for this great opportunity to have this informal meeting. And, here with us, the students of the American University of Central Asia and lots of other universities, representatives of civil ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palace of Independence Astana, Kazakhstan December 1, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Mr. President, and I thank you, the chairman in office and the government and people of Kazakhstan for your gracious welcome to this beautiful capital city and for hosting this important summit. This is a significant meeting for the OSCE. It is not only the first summit since 1999; it is also the first-ever summit east of Istanbul. And we have the opportuni...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 24, 2010 As the people of the United States gather with family to celebrate Thanksgiving, we pause to remember the horrific attack on innocent men, women, and children that occurred in Mumbai two years ago. Now, as then, the American people stand in solidarity with the people of India and honor those who lost their lives. President Obama's recent visit to India underscored our nations’ shared belief in liberty, democracy...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Via Satellite Washington, DC November 10, 2010 MR. CROWLEY: Good morning and welcome to the Department of State. We have a global traveler back with us after 30,000 air miles in the Asia region. But clearly, what the Secretary will talk about today underscores our ongoing, significant commitment to the Palestinian Authority and to helping build the institutions of the Palestinian Authority as we continue to press t...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC November 10, 2010 QUESTION: Madam Secretary, recently, we have seen increased American focus on Lebanon, including your call to Prime Minister Hariri, additional funds for the STL, and stepped up criticism of Syria, Iran and Hezbollah. Is this driven mainly by the visit of Iranian president Ahmadinejad as some Lebanese are alleging, or caused by concern that Lebanon could unravel? SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you for the ...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Christchurch, New Zealand November 5, 2010 QUESTION: Well, Secretary Clinton, thank you very much for making time for us. We really appreciate that. The headline that you created in one New Zealand newspaper was “Clinton Crushes 25 Years of Ice.” SECRETARY CLINTON: (Laughter.) QUESTION: Do you feel that that is what happened yesterday? SECRETARY CLINTON: I think we’ve always had a very close relationship on so many issues, and it was ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 2, 2010 MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, honored guests, before we begin, allow me to outline the flow of the events. The conference will begin with opening remarks by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia followed thereafter by an opening statement by the Secretary of State of the United States of America. We will then proceed to the Q&A session. In view of time constraints, only four...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State International Islamic University of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 2, 2010 MR. ISKANDER: Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together and welcome Her Excellency, the United States Secretary of State, Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Applause.) Okay. (In Malaysian.) A very good afternoon to all. First of all, thank you very much for being here. And today is a very, very historical day for everyone, especially for us. We have the honorable g...

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March 23, 2010 to March 23, 2010 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos: state.gov , Flickr Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Mexico City, Mexico for the Merida U.S.-Mexico High Level Consultative Group meeting on March 23, 2010. The Secretary was joined by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates; Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano; Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair; Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John O. Bre...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 29, 2009 On behalf of President Obama and the people of United States, I congratulate the people of the Republic of Haiti as they celebrate their 206 th anniversary of independence on January 1, 2010. This is an occasion to honor the history and heritage of Haiti and to remember the heroes who founded the first independent black republic, not just the icons such as Toussaint Louverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Alexandr...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Georgetown University's Gaston Hall Washington, DC December 14, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. It is wonderful being back here at Georgetown in this magnificent Gaston Hall, and to give you something to do during exam week. (Laughter.) It’s one of those quasi-legitimate reasons for taking a break – (laughter) – which I’m very happy to have provided. I want to thank Jas for his introductory remarks, and clearly, those of you wh...

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

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC December 9, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon and welcome to the Benjamin Franklin Room here on the eighth floor of the State Department. I think it’s a particularly appropriate setting since we know that Ben Franklin was many things, including an entrepreneur and a successful business leader of his time. And that seems appropriate as we celebrate the 2009 Awards for Corporate Excellence, known as th...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke    Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan  Treaty Room Washington, DC December 7, 2009 AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE: Madame Secretary, thank you for doing this wonderful event to honor one of the bravest and best Foreign Service officers I’ve ever been privileged to work with.   Before I turn it over to the Secretary, I want to remind you all that Secretary Clinton was in Pakistan just a ...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Washington, DC December 5, 2009 QUESTION:   But first, here they are.  Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, welcome both of you back to Meet The Press.   SECRETARY CLINTON:   Thank you.   QUESTION:   So much of the heat of this debate this week was not about the going in, but about the getting out. This is what the President said about the scope of this mi...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Singapore November 15, 2009 QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, welcome back to Meet the Press. SECRETARY CLINTON: It’s great to talk with you from Singapore, David. Thank you. QUESTION: Let me begin by something that’s very controversial back home, as you well know, the decision by the Attorney General to transfer some of the high-profile prisoners from Guantanamo Bay from the prison there. The self-proclaimed perpetrators of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh ...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Singapore November 15, 2009 QUESTION: And we begin today with the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Thanks for spending time with us this morning. SECRETARY CLINTON: Oh, it’s a pleasure to talk with you from Singapore, George. QUESTION: Well, and as you’re in Singapore, you and the President are facing, really, his toughest decision yet on Afghanistan. And on his way over when he stopped at Elmendorf Air Force Base, President Obama made t...

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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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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC November 6, 2009 Thank you so, so much. Thank you. I told Terry after that introduction, there was no limit to his enthusiasm. (Laughter.) I cannot tell you how excited and really grateful I am to be here with all of you. I want to thank Mark for his remarkable commitment to be the chair of the board of No Limits, Ann Lewis who has served the – so many roles, who is the president of this new, but exciting organ...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Marakech, Morocco November 3, 2009 QUESTION: First of all, on behalf of the Moroccan viewers, Madame Secretary of State, I would like to thank you very much, despite a busy week and a very heavy schedule. My first question is during the past 10 years, His Majesty the King Mohammed VI has initiated reforms across the board – social, economic, human rights, and more specifically, women’s rights. SECRETARY CLINTON: Yes. QUESTION: I would like ...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Islamabad, Pakistan October 30, 2009 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, thank you for talking with us. I know it’s a busy trip, and thanks. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Jill. QUESTION: I want to start with Iran. We’re at a very important moment, because they are reneging on that draft agreement about shipping out most of their low-enriched uranium. Is it time to stop talking and to go to sanctions? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Jill, we are working wi...

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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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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Islamabad, Pakistan October 28, 2009 Interviewers: Nasim Zehra, Dunya TV Talat Husain, AAJ TV Mubashir Luqman, Express TV Hamid Mir, Geo TV Naveen Naqvi, Dawn News Moeed Pirzada, Dunya TV Anwar ul-Hassan, PTV   MR. PIRZADA: Today, this is an entrusting, an entrusting new chapter and entrusting new opening in U.S.-Pakistan relationship. And in evidence of the emphasis the new Obama Administration places on people-...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 14, 2009 Conventional arms transfers are a crucial national security concern for the United States, and we have always supported effective action to control the international transfer of arms. The United States is prepared to work hard for a strong international standard in this area by seizing the opportunity presented by the Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations. As long as that Conference operates und...

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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 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York, NY September 26, 2009 ( A short film produced by the Department of State on the United States’ Commitment to Global Food Security is shown .) (Applause.) SECRETARY GENERAL BAN: Honorable Secretary of State Clinton, President Kagame, Prime Minister Hasina, distinguished heads of state and government, honorable ministers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to welcome you to this important event, a...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York, NY September 21, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: (Inaudible) many good friends (inaudible) the United States supports both in terms of your territorial integrity and sovereignty. We are working to try to ensure that Russia abides by the 2008 ceasefire, and hopefully to eventually reintegrate your country as it should be. We also know that working toward democracy and the changes that you’re attempting to achieve are challeng...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC August 19, 2009 Today, the United States is honored to join the international community in commemorating the first World Humanitarian Day. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008 to increase public awareness about humanitarian activities around the world, World Humanitarian Day is also an occasion to honor aid workers who labor every day on behalf of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. This day mark...

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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...

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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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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Delhi University New Delhi, India July 20, 2009 DR. PENTAL: Colleagues, guests, students, ladies and gentlemen, we have a very distinguished personality – in fact, if I dare may say, a global citizen amongst us today, Ms. Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States of America.   Madame, we at the University of Delhi are indeed honored and feel highly privileged that in spite of your very busy schedule, you have spared your valuabl...

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July 17, 2009 to July 23, 2009 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton "Text the Secretary" Answers | Photo Gallery India  | Photo Gallery Thailand Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to India and Thailand July 17-23. While in India, Secretary Clinton met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and with External Affairs Minister Krishna. The Secretary and Minister Krishna discussed the structure and elements of an enhanced U.S.-India strategic partnership tha...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 24, 2009 I believe the guilty verdicts handed down today are an important step in bringing justice for John Granville and Abdelrahman Abbas Rahama, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees murdered in Sudan in 2008. Mr. Granville and Mr. Rahama represent the highest ideals of this Agency. They were dedicated to bringing peace and stability to Sudan, and we honor their memory. Abdelrahman Abbas Rahama, 39, wa...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Port-au-Prince, Haiti April 16, 2009 PRESIDENT PREVAL: (Via interpreter) It is with great joy that I receive the Secretary of State of the United States today, a personal friend that I have also had the privilege of knowing, senator as well as presidential candidate in the last presidential elections. So this is your third visit. I find, if I understand correctly, you were here once upon a time as a younger woman and have been here again not too long ago...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Monterrey, Mexico March 26, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: I am both delighted and honored to be here with you this afternoon. I am impressed by this campus and by the enthusiasm of the young people whom I met as I was coming into this room. And I thank them, even though they’re not here with us, for being part of this digital webcast town hall. And it’s exciting that we can use technology together on a tech campus to connect up with one another and...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Bureau of Public Affairs , Office of the Spokesman Jerusalem March 3, 2009 MS. GUTMAN: Welcome, Madame Secretary. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Bonnie. MS. GUTMAN: We are all very honored for you to be here with us today. We’ve got an exciting group of women, a dynamic NGO that I’m very happy to introduce to you today. The women who drive it are very exciting. The group is called Sviva Tomechet, which in English means “Suppo...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC February 25, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: I apologize for being a little late. This is such an important event in the annual calendar of the State Department. You know, human progress depends on the human spirit, and this inescapable truth has never been more apparent than it is today. The challenges of this new century require us to summon the full range of human talents to move our nation and the world forward. Guaranteeing the right of every...

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Release of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Fifth Annual Report to Congress Secretary Condoleezza Rice Ambassador Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Washington, DC January 12, 2009 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. I am pleased this morning to release the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 2009 , the Annual Report to Congress. This report highlights the achievements of the first five years of PEPFAR, the largest commitment by any nation to combat a singl...

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Statement by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the Situation in Gaza Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 27, 2008 The United States is deeply concerned about the escalating violence in Gaza. We strongly condemn the repeated rocket and mortar attacks against Israel and hold Hamas responsible for breaking the ceasefire and for the renewal of violence there. The ceasefire must be restored immediately and fully respected. The United States calls on all concerned to protect innocent lives...

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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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Interview With Sylvie Lanteaume, Lachlan Carmichael, and Jordi Zamora Barceló of Agence France-Presse Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 22, 2008 QUESTION: Thank you. I guess we’ll start by looking forward a little bit, and I know you welcomed the election of Barack Obama – SECRETARY RICE: Yes. QUESTION: – and for what it meant for the United States, and also how the outside world looked at Obama. But why do you think there is such overwhelming support around the...

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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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Interview With the Financial Times Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 19, 2008 QUESTION: Secretary, thanks so much for the interview. I wonder if we could begin just asking what do you make of the people who say that in your second term you really made a valiant effort to rebuild the international ties which frayed in the first? SECRETARY RICE: Well, obviously, in the first term, we had to do some difficult things, not all of which were well received in all quarters. I might note, I thin...

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Joint Press Conference On the Merida Initiative High-Level Consultative Group Secretary Condoleezza Rice Loy Henderson Conference Room Washington, DC December 19, 2008 Guest: Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa View Video SECRETARY RICE: Hello, good morning. Today, Secretary Gates, Attorney General Mukasey, Deputy Secretary Schneider, Director Walters and I gathered together with many senior U.S. Government officials and we met with our Mexican counterparts to review the common threat that we fa...

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Remarks at the Signing Ceremony for the United States-Ukraine Charter on Strategic Partnership and Security Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 19, 2008 Guest: Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Volodymyr Ohryzko View Video SECRETARY RICE: I am delighted to be here with my colleague, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine. Ukraine obviously is a very important partner for the United States and a good friend. We have long believed that Ukraine’s independence, its democracy, is essential ...

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Farewell Ceremony for Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 18, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. Well, this is really a bittersweet moment for me. David, could you manage to come up where you can be seen? (Laughter.) There we are. I think many of you now know that we are saying goodbye to David Welch as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. David is, simply put, one of the finest Foreign Service officers of...

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Interview With Robert McMahon of Council on Foreign Relations Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 18, 2008 QUESTION: Okay. So, Secretary Rice, the town is pretty much abuzz over inauguration planning, and I’d like to go back to the last inauguration, where the President issued a pretty bold statement and a bold program about democracy promotion, especially in the Middle East. And you were very much involved in that early on. Nowadays, we hear less of it, although I know you’ve...

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Interview With Sandra Sobieraj Westfall of People Magazine Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 18, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: This is Condi Rice, how are you? QUESTION: Hi, it’s Sandra – SECRETARY RICE: Yes, how are you? QUESTION: – from People Magazine. Good. How are you? SECRETARY RICE: Fine, thank you. QUESTION: Thanks for taking time out. SECRETARY RICE: Sure. QUESTION: I know you are still way too busy. SECRETARY RICE: (Laughter.) That’s okay. QUESTION: We’re ...

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Interview With Tavis Smiley of National Public Radio Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 18, 2008 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, always nice to have you back on this program. SECRETARY RICE: Nice to be with you, Tavis. QUESTION: I’m sad. I suspect this is the last time I’ll talk to you as a current sitting Secretary of State. SECRETARY RICE: I think that’s likely the case, Tavis. (Laughter.) QUESTION: Well, I want to start by thanking you for all the occasions during your t...

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Interview With Zain Verjee of CNN Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 17, 2008 QUESTION: Thank you so much, Madame Secretary. SECRETARY RICE: Pleasure to be with you. QUESTION: You’ve been in the Bush Administration for eight years. SECRETARY RICE: Yes. QUESTION: What’s been the best moment? SECRETARY RICE: Well, there have been a lot of great moments: seeing the Afghans liberate themselves from the Taliban; seeing the Iraqis vote for the first time; going for the first time t...

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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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Combating the Scourge of Piracy Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York December 16, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. Secretary General. And thank you very much to all my colleagues for participating in this very important Security Council session on piracy. Obviously, we are here because the outbreak of piracy and the increasing threat to commerce, to security, and perhaps most importantly, to the principle of freedom of navigation of the seas is ...

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Regions: Djibouti , Somalia , United States

Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

Remarks at the United Nations Security Council Secretary Condoleezza Rice UN Headquarters New York City December 16, 2008 View Video   SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much, Mr. President, and thank you, Secretary General. Colleagues, the situation today in the Middle East is very different than when President Bush came to office in 2001. At that time, the Camp David effort had collapsed; Israelis and Palestinians were in a vicious cycle of violence; suicide bombers were murdering innocent Israelis i...

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Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks Following Meeting Concerning Iran Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York City December 16, 2008 Remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice After Meeting with the Permanent Members of the UNSC, Germany, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan SECRETARY RICE: (In progress) with representatives of the P5+1. Those representatives included David Miliband, the British Foreign Secretary, and Javier...

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Situation in Somalia Secretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks Following the UN Security Council Meeting on the Situation in Somalia New York City, New York December 16, 2008 View Video   SECRETARY RICE: I’ve just attended a very successful Security Council session on piracy. The Security Council adopted Resolution 1851, which is a very strong resolution that deals with issues of detention of pirates, with the prosecution of pirates, with the ability to use all necessary means on land as well as at ...

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Regions: Djibouti , Eritrea , Korea, North , Pakistan , Russia , Somalia , United Kingdom , United States , Zimbabwe

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

Remarks With Quartet Members Secretary Condoleezza Rice United Nations Headquarters New York City December 15, 2008 View Video   | Quartet Press Satement Quartet Members: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Special Representative for the French Foreign Ministry Gerard Araud, High Representative for European Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferre...

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Regions: Canada , France , Iran , Israel , Lebanon , Niger , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

Roundtable With Associated Press Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 15, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: Well, I thought that we’d spend a few moments discussing the work that we’re going to do in New York. I’ll leave in a few minutes to go to New York. Today, we will have a meeting that the British are sponsoring on Zimbabwe. And the purpose of that meeting is to review the situation in Zimbabwe, but I think the position of the United States is well known on this, that we’ve...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Bahrain , Burundi , China, France , Georgia , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Kuwait , Liberia , Nicaragua , Pakistan , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Turkey , Uganda , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Western Hemisphere, Zimbabwe

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U.S. and Canada Signed MOU on Emergency Management Cooperation Statement by Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 12, 2008 I was very pleased to welcome Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon to Washington today for his first official visit as Foreign Minister. In addition to discussing the many important issues on our bilateral agenda, we signed an updated U.S.-Canada Memorandum of Agreement on Emergency Management Cooperation. The agreement provides a framework for our two countries to...

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Regions: Canada , Mexico