Search Results:  Bureau of Global Talent Management  (18)

  • Remarks at the Opening Session of the OSCE Ministerial

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Hamburg, Germany December 8, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Friends and colleagues, we meet in Hamburg today to reaffirm the same idea that tied us together in Helsinki 41 years ago: that our collective security is directly linked to the growth of our economies and the protection of basic human rights. In our era as in the past, we advance the security and prosperity of our citizens when we advance the timeless principles that are at the heart of the OSCE – democratic ...

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    Regions: Armenia , France , Germany , Moldova , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

  • Holocaust Remembrance Day Observance

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC May 4, 2016 Teresa and I join all Americans in observing Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day, we pause to reflect on the irredeemable loss of six million Jews and countless Poles, Roma, LGBT people, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and persons with disabilities brutally murdered by the Nazis because of who they were or what religion they practiced. We remember that behind each of these victims is more than a number, but a name...

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  • Remarks at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Rice University Houston, Texas April 26, 2016 MR LEEBRON: Good evening, and welcome to this wonderful venue at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. We are thrilled to be hosting such a remarkable event tonight and thankful to Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy for making it possible. We are very grateful to Secretary Kerry for choosing the Baker Institute for his address this evening, and we welcome him warmly to Rice University. ...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, China, France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Mexico , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Brookings Institution's 2015 Saban Forum Keynote Address

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 5, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you all very, very much. Thank you, Bruce, for a very generous introduction. And thank you, ladies and gentlemen; I apologize that we are starting a few moments late. I’m delighted to be here, distinguished members of Congress. Steny and Nita I know are here, and Jolie Ruben, my former colleague and longtime friend, and I think Bogie Ya’alon is out there somewhere. And Bogie, good to se...

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    Regions: China, France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Libya , Russia , Syria , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank , 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

  • The Battle for Zionism at the UN: Marking 40 Years Since the Historic Speech of the Honorable Chaim Herzog

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State United Nations New York City November 11, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Moran, thank you very, very much. Thank you for being here, and for lending your success and persona to this event. Mr. Secretary General, it is a privilege to be here with you always, and we thank you for your great work. Ambassador Danon, thank you for helping to sponsor this night. David Harris, good to see you, thank you for your leadership. Ambassador Power, always wonderful to be with you. I love ...

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    Regions: Israel , United States

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

  • Remarks at UNESCO Luncheon

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Paris, France October 18, 2015 DIRECTOR-GENERAL BOKOVA : (In French.) As the fabric of human society seems increasingly under attack by forces that deny the existence of a shared heritage, forces that strike at the heart of our sense of community, I am convinced world heritage holds out a contrary and positive vision of human society and our human nature. So it is not just world heritage; UNESCO itself holds out a positive vision of human society against violent ext...

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    Regions: Chile, China, France , Germany , Iran , Italy , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks at the Rollout of the 2014 Report on International Religious Freedom

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC October 14, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, today we present the department’s I nternational Religious Freedom Report for 2014 . And I particularly want to thank David Saperstein and his entire team for producing a report that reflects a vast amount of objective research and that will provide a uniquely valuable resource for anybody who cares about religious freedom in all of its aspects. And I am very grateful for David’s ...

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    Regions: Iran , United Kingdom

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy

  • Remarks at Ceremony in Honor of Special Representative to Muslim Communities Shaarik Zafar

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC September 3, 2014 Well, Shaun, thank you very much for a warm and generous introduction. Good morning to everybody. Assalamu alaikum . Honored to be here with you this morning, and thank you so much for coming to join us on this really, frankly, exciting occasion. It’s my opportunity to be able to welcome and announce at the same time our new Special Representative for Muslim Communities, Shaarik Zafar. And – yes. a...

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    Regions: Syria , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Israel Invited To Join the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) in Geneva

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 2, 2013 Israeli membership in the WEOG in Geneva is overdue, and we welcome the decision to invite Israel to join beginning January 1, 2014. It goes without saying that at a time when the scourge of global anti-semitism is on the rise, it is more important than ever for Israel to have a strong voice that can be heard everywhere. This is a particularly welcome development as we work to end anti-Israel bias in the UN system. We will con...

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    Regions: Israel

  • Remarks at the Launch of the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives

    Remarks John Kerry    Secretary of State Shaun Casey    Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs  Melissa Rogers, Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Washington, DC August 7, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Good morning, everybody. Please be seated. Thank you very, very much. Sorry to be a moment late. I apologize. Really delighted to be here this m...

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    Regions: Egypt , Peru , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks at the American Jewish Committee Global Forum

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Hotel Washington, DC June 3, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you all. Thank you for a wonderful, warm welcome here at AJC. And thank you, Bob, for that wonderful introduction. Thank you for your more than four decades of extraordinary service to the AJC, including the last three years as president. I understand that in order to meet m...

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    Regions: Brazil , China, Egypt , Iran , Israel , Jordan , New Zealand , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks With Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov Before Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC June 3, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I am very, very happy to welcome Foreign Minister Mammadyarov from Azerbaijan and very, very pleased to spend some time with him today. I’ve had occasion to talk to President Aliyev several times in the last months and we’ve talked about a number of different issues. But Azerbaijan – we were just talking...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Armenia , Azerbaijan , United States

    Topics: Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks on the Release of the International Religious Freedom Report

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC May 20, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . MS. PSAKI: Good morning, everyone. So, thank you for joining us for the release of the 2012 International Religious Freedom Report. The Secretary will make some brief remarks, and then we will turn it over to Ambassador Johnson Cook, who will make remarks and also take some of your questions. With that -- SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you, Jen. Thank you very much. Good morning, everybod...

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    Regions: United Kingdom , United States

  • Video Remarks to Anti-Defamation League's Centennial Summit

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC April 30, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . It's my great pleasure to congratulate all of you -- the committed men and women of the Anti-Defamation League -- on the ADL's remarkable 100 years of service to our nation and to the world. I'm genuinely sorry that I couldn't join you in person, I would love to be there, but I send my best wishes for a successful summit and a landmark centennial year. An...

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    Regions: Israel , United Kingdom

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

  • Remarks With Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu After Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ankara, Turkey March 1, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . FOREIGN MINISTER DAVUTOGLU: (Via interpreter.) Distinguished members of the press, his Excellency U.S. Secretary of State, my dear friend, Mr. John Kerry, it’s a pleasure to have you in our beautiful country and in our capital city. And it’s a privilege for us to be able to host you or accommodate you in this very historical landmark. We have been in close colla...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Egypt , Israel , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Intervention at the OSCE Ministerial Council First Plenary Session

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Royal Dublin Society Dublin, Ireland December 6, 2012 Thank you very much and thanks to Foreign Minister Gilmore and the Republic of Ireland for hosting us today. We applaud your work as chair in office of the OSCE, to reaffirm this organization's core principles and strengthen its capacities to promote peace and security, champion democracy, and defend universal human rights and dignity. And we join with all members in welcoming Mongolia as the newe...

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    Regions: Hungary , Ireland , Mongolia , Romania , Russia , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day

    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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    Regions: Argentina, Botswana , Colombia , India , Mongolia , South Africa , Switzerland , United States

    Topics: Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks With Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni

    Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Secretary of State Jerusalem March 3, 2009 MODERATOR: Shalom. Welcome to the press conference of the Israeli foreign ministry. We will be hearing two statements, one by the state secretary, one by the foreign minister, and then we will be taking two questions from the Israeli press, two questions from the American press. Madame Secretary, please, the floor is yours. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much. I’m delighted to be back here at the...

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    Regions: Egypt , Gaza Strip , Iran , Israel , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

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

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