Secretary Remarks

Met with Foreign Minister Jameel.

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 25, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of the Republic of Maldives on the 49th anniversary of your independence on July 26. The United States stands with Maldives as you work to strengthen your young democracy and bring prosperity to all your citizens. As an island nation, you know better than anyone what it means to live on the frontlines of our changing climate, a challenge t...

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Regions: Maldives , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

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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Regions: Afghanistan, China, India , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 25, 2013 On behalf of President Obama, I congratulate the people of the Republic of Maldives on the 48th anniversary of your independence on July 26. The United States stands with the people of the Maldives as they advance their commitment to democracy and the rule of law. We support you as you prepare for this September's presidential elections, including your efforts to safeguard the democratic process by ensuring free, fair, and in...

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Regions: Maldives , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy

Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 1, 2012 On Thursday, the UN Human Rights Council recognized the critical importance of the freedom of peaceful assembly and association. This U.S. sponsored resolution reaffirms a basic truth: civil society plays a central role in promoting and protecting the enjoyment of human rights, but civil society can only serve the common good when the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association are protected. Progress in ...

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Regions: United States

Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Copenhagen, Denmark December 17, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all for coming this morning. I arrived in Copenhagen several hours ago. I’ve just had a briefing on the state of the negotiations. I'd like to give you a brief report on where we stand and then make an announcement. First, let me thank Todd Stern and the terrific team representing the United States at this conference. Actually, they’ve been representing us ever since the begin...

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Regions: Bangladesh , China, Denmark , Japan , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements