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  • Exit Memo From Secretary Kerry to President Obama

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Cabinet Exit Memo Washington, DC January 5, 2017     Introduction When President Obama took office in 2009, the United States was engaged in two costly wars, faced the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and had a diminished standing with many of our allies and partners around the world. The starting point for this Presidency was one of the toughest I have ever seen in my decades of public service. Over the past eight years, President Ob...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, Argentina, Canada , Chad , Chile, China, Cuba , France , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Korea, North , Libya , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Thailand , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere, Yemen

    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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks at GLIFAA Pride

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC June 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Regina, thank you very much. Good morning to everybody. Regina is the first USAID officer to become president of GLIFAA, and I think everybody here will agree she is doing an outstanding job, so thank you very, very much. (Applause.) I want to thank and congratulate at the same time Secretary Fanning. Thank you for your groundbreaking leadership, and we appreciate enormously what you are doing. Th...

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    Regions: Egypt , Mexico , Russia

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

  • Remarks with Miami Passport Agency Staff

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Miami, FL April 14, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. (Applause.) Wow. You guys look great. Thank you very, very – you haven’t been working hard enough. You look too good. (Laughter.) I’m really happy to be here and see everybody. How many people are SOUTHCOM people here? Raise your hand. SOUTHCOM. Thank you very much. We appreciate it enormously. Fort Lauderdale? AUDIENCE: Here. SECRETARY KERRY: Where are the Fort Lauderdale – over ...

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    Regions: Cuba , United States

  • Remarks at the U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Washington, DC March 30, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY:   Well, good afternoon and hello, and welcome to the Treaty Room of the State Department.  We don’t have a treaty to sign today, but we’re delighted to be here.  I’m really pleased to be joined by my colleague Geoffrey Onyeama, and very happy to welcome his distinguished delegation here today.  The importance of today, which is a full day&r...

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    Regions: Nigeria , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks at the 30th Overseas Security Advisory Council Annual Briefing

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC November 18, 2015 Well, Bill, thank you very, very much. Good morning to everybody. Thank you all for taking time to be here. Thank you for, Bill, your – not just the introduction, but for your outstanding leadership of the Diplomatic Security Service. And I want to thank Schlehr from Raytheon and from my home state, and the 34 member organizations of OSAC for your tremendous contributions at a moment where the reality of...

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    Regions: France , Iran , Iraq , Russia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • The United States and Central Asia: Partners for the 21st Century

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Nazarbayev University Astana, Kazakhstan November 2, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: (In Kazakh.) (Applause.) I’m working at it, folks. (Laughter.) Thank you very, very much, President Katsu. Thank you. As all of you know, President Katsu had a very long and very distinguished career at the World Bank, and I was not at all surprised to learn that he had been working very hard to create economic opportunities for the next generation now of Central Asian leaders. So he is...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, India , Iran , Iraq , Kazakhstan , Korea, South , Russia , South Africa , 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

  • Meeting With Staff and Families at Embassy Warsaw

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Warsaw Warsaw, Poland November 5, 2013 AMBASSADOR MULL: All right, good morning, people and (in Polish). One of the most momentous things that can happen in any embassy is for the Secretary of State to come visit. But today, we have something even more momentous, and that’s the opportunity to welcome a fellow Red Sox fan to Warsaw. (Laughter.) So I present to you, Mr. Secretary, team Warsaw. Welcome to Poland. SECRETARY KERRY: Thanks very much. Wo...

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    Regions: Moldova , Poland , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

  • Address at the University of Virginia

    Address John Kerry Secretary of State University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA February 20, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Good morning. Thank you for an extraordinarily warm welcome, Charlottesville. I am really honored to be here. Senator Tim Kaine, thank you very, very much for your generous words of introduction. Tim, as he mentioned, has only been on the Foreign Relations Committee, I guess now for a total of a few week...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Brazil , Cameroon , Canada , China, France , Germany , Indonesia , Iran , Japan , Kyrgyzstan , Mali , Mozambique , Pakistan , Sudan , 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

  • Remarks at Swearing-in Ceremony

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC February 6, 2013 Thank you. Mr. Vice President, thank you for an unbelievably generous, warm Oath of Office and your comments before them. I want to share with all of you that as a recovering politician – (laughter) – I’ve grown used to being sworn at; it’s really nice to be sworn in. (Laughter and applause.) I will say more about the Vice President in a moment, but I want to say thank you to my colleagues fro...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, France , United Kingdom , United States

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

  • Meeting with Embassy Staff and Families

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Gary Locke    Ambassador to China Embassy Beijing Beijing, China September 5, 2012 AMBASSADOR LOCKE: Well, welcome everyone. And we’re so honored to have Secretary Hillary Clinton with us today. And she brought the beautiful weather, so let’s thank her for the – (cheers) – beautiful weather and the very clean air. But she’s with us in the midst of another extremely busy globetrotting itinerary fro...

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    Regions: Brunei , China, Cook Islands , New Zealand , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks at the Annual Toys for Tots Ceremonial Presentation

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 19, 2011 Thank you very much, Eric, and thanks to all of you at DS, and particularly the Uniformed Division for their extraordinary efforts on behalf of this very special event. I am so pleased to finally be here, because the last two years both mother nature and scheduling conflicts kept me from attending, so I wanted to be sure that I made it today and to thank all of you who have so generously contributed. I especially want to ...

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    Regions: Angola

  • Remarks at the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute's (CCAI) The Way Forward Project Summit

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 8, 2011 Thank you. Thank you all very much. Well, I am absolutely delighted to be here for this really important summit and the work that we’re doing together. I want to thank Susan. She’s the first ever special advisor on international children’s issues here at the State Department. We are delighted that someone of her interest and energy would be the person to set the template for this important position. And I...

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    Regions: Romania , United States

    Topics: Energy

  • Meeting With Staff and Families of Embassy Tashkent

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Embassy Tashkent Tashkent, Uzbekistan October 23, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I am delighted to be here, and I want to thank all of you for coming out on a Sunday morning and apologize that, as is often the case, we got a little delayed, did some interviews and had some typical challenges. But all is well, and I’m especially pleased to join you here in this beautiful atrium. As some of you might remember, when I came last December, you did not ha...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, United Kingdom , Uzbekistan

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy

  • Remarks at Town Hall Meeting on the Release of the First Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, "Leading Through Civilian Power"

    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...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, Haiti , India , Iraq , 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

  • Remarks to the Overseas Security Advisory Council

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC November 17, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you very much. Well, it is a real delight for me to take a few minutes to come and say thank you. Thank you for participating with the Overseas Security Advisory Council and being part of that effort to advance American interests around the world. And I want to thank Assistant Secretary Boswell for everything that he does every day to keep all of us all at the St...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Iraq , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Global Health, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Speech and Townterview with Australian Broadcasting Company

    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...

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    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

    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

  • Town Hall on the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review at the Department of State

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC July 10, 2009 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: This is one of those occasions where a long introduction would be entirely inappropriate. (Laughter.) Welcome to the State Department’s Dean Acheson Auditorium, members of the State Department, the foreign affairs community, and our colleagues in the press. And it is my distinguished pleasure to introduce the Secretary of State, Secretary Clinton. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, Iraq , Korea, North , Mexico , Russia , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks at Release of the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons Report

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC June 16, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. We are delighted to have with us this morning some key members of Congress who have cared about and worked on this important issue for a number of years. This is the first time we have introduced the report in this way, because we want to demonstrate that this truly is a partnership between the State Department and the Congress. If it weren’t for the Congress, we w...

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    Regions: Albania , Belarus , Canada , Colombia , Cuba , India , Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Nigeria , Pakistan , United States

    Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks at the State Department's "Greening Diplomacy" Earth Day Event

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC April 22, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you all very much. Thank you. Well, I am absolutely delighted to be here on Earth Day, and especially to be with my colleagues from the State Department and USAID and so many who are representing the diplomatic missions of the countries that are here in Washington, DC with whom we interact on such a regular basis.   Obviously, this is a special time to think ab...

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

  • Town Hall Meeting at the Department of State

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Under Secretary for Management Patrick Kennedy Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC February 4, 2009 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: Good afternoon and welcome. It’s the responsibility of a management officer to be as efficient and as economical as possible, so just a few brief remarks. When asking a question, please identify yourself and your office for the benefit of others. In light of the limited time available we have today, please make your questi...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Iraq , Mexico , Senegal , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Keynote Address at the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) 23rd Annual Briefing

    Keynote Address at the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) 23rd Annual Briefing Secretary Condoleezza Rice Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC November 19, 2008 View Video Thank you very much. And thank you, Eric, for that kind introduction. And I want to thank Eric for his great leadership of the Diplomatic Security Service. And I’m very glad that when he noted that this would be my last meeting with OSAC, that you realized that that was not intended to be an applause line. (Laughter.) I...

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    Regions: Iraq , United Kingdom

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks at Joint Press Conference

    Remarks at Joint Press Conference Secretary Colin L. Powell Foreign Ministry Mexico City, Mexico November 26, 2002 Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary, and let me just say it's been my distinct pleasure to head the US delegation to this year's Binational Commission meeting. I speak for the entire US team when I say that this has, indeed, been a very productive two days of high level discussions -- constructive discussions, which reflect the strong determination of Presidents Bush and Fox to deepen the re...

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    Regions: Argentina, Mexico , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Nomination of Ambassador Maura Harty as Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs

    Nomination of Ambassador Maura Harty as Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 1, 2002 An important part of my responsibility as Secretary of State, and of the duties of our thousands of diplomats overseas, is to protect Americans from dangers that begin overseas. As part of that process, we require most foreigners who want to come to the United States to obtain visas at our Embassies and Consulates. Since September 11 of last year, we have worked very...

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    Regions: Colombia , Mexico , Paraguay , United States

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

  • Prepared Statement on Counterterrorism before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee

    Prepared Statement on Counterterrorism before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Secretary Colin L. Powell Testimony before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Washington, DC May 8, 2001 [As Delivered] As Prepared Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It is a very great pleasure to be here, and I thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning. And, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman -- all -- and the most distinguished panel you have put togethe...

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    Regions: United Kingdom

    Topics: Countering Terrorism

  • Testimony on Counterterrorism before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary

    Testimony on Counterterrorism before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Secretary Colin L. Powell Testimony on Counterterrorism before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Washington, DC May 8, 2001 [As Prepared] As Delivered Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It is a very great pleasure to be here, and I thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning. And, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman -- all -- and the most distinguished panel you h...

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    Regions: United Kingdom

    Topics: Countering Terrorism

  • Prepared Statement for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary

    Prepared Statement for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Secretary Colin L. Powell House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Washington, DC April 26, 2001 [As Delivered] As Prepared Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you for the first time as Secretary of State, and to testify in support of the President's State Department Budget for FY 2002. This Budget represents a significant ...

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    Regions: Canada , China, Israel , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Town Hall Meeting

    Town Hall Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC January 25, 2001 Thanks very much, ladies and gentlemen, for that very warm welcome and a special welcome to those who are in the overflow conference rooms and a very, very special greeting and hello to the men and women of the State Department who are watching this at embassies all across the world. And I wanted to let them know here and now how much I appreciate, and President Bush appreciates, all that they are doing in the service of our nat...

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    Regions: Canada , Cuba , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Kenya , Mexico , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

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