Secretary Remarks

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York City September 24, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you. Listen, thank you very, very much for being patient and hanging in here, though I noticed a lot of you have glasses in your hand with some liquid in it and therefore you haven’t been completely deprived, I can tell. This city during these days of UNGA does not lend itself well to diplomatic speed dating, and unfortunately, I sort of scheduled one too many. And I just came ...

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Regions: El Salvador , Guatemala , Vietnam

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

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu New York City September 27, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning. Thank you all very, very much for joining us here at this counterterrorism forum. We’re very grateful to all of you for taking time. I’m delighted to welcome you to New York for the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum. And before we begin, I just want to say a couple of words about the recent attacks in Nairobi and Pe...

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Regions: Canada , Kenya , Mali , Malta , Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

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

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State University of Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 26, 2013 MS. BADWI: Hello. I am Zenab Badwi. Welcome to this Hardtalk Special, coming to you from the University of Addis Ababa with the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry. As the African Union celebrates 50 years, many are hoping that this golden jubilee will mark a new golden era for Africa. We have invited an audience of young Africans to put their questions on U.S. foreign policy to John Kerry, and we also hav...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Brazil , China, Egypt , Ethiopia , France , Iran , Israel , Mali , Russia , Senegal , South Africa , Syria , Tanzania , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

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

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 John Kerry Secretary of State George C. Marshall Auditorium Washington, DC February 7, 2013 Thank you very much. How are you? How’s everybody doing? Welcome. I gather we’ve got folks from a bunch of colleges and universities around here, right? At least a few? We’ve got some Hoyas here, some Colonials and Bisons, Patriots? Who’s a Patriot here? I’m partial to the Patriots, for obvious reasons, but we didn’t do so well this year. I wanted to drop by for a few m...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Egypt , Germany , Iraq , Japan , Jordan , Korea, North , Mali , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

World AIDS Day Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 29, 2001 [ video ] The theme of this year's World AIDS Day is "I care. Do you?" The answer of President Bush and the American people is a resounding "Yes." We care and we are taking action, here at home and within the international community. At the Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly in June, the United States joined with countries of every continent, culture and creed. We declared our collective resolve to stem the wor...

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Regions: Uganda , United States

Topics: Global Health

Remarks at the 2001 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner Secretary Colin L. Powell Hilton Washington Hotel Washington, DC November 6, 2001 9:00 P.M. EST SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you so very much, ladies and gentlemen for that warm welcome. Alma and I are indeed very, very pleased to be with you this evening on this special occasion, as every Africare dinner is a special occasion, and a special privilege to be in the company of the Walker family and to celebrate the life of Bishop Walker once ag...

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Regions: Kenya , Lesotho , Mauritius , Nigeria , South Africa , Sudan , Tanzania , Uganda , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere

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

Interview by Cheryl Martin and Others Secretary Colin L. Powell BET's "Lead Story" With Cheryl Martin, Clarence Page, DeWayne Wickham, and Armstrong Williams Washington, DC June 3, 2001 MS. MARTIN: Welcome to the program. I'm Cheryl Martin. Secretary of State Colin Powell just returned from a week-long visit to Africa, visiting four countries -- Mali, South Africa, Uganda and Kenya. He is the first Secretary of State in history to visit the continent this early in his tenure. We are pleased to have Secr...

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Regions: Iraq , Kenya , Liberia , Mali , Rwanda , Somalia , South Africa , Sudan , Uganda , 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

Remarks to the Press on Trip to Africa and North Atlantic Council Meeting Secretary Colin L. Powell Press conference En route Budapest, Hungary May 27, 2001 QUESTION: How do you think U.S. policy towards Africa has changed as a result of the trip? SECRETARY POWELL: I think, as a result of the trip, we have made clear to Africa that it will be a priority for us. I think there was some doubt about that, but between President Bush's statements in recent weeks and his actions with respect to Angola, and the...

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Regions: Hungary , South Africa , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

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

Remarks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Secretary Colin L. Powell Press availability following meeting Kampala, Uganda May 27, 2001 PRESIDENT MUSEVENI: (In progress) the relationship between the United States and Uganda on the one hand, as well as regional issues. Our views have been harmonious. I did not see any discrepancies in our positions. However, since I am a common sight here in Uganda and the journalists always like something new, I think I should invite General Powell so he can give you...

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Regions: Libya , Mali , Nigeria , Rwanda , Sudan , Uganda , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

Remarks at the University of Witwatersrand Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa May 25, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much. Thank you. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Let me start by saying that I am deeply honored to receive a copy of your bill of rights, modeled in the fashion of our Bill of Rights. Our Bill of Rights represented the first Ten Amendments to our Constitution, and the very first of those Amendments was the right of fre...

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Regions: Angola , Cuba , Ethiopia , Guinea , Iraq , Kuwait , Mali , Nigeria , Sierra Leone , South Africa , Sudan , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere, Zimbabwe

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 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 Availability with Malian Foreign Minister Madibo Sidibe Following Meeting with President Konare Secretary Colin L. Powell Press Remarks with Foreign Minister Sidibe Bamako, Mali May 23, 2001 (In progress) SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much, Mr. Minister, for your remarks and for the gracious hospitality that you have extended to me, especially the warm greeting I received from President Konare. I brought greetings to the president from President Bush, and I also wanted to reinforce to the presi...

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Regions: Liberia , Libya , Mali , United States

Topics: Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy

Remarks Following Tour of the Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Mali Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks following tour of the Malaria Research and Training Center Bamako, Mali May 23, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Bonjour! Well, good afternoon everyone. It�s my great pleasure to be here with you. I have just had a good tour of the Malaria Research and Training Center. I was very, very impressed by what you�re doing here to deal with this very terrible disease. I was especially pleased to see t...

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Regions: Mali , United States

Topics: Global Health

Remarks to the Press Aboard Aircraft en Route to Bamako, Mali Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press Bamako, Mali May 22, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good evening, everyone. How are you? Thank you for joining me on this trip. I'm ready for your questions. We'll keep it short for this flight. QUESTION: As the first African-American Secretary of State, what does this trip mean to you personally? And secondly, why are you going to Africa now, before you go to China, Russia, Latin America, Europe, these ...

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Regions: Canada , China, France , Kenya , Mali , Mexico , Senegal , Sierra Leone , Somalia , South Africa , Sudan , Uganda , United Kingdom , United States , Zimbabwe

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