Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State
Washington, D.C.
Kingston, Jamaica
Pegasus Hotel
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. President, thank you. Thank you for your leadership today, but thank you for your leadership every day, along with Prime Minister Holness for bringing us together today, all of the CARICOM heads of government for organizing the meeting, but also – and more important – for the sustained commitment that we’ve seen from everyone from around this table and people beyond this ta
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Regions: Haiti , United States
Topics: Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
PRIME MINISTER HOLNESS:Â Secretary, though we have met so may times before, I have not had the privilege to say welcome to Jamaica.
SECRETARY BLINKEN:Â Thank you.
PRIME MINISTER HOLNESS:  And we are very, very pleased to have you here today. Many important matters to discuss – Haiti high on the agenda, but of course there are bilateral issues which we will discuss. The United St
Regions: Haiti , Jamaica , United States
Topics: Energy
April 16, 2009 to April 19, 2009 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photo Galleries: Haiti , Dominican Republic | "Text the Secretary" Answers Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Haiti , the Dominican Republic , and Trinidad and Tobago April 16-19. Secretary Clinton arrived in Haiti the morning of April 16 and departed later that day for the Dominican Republic. On April 17 the Secretary traveled to Trinidad and Tobago to attend t...
Regions: Dominican Republic , Haiti , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Energy
Met with Prime Minister Latortue.
Met with President Alexandre, Prime Minister Latortue, and political leaders.
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 1, 2017 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate Haiti and its citizens on this day of national celebration as Haiti marks the 213th anniversary of its independence. Nearly one million people in the United States are of Haitian ancestry. Our shared pride in that heritage resulted this year in the designation of Little Haiti as an official neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The vibrancy of Little Hai...
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 15, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: I’m very happy to welcome Foreign Minister Loizaga of Paraguay here to Washington, and I want to thank him for the June dialogue that our countries had, for the strong partnership we have. And we’re very grateful for the peacekeeping role that Paraguay plays, for the democracy-building role that it plays. It’s been very important to the Haiti elections, important to the challenges of dealing with V...
Regions: Haiti , Paraguay , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic June 14, 2016 Also available in Spanish . SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, buenos dias . Mr. President, thank you for your consideration and I thank all my colleagues for their understanding. I have to step out to do a video conference with the President and others, and I appreciate your understanding. Let me begin by thanking our hosts, President Medina of the Dominican Republic and Foreign Minister Navar...
Regions: Colombia , Dominican Republic , Haiti , United States , Venezuela , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 5, 2016 I was saddened to learn today of the death of an NPR photographer, David Gilkey, and his colleague Zabihulla Tamanna, who were part of a crew reporting on Afghan forces in the southern part of the country. This attack is a grim reminder of the danger that continues to face the Afghan people, the dedication of Afghan national defense and security forces to securing their country, and of the courage of intrepid journalists -- a...
Regions: Afghanistan, Iraq
Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Miami Passport Agency Miami, Florida April 17, 2016 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, welcome. Great to speak with you. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Good to be with you. QUESTION: What brings you to Miami? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, I’m here in Miami actually to talk to the honors program at Dade County -- QUESTION: Miami Dade College. SECRETARY KERRY: Yes, sir. And it’s exciting for me because one of the things we’ve been trying to do is reach out across Amer...
Regions: Cuba , Haiti , Israel , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Quebec, Canada January 29, 2016 MODERATOR: (In French.) Thank you very much. Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephane Dion will now make a statement. FOREIGN MINISTER DION: Merci , Madam . Bonjour, mesdames et messieurs. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Buenas tardes, senoras y senores. (In French.) (In English) My hometown, my – (in Spanish). We have had important productive discussions today, and I will insist on – I think I have -- six points. But we...
Regions: Burkina Faso , Canada , France , Haiti , Iraq , Italy , Jordan , Lebanon , Libya , Mexico , Netherlands , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
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, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 1, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the citizens of Haiti on the 212 th anniversary of their Independence Day. When I visited Haiti last October, I noted Haiti’s future depended on the unity of its people and the country’s ability to develop strong and stable democratic institutions. I said then and I believe today that the legitimate transfer of power can only take place through ele...
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Milan, Italy October 17, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Foreign Minister Gentiloni, thank you very much. Mr. Prime Minister, Commissioner Sala, distinguished guests all: Vorrei cominciare congratulandomi il ministro degli esteri – (applause) – il governo italiano e gli italiani tutti per aver accolto una stupenda Expo a Milano. Grazie. (Applause.) L' Expo avvicina il mondo al fine, di volgere lo sguardo, sui temi quali la sicurezza alimentare e la...
Regions: Italy , New Zealand , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Photos from the trip» Secretary Kerry was in Valparaíso, Chile, on October 5 to attend the second Our Ocean conference , hosted by the government of Chile. He and Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz also participated in a town hall meeting with students entitled, “Taking Action for Our Ocean.” Secretary Kerry hosted the inaugural Our Ocean conference in Washington, DC, in June 2014. As with that meeting, the Valparaíso event brought together heads of state, expe...
Regions: Chile, United States
Topics: Climate and Environment
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Port au Prince, Haiti October 6, 2015 PRESIDENT MARTELLY: (Via interpreter) Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Secretary of State, Mr. ministers, ambassadors, distinguished members of the delegation, ladies and gentlemen, members of the press, the Haitian people and myself – we are very happy, Mr. Secretary of State, that you honored our invitation to come and visit Haiti, this invitation that I had given you after you had delayed your visit in December last year, the fa...
Regions: France , Haiti , Iran , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 17, 2014 Raj has been an outstanding Administrator, a creative innovator, and a dynamic leader. After five years, he absolutely deserves this transition, and he leaves USAID after making a dramatic mark — transforming this institution into one that's more entrepreneurial, more modern, and more nimble, while promoting resilient democracies and battling extreme poverty across the globe. I first heard Raj’s name many year...
Regions: Haiti , United Kingdom
Topics: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 16, 2014 As Haiti’s political leaders work to resolve the issue of delayed elections, the United States supports the right of the Haitian people to go to the polls to determine their future. Elections are essential for Haiti’s democratic development and for continued progress in post-earthquake reconstruction and development. We commend the work of Haiti's presidential advisory commission and welcome its recommendation...
Regions: United Kingdom , United States
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 27, 2014 I congratulate President Dilma Rousseff on her hard-fought victory, and we particularly congratulate the Brazilian people and electoral officials on another successful election marked by extraordinary participation and energetic debate. We look forward to continuing to work with President Rousseff and her administration to strengthen our shared aspirations and advance our bilateral relationship. This is a vital relationship fo...
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC October 9, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for joining us for a minute. I’m very happy to welcome the Prime Minister of Haiti Laurent Lamothe here to Washington. And in doing so I welcome a good friend, a good partner in the major efforts to meet the challenges of Haiti, which are significant because of the devastating earthquake and some of the needs to push for political reform. The government has worked ...
Regions: Haiti , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC June 30, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much for joining us. We’ve just come from a wonderful lunch with President Bachelet and her delegation, and we discussed the very strong relationship between the United States and Chile. And to that end, Foreign Minister Munoz and I are going to be signing memoranda of understanding on small business cooperation, on international development cooperation, and a declaration...
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Catherine A. Novelli Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Loy Henderson Conference Room Washington, DC June 17, 2014 Moderator: Under Secretary Catherine Novelli Guest Speakers: Tommy E. Remengesau, Jr., President, Republic of Palau Heraldo Munoz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chile Borge Brende, Foreign Minister, Norway Robert Dussey, Foreign Minister, Togo Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Managing D...
Regions: Benin , Chile, France , Indonesia , Norway , Palau , Russia , Togo , 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
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Iikura Guest House Tokyo, Japan October 3, 2013 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) We would like to begin this joint press conference at the beginning. Minister Kishida, Secretary Kerry, Minister Onodera, Secretary Hagel will make initial remarks in this order, and after that I will open up the floor for questions. So I would like to invite Mr. Kishida, Minister. MINISTER KISHIDA: (Via interpreter) So let me make some initial remarks. Today, we had, for the first time in ...
Regions: China, Guam , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Russia , Sudan , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 19, 2013 This is an important day for all of us to pause and join with our colleagues in honoring the committed staff who work to save the lives of others, often at great risk to their own. World Humanitarian Day is a commemoration of their sacrifice and a sober reminder that our work is far from done. My family is a Foreign Service family. We saw what my Dad committed his life to doing in dangerous places and we saw what my mother did ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Algeria , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , United States
Topics: Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Itamaraty Palace Brasilia, Brazil August 13, 2013 This video is available on YouTube with closed captions. FOREIGN MINISTER PATRIOTA: (Via interpreter) I was mentioning that he has a good knowledge of Portuguese in function of Mrs. Teresa Kerry. She’s also Portuguese. But I would like to say that we had a meeting, a working meeting, this morning in this, which is the first visit of Secretary of State John Kerry to Brazil, to South America actually. He had a st...
Regions: Argentina, Brazil , Israel , 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
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 19, 2013 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send our best wishes to the Colombian people on the 203rd anniversary of your nation’s independence this July 20. Our deep bonds of friendship date back almost 190 years to the signing of a General Convention of Peace, Amity, Navigation, and Commerce in 1824, our first treaty with another country in the Americas. Since then, the binding ties...
Regions: Colombia , Haiti , United States
Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC May 20, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: My wife is not here to speak Portuguese, but it’s her native tongue, and she wishes the Foreign Minister, as I do, a very, very warm welcome to Washington. We’re very happy to hook up. We’ve been talking about this for a while. Our relationship with Brazil is an extremely important one, growing in its significance. And that is evident ...
Regions: Brazil , Honduras , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, 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 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 ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Burma , Cameroon , Haiti , Iraq , Jersey , Mexico , United Kingdom , United States
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC May 3, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: Susan, thank you very much for your stewardship and that of AFSA, and a welcome to all of the extended members of the State Department family. We are deeply appreciative for everybody taking part in this ceremony as we mourn and we commemorate and we celebrate our fallen brothers and sisters in service. I want to welcome CIA Director Brennan, USAID Admin...
Regions: Afghanistan, Haiti , Iraq , Japan , Morocco , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Treaties and International Agreements
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC May 3, 2013 This morning I called leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan to tell them that Ambassador James F. Dobbins has agreed to serve as the next Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has deep and longstanding relationships in the region and I couldn’t be more grateful that Jim has agreed to take on this assignment. This is a pivotal moment for both Afghanistan and Pakistan, with interconnected political, security, an...
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan , United States
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...
Regions: Afghanistan, Bulgaria , Burma , China, France , Germany , Haiti , Iran , Israel , Mali , Russia , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
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
Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Embassy London London, United Kingdom February 25, 2013 AMBASSADOR SUSMAN: I know all of you. I know all of you. You’re just glad to be here to meet our new boss. But on behalf of Marjorie and myself, we couldn’t be more thrilled, the fact that Secretary Kerry is here on the first visit of his trip overseas in London, and he’s here at the London Embassy. I’ve known Senator Kerry for much long for me, but not too long for him. I will tell you ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Haiti , Iraq , United Kingdom , United States
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC January 30, 2013 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: I have received my orders. Please sit. (Laughter.) Good morning ladies and gentlemen, Madam Secretary. Just one reminder, we are broadcasting this event on BNET, so when we get to the question period, please keep your questions diplomatic. (Laughter.) Four years ago, I stood at this microphone and said that I was about to introduce someone who needs no introduction. Since I ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, Burma , China, Colombia , El Salvador , France , Haiti , Honduras , Iran , Iraq , Japan , Kenya , Korea, North , Syria , 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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 31, 2012 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Haiti as you celebrate your 209th anniversary of independence this January 1. As the second-oldest republic in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti blazed a trail of independence that has inspired others seeking freedom and dignity. For more than two centuries Haitians have met and overcome challenges, ev...
Regions: Haiti , United States , Western Hemisphere
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Merten Esplanade Hotel Zagreb, Croatia November 1, 2012 AMBASSADOR MERTEN: Good morning, everybody. I have the great pleasure to introduce someone who needs no introduction, as you all know. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. (Laughter.) AMBASSADOR MERTEN: We are, Madam, Secretary, on behalf of my colleagues here at the Embassy and also for our operation host, we’re delighted to welcome you to Zagreb. We and the Embassy team had ...
Regions: Croatia , Haiti , United Kingdom
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC October 24, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON : Well, we have put this off about as long as we could. We’ve dragged our feet, we did some private diplomacy with the Senate saying, "You know, you really don’t want to confirm him." (Laughter.) But unfortunately, here we are. And it could not be for a more deserving professional – someone who has in every way represented the United States so well for so...
Regions: Afghanistan, Iraq , Poland , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC October 24, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, hello, everyone. And once again, it is a great delight for me to welcome a colleague and friend here to the State Department. The Foreign Minister and I have had an excellent working relationship. Earlier this year, I traveled to Brazil for the third meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Global Partnership Dialogue as well as the Rio...
Regions: Brazil , India , Iran , Israel , Lebanon , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Caracol, Haiti October 22, 2012 Good afternoon, and what an extraordinary honor and pleasure it is to be here with all of you today to celebrate Haiti’s progress with three presidents. It’s a little unusual, don’t you think? (Applause.) I want to begin by thanking President Martelly for his leadership and his vision and his passion – (applause) – about the people of his country and for your administration’s commitment ...
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Sae-A Administration Building Caracol, Haiti October 22, 2012 (In progress) the formal dedication. With me is Senator Patrick Leahy. Senator Leahy, who has been – (applause) – a stalwart champion of support for Haiti; and Secretary Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor – (applause) – which (inaudible) as well in Haiti. And I think people know our great ambassador, Pam White, and her predecessor, Ambassador Ken Merten, who’s also h...
October 22, 2012 to October 22, 2012 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to northern Haiti on October 22. This marks the Secretary’s first trip to the North of Haiti. She highlighted leveraging of diplomacy by the Department in support of innovative USAID development models, which focus on partnering with the Government of Haiti, international partners, the private sector and nongovernmental organizations to catalyze econom...
Regions: Haiti
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...
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York City September 27, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this event about Feed the Future and the work we are doing together. I am delighted to be here with someone whom I admire so much and am very enthusiastic about, and that is President Joyce Banda from Malawi. Thank you so much, my friend. (Applause.) And I want to thank Nick Kristo...
Regions: Burkina Faso , Korea, South , Malawi , South Africa , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Sheraton Midtown Hotel New York City September 24, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube PRESIDENT CLINTON: Thank you very much. Of all the useless introductions I’ve ever given, this would top the list. (Laughter.) We’ve already had a good morning laughing and talking about what happened yesterday, getting a report from Chelsea about a dinner she attended last night. I just wanted to say one thing to set this li...
Regions: Botswana , China, India , Rwanda , Sierra Leone , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
September 23, 2012 to October 1, 2012 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to New York City to attend the United Nations 67th General Assembly. While in New York, Secretary Clinton conducted a number of bilateral and multilateral meetings with her counterparts. More on UNGA» Remarks 10/01/2012 Remarks at the Forum on Small States Opening Session 09/28/2012 Background Briefing on an Announcement Regarding the Mujahedin-e Kh...
Regions: Haiti , Pakistan , Syria , United Kingdom
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Busan Exhibition and Convention Center Busan, South Korea November 30, 2011 Well, good morning, and let me begin by thanking President Lee and the Korean Government for the excellent preparation and for the example that we have heard about and see for ourselves here in Busan. And let me also thank the OECD for helping to organize this Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. I’m pleased to be the first American Secretary of State to attend suc...
Regions: Brazil , Japan , Korea, South , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Op-Ed Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Foreign Policy Magazine October 11, 2011 The future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the United States will be right at the center of the action. As the war in Iraq winds down and America begins to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, the United States stands at a pivot point. Over the last 10 years, we have allocated immense resources to those two theaters. In the next 10 years, we need to be smart and systematic about wh...
Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Haiti , Hong Kong , India , Indonesia , Iran , Iraq , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Philippines , Thailand , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam , Western Hemisphere
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 Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 7, 2011 Good evening everyone. I am delighted to join as you celebrate World Habitat Day and honor those whose dedication and commitment make the efforts of Habitat for Humanity possible. I am especially pleased that tonight’s event is highlighting disaster recovery efforts in Haiti, and the importance of urban planning and sustainable development. Along with food and water, shelter is after all one of the basic neces...
Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic October 5, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Let me tell you how pleased I am to be back in Santo Domingo. And I am grateful to our hosts, the Government, and people of the Dominican Republic for the leadership in making the Pathways to Prosperity ministerial a success. I’m also pleased to be here with our ambassador to the Dominican Republi...
Regions: Chile, China, Dominican Republic , Haiti , Peru , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic October 5, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Let me tell you how pleased I am to be back in Santo Domingo. And I am grateful to our hosts, the Government, and people of the Dominican Republic for the leadership in making the Pathways to Prosperity ministerial a success. I’m also pleased to be here with our ambassador to the Dominican Republic, who understands firsthand...
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...
Regions: Afghanistan, Burma , China, Egypt , Germany , India , Italy , Japan , Jordan , Kenya , Korea, South , Libya , Pakistan , Tunisia , 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
September 18, 2011 to September 26, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was in New York City to attend the United Nations 66th General Assembly. While in New York, Secretary Clinton conducted a number of bilateral and multilateral meetings with her counterparts. More on UNGA» Remarks 09/23/2011 Remarks At UN High-Level Meeting on Somalia 09/23/2011 Remarks on Middle East Peace 09/23/2011 Background Briefing: Meeting of t...
Regions: Haiti , Somalia , United Kingdom
Topics: Countering Terrorism
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Westin Saint Francis San Francisco, CA September 16, 2011 Good morning. Good morning. (Applause.) Good morning everyone. Thank you. Thank you so much. Oh, it is absolutely a pleasure to see all of you here today and I’ve been getting reports about the conference, and I am so excited to join you today to talk about what we are focused on here at this Summit on Women and the Economy. Before I begin, I want to apologize for the delay but there were so...
Regions: China, Germany , Haiti , Indonesia , United States
Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Women's Issues, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC September 12, 2011 Thank you, Andrew – good morning, everyone. Let me start by thanking all of you for taking on the tremendous responsibility you have signed up for. The POLAD program has a long and distinguished history at the State Department. POLADs have been a critical link in our efforts to coordinate American diplomatic and military efforts for more than 50 years – and today they are more essential than ever. On Friday I...
Regions: United Kingdom
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State New York City September 11, 2011 Here we are again in this beautiful Central Park to take the time to reflect and remember and to do so with those who really understood what it meant not to give in, not to give up, but to reach deep and go on stronger and better. Ten years sounds like such a long time. And yet for many of you and other family members, it must seem like the contradiction of all time – somehow just yesterday and somehow eternity. The...
January 30, 2011 to January 30, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Haiti on January 30 to consult with members of civil society, political actors, Haiti’s president, and international partners on the ongoing electoral situation as well as reconstruction efforts. In addition to meeting with Haitian President Rene Preval, Secretary Clinton met with leaders of civil society, electoral candidates, and the Special Representa...
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 30, 2010 On behalf of President Obama and the people of United States, I join with the people of the Republic of Haiti to honor the 207th anniversary of your independence this January 1. When Haiti cast off the bonds of slavery and declared its freedom from France in 1804, it made history, setting a precedent for independence in Latin America and creating the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world. Today, we see...
Regions: France , Haiti , United Kingdom , United States
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Rajiv Shah USAID Administrator Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC December 17, 2010 MR. STEINBERG: Thank you for that welcome and thank you for coming to the program here today. I’m Don Steinberg and it’s my pleasure to introduce today’s proceedings to mark the release of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Defense Review, or QDDR. SECRETARY CLINTON: Development. (Laughter.) MR. STEINBERG: Hmm. (Laughter.) Le...
Regions: Afghanistan, Haiti , Iraq , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: 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
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Anne-Marie Slaughter Director Patrick F. Kennedy Under Secretary for Management Rajiv Shah USAID Administrator Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC December 15, 2010 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: Good morning, everyone. Before beginning this Secretary of State town hall meeting on the QDDR, I would like to ask all of you to rise for a moment in a moment of silence and memory of Ambassador R...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Haiti , India , Iraq , United Kingdom , United States
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa Wakefield Mill Inn Ottawa, Canada December 13, 2010 FOREIGN MINISTER CANNON: Good afternoon. I’ll read a brief statement and respond to your questions. (In French.) Briefly in English, the North American Foreign Ministers Meeting is an important opportunity for Canada, the United States, and Mexico to consult, coordinate, and work better to address key bilater...
Regions: Afghanistan, Canada , France , Haiti , Iran , Mexico , 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
Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Melbourne, Australia November 8, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Hi, Hillary Clinton. QUESTION: Hello. SECRETARY CLINTON: How are you, Peter? QUESTION: Great pleasure to meet you. SECRETARY CLINTON: Nice to meet you. QUESTION: So how’s it been so far? SECRETARY CLINTON: It’s been great. I mean, first of all, I love your country and I was disappointed that I had to turn back from my trip on the way here at the beginning of the year for AUSMIN becaus...
Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , China, Haiti , Iraq , Japan , Korea, South , Thailand , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Hotel Melbourne, Australia November 7, 2010 QUESTION: I want to ask you, Madam Secretary, about Haiti. One – over a billion dollars appropriated to help the Haitians and the – in the wake of devastation last year. And, in fact, it’s an appropriate question here because this trip to Australia was originally scheduled to happen a year ago. SECRETARY CLINTON: Mm-hmm. QUESTION: None of that billion dollars has been spent. SECR...
Regions: Australia , Cambodia , Guinea , Papua New Guinea , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam , Yemen
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Melbourne, Australia November 7, 2010 MODERATOR: Hello, I’m Leigh Sales. Welcome to this ABC News special, Hillary Rodham Clinton: An Australian Conversation. Let me explain today’s format. The Secretary of State will address our audience here in Melbourne for about 10 minutes or so and I’ll briefly interview her afterwards. I’ll then open the floor to questions from our audience will go for about three quarters of an hour. In our...
Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Brazil , Burma , Cambodia , China, Fiji , France , Guinea , Haiti , India , Indonesia , Malaysia , New Zealand , Pakistan , Papua New Guinea , Somalia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Christchurch, New Zealand November 5, 2010 MR. FENWICK: Madam Secretary, welcome to Christchurch, and especially welcome to this place, the Antarctic program where New Zealand celebrates one of its most important and enduring connections with the United States. Half a century ago, as a result of the friendship between Admiral George Dufek and Ed Hillary, our countries decided to build our two bases in Antarctica, virtually (inaudible) on the shores of Ro...
Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, New Zealand , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Parliament House Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea November 3, 2010 PRIME MINISTER SOMARE: Madam Secretary of State, I would just like to say that we’ve made a wonderful dialogue, really, one-to-one and with the ministers. And we are really honored that, Secretary of State, you were able to give time amidst a very busy schedule of yours to visit our country. We view this as a reaffirmation of the importance which the United States Government attaches ...
Regions: Australia , Guinea , Indonesia , Norway , Papua New Guinea , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea November 3, 2010 November 3, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Oh, my goodness. Thank you so much. Well, it is my great pleasure to be here and to have this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for the work you do on behalf of the United States and the relationship between the United States and Papua New Guinea. I want to thank you very much, Ms. (inaudible), for that excellent introduction and through your work here as vic...
Regions: Canada , Guinea , Papua New Guinea , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Parliament House Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea November 3, 2010 AMBASSADOR BOGARI: Your Excellency, Madam Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States of America; their Excellencies Ambassador Taylor and Madam Taylor; our ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Evan Paki; and, of course, all the wonderful women of Papua New Guinea. (Applause.) On behalf of the women of Papua New Guinea, Madam Secretary, we are deeply honored t...
Regions: Guinea , Haiti , Papua New Guinea , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Global Women's Issues
September 19, 2010 to September 27, 2010 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was in New York City to attend the United Nations 65th General Assembly. While in New York, Secretary Clinton will conduct a number of bilateral and multilateral meetings with her counterparts. Remarks 09/27/2010 UN Security Council Meeting on Threats to International Peace and Security 09/27/2010 Special Briefing by Assistant Secretary Campbell on Meetings in ...
Regions: Haiti , Russia , Sudan , United States
January 26, 2010 to January 29, 2010 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photo Gallery Secretary of State Clinton traveled to London and Paris from January 26 to 29, 2010. In London, Secretary Clinton attended a ministerial meeting on Yemen on January 27 and the International Conference on Afghanistan on January 28. The goal of the Yemen meeting was to consolidate international support for Yemen, coordinate assistance efforts, and reach agreement on assisting Yemen in its po...
Regions: Afghanistan, France , Haiti , Iran , United Kingdom , Yemen
January 25, 2010 to January 25, 2010 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photo Gallery On January 25, 2010, Secretary Clinton attended meetings regarding the Haiti Earthquake hosted by the Government of Canada, in Montreal, Canada . Remarks 01/25/2010 Secretary Clinton's Interview With April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks 01/25/2010 Secretary Clinton's Interview With Michele Kelemen of NPR 01/25/2010 Secretary Clinton's Press Conference on the Haiti Ministerial Prep...
Regions: Canada , Haiti , United Kingdom
January 16, 2010 to January 16, 2010 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 16, 2010 to meet with Haitian officials and to view the severe aftermath of the devastating earthquake. Remarks 1/17/2010 Interview With Sanjay Gupta of CNN 1/17/2010 Interview With Greta van Susteren of Fox News 1/17/2010 Interview With Jeff Glor of CBS 1/17/2010 Interview With Kate Snow of ABC's Good Morning America 1/16/201...
January 11, 2010 to January 14, 2010 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Text the Secretary | DipNote Blog Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was scheduled to travel to the Pacific January 11-19, 2010. However, due to the devastating earthquake in Haiti and its severe aftermath, Secretary Clinton announced on January 13 that she would return immediately to Washington, D.C. While in Hawaii, Secretary Clinton delivered a policy speech on January 12, focused...
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...
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...
Regions: Argentina, France , Haiti , South Africa , United Kingdom , United States
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...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Germany , Ghana , Haiti , Honduras , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Niger , Poland , Russia , United Kingdom , United States
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 Treaty Room Washington, DC August 18, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon, and it’s a great pleasure for me to be able to welcome the foreign minister of Colombia to the State Department. I’ve had the opportunity of meeting with him before on several different occasions, but it is always an important time when we are able to discuss the many issues between us. Colombia is an important ally of the United States, and our partnership is...
Regions: Afghanistan, Colombia , Dominican Republic , Haiti , Honduras , Korea, North , United States , Venezuela
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Johannesburg, South Africa August 7, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, and it's a great pleasure for me to be here. I want to express my appreciation to IDC and to BUSA and to the government for having representatives and helping to make this event an important one on my schedule of visits throughout Africa, a real highlight extraordinary opportunities that lie ahead. So I wish to thank Jeffrey and Jerry and, of course, the minister. My delega...
Regions: Botswana , India , Kenya , South Africa , United Kingdom , United States , Zimbabwe
Topics: Climate and Environment, 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
Speech Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 15, 2009 Thank you very much, Richard, and I am delighted to be here in these new headquarters. I have been often to, I guess, the mother ship in New York City, but it’s good to have an outpost of the Council right here down the street from the State Department. We get a lot of advice from the Council, so this will mean I won’t have as far to go to be told what we should be doing and how we should think about the future. Ri...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Haiti , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Libya , Pakistan , Philippines , Russia , United Kingdom , United States
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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 13, 2009 MR. FULGHAM: Good morning. AUDIENCE: Good morning. MR. FULGHAM: Come on, all the Starbucks coffee to drink this morning. Come on, good morning. AUDIENCE: Good morning. MR. FULGHAM: USAID and State Department colleagues and members of the press, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the United States Agency for International Development. We are honored to have with us today Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as w...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, El Salvador , Ethiopia , Georgia , Ghana , Haiti , India , Israel , Italy , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank
Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Press Conference Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada June 13, 2009 FOREIGN MINISTER CANNON: Canada and the United States have committed this morning to amending the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. This is important for both nations. These inland waters are the largest system of fresh water in the world, a foundation for billions of dollars in trade, shipping, agriculture, recreation, of course, and other sectors. The Government of Canada has taken significant ef...
Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, Canada , Iran , Korea, North , Norway , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC June 11, 2009 Well, thank you, and welcome all to the State Department. It is a great honor and privilege for us to host this important event. I want to tell Ambassador Quinn that you’re welcome back anytime. (Laughter.) We do have more work than we can possibly say grace over, so we would love to have your experience to assist us. I’m delighted to have my longtime friend, Secretary Tom Vilsack, who has g...
Regions: India , Sudan , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State San Pedro Sula, Honduras June 2, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. Good morning, everyone, and let me thank you so much for getting up so early. And we were talking as we came in about – anyone feel the earthquake? Very slight. Very slight, indeed. And as you can tell, this is a real pleasure for us, and I appreciate all of you making the effort to come together. One of the goals that President Obama and I have is to deepen our relationship wit...
Regions: Barbados , Belize , Brazil , Cuba , Dominica , Grenada , Guyana , Haiti , Honduras , Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Suriname , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere
Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Washington, DC May 20, 2009 Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Senator Gregg, Senator Specter, Senator Bond. I’m very pleased to be here with you and to have this opportunity to discuss in some detail both the threats and the opportunities facing our country. When I appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee a few weeks ago with Secret...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Haiti , Iran , Iraq , Israel , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Press Conference Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State James S. Brady Press Briefing Room Washington, DC May 19, 2009 Released by White House Office of the Press Secretary 11:25 A.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: A renewed guest appearance. Thank you all for coming. As we talked last week here, you all know the national security priority that Pakistan is for this administration. President Obama asked all those in the administration to respond quickly to the conditions that we're seeing now in the Swat Valley a...
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC May 11, 2009 Good morning. (Applause.) Well, I want to thank Ambassador Tom Miller, and I’m delighted to see all of you so enthusiastic and excited about the day ahead. I also want to thank Ed Elmendorf for his leadership of this wonderful United Nations association and, of course, the Model UN. There’s someone in the audience that I wanted to just recognize as well: Bill Luers, who is retiring today as ...
Regions: Haiti , Korea, North , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, DC April 30, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Senator Cochran, members of the Committee, former colleagues and friends. I thank you for this opportunity to appear before you. And I also thank you for your stalwart support of the men and women of the State Department and USAID, who serve in critical and often dangerous missions in all corners of the wor...
Regions: Afghanistan, Georgia , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Mexico , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Baghdad, Iraq April 25, 2009 MR. ROSEN: Madam Secretary, thank you once again for this honor. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, James. MR. ROSEN: I thought that, perhaps, we might begin by establishing for the record that, although you’re not one who is inclined, necessarily, to play favorites, that I am, in fact, you’re favorite reporter. We can acknowledge this. SECRETARY CLINTON: You’re not supposed to tell anyone that, James. (Laughte...
Regions: Afghanistan, Iran , Iraq , Korea, North , Syria , United Kingdom
Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Remarks Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Washington, DC April 23, 2009 (9:25 a.m. EDT) SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very – is this on? Is this on? I want to get to your questions. I think it might help to do a quick overview of what we do have in the supplemental and the reasons behind it. We know that we’re asking for a significant sum, but it represents only a fraction of what we ...
Regions: Afghanistan, Georgia , Haiti , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Mexico , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States
Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Washington, DC April 22, 2009 (9:50 a.m. EDT) SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Ranking Member. Greetings to many friends and former colleagues. It is a pleasure to be here with you this morning. This Committee has been the source of many advances in our nation’s foreign policy and I look forward to working with you to continue that tradition. When I appeare...
Regions: Afghanistan, China, Iran , Japan , Korea, South , Russia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic April 17, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you so much. Thank you, Rodolfo Espinal. I appreciate very much your serving as our moderator today. This is an exciting venture here at FUNGLODE, the Global Democracy and Development Foundation, which is hosting us in Santo Domingo. We are connected online from Brazil and Peru to Mexico, Jamaica, and far beyond even our hemisphere. I am personally honored that President Fer...
Regions: Argentina, Brazil , Canada , Chile, China, Colombia , Cuba , Dominican Republic , Ethiopia , Haiti , Israel , Jamaica , Mexico , Peru , Russia , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic April 17, 2009 PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ: (In Spanish.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Mr. President. And I greatly enjoyed our visit last night over dinner and then again this morning in our important meeting. I also wish to thank your foreign minister and other ministers and officials of your government for their cooperation and partnership on this visit, but, of course, in so many other ways. I am delighted to be b...
Regions: Afghanistan, Cuba , Dominican Republic , Haiti , Israel , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela , Western Hemisphere
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Port-au-Prince, Haiti April 16, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I just want to thank the Apaid family and express my appreciation for this visit, because I think what I’m seeing here and the work that’s going on is exactly what needs to happen across Haiti many, many times over. Inside this factory, nearly 500 women and men are making clothes that will be sold in stores across the United States. Their (inaudible) wages are two to three times th...
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...
Regions: China, Cuba , France , Haiti , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC April 15, 2009 The following statement was made today at a press availability with Haitian Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis after their meeting. SECRETARY CLINTON: But before I turn to the important issues that we discussed today about Haiti, I’d like to take a moment to discuss an issue that affects us all, and that is the scourge of piracy. The attempted capture of the Maersk Alabama and the attack yesterday on the Libe...
Regions: Somalia , United States
Topics: The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC April 15, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. I am so delighted to extend a warm welcome to the prime minister of Haiti and to her distinguished delegation. She and I were together at the donors conference on behalf of Haiti yesterday. And as you know, I will be traveling to Haiti tomorrow. But before I turn to the important issues that we discussed today about Haiti, I’d like to take a moment to discuss an issue that affects us ...
Regions: Brazil , China, France , Haiti , India , Iran , Japan , Somalia , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Speech Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Inter-American Development Bank Washington, DC April 14, 2009 Well, thank you very much, and I congratulate the IDB, President Moreno and the staff for hosting this important donors conference. I thank Secretary General Ban Ki-moon not only for the United Nations commitment, but your personal commitment with the recent trip that you took with my husband to Haiti. And I congratulate the prime minister for an excellent plan that was laid out and clearly exp...
Regions: Brazil , Canada , Dominican Republic , Haiti , Israel , Japan , Spain , United States , Western Hemisphere
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...
Regions: France , Mexico , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Mexico City, Mexico March 25, 2009 MODERATOR: (via interpreter.) Good afternoon to all of you. We have here with us today State Secretary of the United States, Mrs. Hillary Clinton, and the (inaudible) First Ministry of Mexico, Ambassador Patricia Espinosa. Both will be conveying an initial message right now, and then after that we shall go into the question-answer period. FOREIGN MINISTER ESPINOSA: (via interpreter.) Good afternoon, friends, and ...
Regions: France , Haiti , Korea, North , Mexico , United Kingdom , United States
Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Remarks With Haitian President René Préval Before Their Meeting Treaty Room Washington, DC February 5, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I’m very pleased to welcome President Préval, a longtime friend, to the State Department. We’re going to be discussing ways that, along with the international community, we can help support Haiti and the Haitian people. We want to be working with them as they continue to build a vibrant demo...
Signing Ceremony for U.S. Government Counterinsurgency Guide Secretary Condoleezza Rice Treaty Room Washington, DC January 13, 2009 Other Participants: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore Department of State Counselor Eliot Cohen View Video MR. COHEN: Let me welcome you all to the official signing of the United States Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Guide. My name is Eliot Cohen. I’m the Counselor at the Department. This is going to be a very brief ceremon...
Regions: Afghanistan, Iraq , Liberia , United States