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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 9, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I extend my best wishes to the people of Mongolia as you celebrate your 95th National Day on July 11. When I visited Ulaanbaatar last month, I was deeply impressed by how the Mongolian people have combined your ancient traditions with a modern, forward-leaning society. In the short 26 years since Mongolia’s transition to democracy, you have made remarkable progress in dev...
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Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Paris, France; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; and Beijing, China, June 2–8. Secretary Kerry traveled to Paris, France, June 2–4. The Secretary participated in the French-hosted ministerial on Middle East peace, and met separately with Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault to discuss the Counter-ISIL Coalition efforts in Iraq and Syria, as well as a host of other issues. The Secretary then traveled to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where he m...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Shangri La Hotel Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia June 5, 2016 AMBASSADOR GALT: (In progress) This is also different from our past meetings because we don’t have any tea or cookies. (Laughter.) But today you have the opportunity to meet with United States Secretary of State John Kerry, so I trust that makes up for the missing cookies. (Laughter.) It’s a great privilege to introduce Secretary Kerry to you, but before I do that, I thought I would quickly introduce yo...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia June 5, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER PUREVSUREN : (Via interpreter) We welcome you, United States Secretary of State John Kerry, to our country, and it is our distinct pleasure to welcome you to my country. Mongolia has always sought to develop our relationship with United States, and in our foreign policy, it is very important to develop our relationship with our third neighbor, the United States – important third ne...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ambassador's Residence Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia June 5, 2016 AMBASSADOR GALT: I’m glad you’re all here. On behalf of the entire U.S. Mission Mongolia, I’d like to welcome United States Secretary of State John Kerry. Mr. Secretary, welcome to Mongolia. Welcome to Ulaanbaatar and to the residence on this beautiful Sunday morning. You may have heard that the weather isn’t like this every day around here, so your visit is off to an auspicious start....
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 11, 2014 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I extend our best wishes to the people of Mongolia as you celebrate your National Day on July 11. Mongolia is more than a mosaic of different cultures and communities. It is a model for countries undergoing democratic transitions. In the 24 years since Mongolia took its historic “decision for democracy,” the Mongolian people have made great progress in ...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Victoria Nuland Assistant Secretary , Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC September 18, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. MODERATOR: Good afternoon. My name is Rosemarie Pauli, and it’s my pleasure as the Deputy Chief of Protocol to welcome you to the Department of State Benjamin Franklin Room and for the swearing-in of Victoria Nuland as the next Assista...
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 9, 2013 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I would like to convey the very best wishes to the people of Mongolia as you celebrate your National Day on July 11. There is certainly cause for celebration, as the people of Mongolia recently participated in yet another free and fair presidential election, evidence of Mongolia’s strong commitment to its democratic process. Through ongoing cooperation, the U.S. looks for...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo, Japan April 15, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very, very much. Thank you very much, President Mishima, for a generous introduction. It's a great privilege for me to be here. Thank you. And thank you all for coming to share some thoughts this morning. I understand that Tokyo Tech has been referred to as Japan’s M.I.T. So even halfway around the world from Boston, I feel very much at home, and thank you. (Applause.) I h...
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC February 21, 2013 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to congratulate the people of Estonia as you celebrate the 95th anniversary of your independence February 24. The United States celebrates your independence and all that Estonians have contributed to the region and world. The United States is proud to have you as a committed NATO Ally and a close friend. The Estonian people, through innovative th...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palais des Nations Geneva, Switzerland December 6, 2011 Good evening, and let me express my deep honor and pleasure at being here. I want to thank Director General Tokayev and Ms. Wyden along with other ministers, ambassadors, excellencies, and UN partners. This weekend, we will celebrate Human Rights Day, the anniversary of one of the great accomplishments of the last century. Beginning in 1947, delegates from six continents devoted themselves to drafti...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State East-West Center Honolulu, HI November 10, 2011 DR. MORRISON: Aloha. AUDIENCE: Aloha. DR. MORRISON: How do you introduce the Secretary of State? And I think the first thing I think of as a public servant, we sometimes hear the word public servant spoken in a kind of derogatory tone. But the public servants that I’ve known, the members of our state and local government, members of our Congress, members of the international community, with a lot of v...
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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Serena Hotel Islamabad, Pakistan October 21, 2011 MODERATOR: A very warm welcome to Pakistan, Secretary Clinton. It’s good to have you with us again. You come at a time which is very important for this crucial relationship; troubled times, if you may say. And you’ve had lots of meetings in the last few hours. We hope to get a lot of news out of you during this session. But we do hope that you’ve been able to untie some hard knots. And...
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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...
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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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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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