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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Amman Marka Airport Amman, Jordan October 24, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: So let me explain to everybody we apologize for the delay, but we were just ironing out some last details regarding the announcement that I’m going to make and the events as they will unfold over the course of today and tomorrow. And unfortunately, because of time we’re under great constraints on our pilots, who are operating under a crew rest restraint, so we will not be able to take qu...
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Op-Ed John Kerry Secretary of State USA Today December 8, 2014 Earlier this year, a 10-year-old boy was collecting scrap metal in Bosnia when he stepped on a land mine, which killed him instantly. The mine was planted during a war of which the boy had no memory. Days later, a man met a similar fate only a few miles away. He had left home to gather firewood. Land mines and other unexploded ordnance continue to endanger civilians in more than 60 countries . Decades after soldiers have laid down their weap...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amman, Jordan November 13, 2014 FOREIGN MINISTER JUDEH: (Via interpreter) In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful. At the outset, I would like to welcome a friend of His Majesty King Abdullah to Jordan, as well as to me personally, he – His Excellency, the Secretary of State of the United States of America. I do welcome him in this important visit and at this particular important moment. We have been honored today...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Institute of Peace Headquarters Washington, DC September 8, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Anne, thank you. Thanks so much for that terrific introduction. Most importantly, thank you very, very much. You are a spectacular, powerful, wonderfully dedicated, and extraordinarily – I’m lucky to have an extraordinary advocate like you as a cohort in this endeavor. Ladies and gentlemen, she does a spectacular job as (inaudible). (Applause.) I am especially pleased ...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Vice Premier Wang Yang, Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew and State Councilor Yang Jiechi Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Beijing, China July 9, 2014 MODERATOR: (Via translator) The Joint Opening Session of the sixth round of China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue now begins. We will have Vice Premier Wang Yang, Secretary John Kerry, Secretary Jacob Lew, and State Councilor Yang Jiechi. (Applause.) VICE PREMIER WANG: (Via translator) Secretary of State John Kerry, Secr...
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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 12, 2013 Good afternoon. I’d like to welcome the thousands of you from governments around the world, NGOs, public and private organizations, and elsewhere, who are taking part in the third biennial International Family Planning Conference. I’m really sorry that I couldn’t be with you in person in Addis Ababa, but I want to tell you that, as both the U.S. Secretary of State and the father of two extraordinary young women, I a...
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Op-Ed John Kerry Secretary of State Huffington Post April 3, 2013 Imagine for a moment that you are a child growing up in central Africa. Instead of sleeping at home with your family each night, you take shelter with dozens of other children. You hope you'll find safety in numbers. You pray that you will not be pulled out of your bed and abducted in the night by an armed militia -- conscripted into a life of violence, forced to brutalize your own family members, used as a sex slave, condemned to a l...
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Testimony Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Washington, DC January 24, 2013 Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Corker, Members of the Committee: I am enormously appreciative for the very generous comments of the Chair and Ranking Member. I will tell you that I have enjoyed Chairing this Committee and working with all of you as much as anything I have been privileged to do in my career. I think this is one of the great Committees of the Senate and it is the only major Committee I have ...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC November 28, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, and welcome to the State Department. And here in the Diplomatic Rooms, in a room named for Ben Franklin, we have many events throughout the course of the year, but I like to think that Mr. Franklin would find this one especially important because of his commitment to innovation and all that can spring from good businesses doing good work. I want to thank Under Secretary...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Pier Sixty at Chelsea Pier New York, NY December 16, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. (Applause.) Oh, my goodness. Well, if it ever were a secret. (Laughter.) Thank you, Marc, and thanks to all of you for being part of this evening to support such an extraordinary, important organization that is relied upon certainly across the world, and that includes the State Department. I want to thank Marc and Frank Giustra. I want to thank Louise for her leadersh...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Eurasian University Astana, Kazakhstan November 30, 2010 AMBASSADOR ZHARBUSSYNOVA: Ladies and gentlemen, today I am truly honored to welcome the Secretary of State Madam Hillary Clinton. Madam, all of us present here today are grateful that despite the challenging schedule and the long flight, you were willing to have this meeting with representative of the civil society and other organizations and students of the university. Now that Astana air is fille...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Via Satellite Washington, DC November 10, 2010 MR. CROWLEY: Good morning and welcome to the Department of State. We have a global traveler back with us after 30,000 air miles in the Asia region. But clearly, what the Secretary will talk about today underscores our ongoing, significant commitment to the Palestinian Authority and to helping build the institutions of the Palestinian Authority as we continue to press t...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State International Islamic University of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 2, 2010 MR. ISKANDER: Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together and welcome Her Excellency, the United States Secretary of State, Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Applause.) Okay. (In Malaysian.) A very good afternoon to all. First of all, thank you very much for being here. And today is a very, very historical day for everyone, especially for us. We have the honorable g...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC December 9, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone. I’m delighted to welcome Minister Poroshenko here for in-depth conversations. It’s an opportunity for me to reaffirm the very broad partnership between our two nations. Earlier today, we had the first meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership Commission, and we look forward to continuing to work on these many important matters. Before I turn to th...
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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State University of St. Tomas Manila, Philippines November 13, 2009 MODERATOR: Coming in is U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Everyone, please, let’s give her a round of applause. (Applause.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. MODERATOR: Well, you said how exciting. We’re certainly excited to have this chance to talk to you, Secretary Clinton. Welcome to the Philippines and please have a seat. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Well, it’s wond...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Yar'Adua Center Abuja, Nigeria August 12, 2009 MR. ERUBAMI : Your Excellency, distinguished leaders of (inaudible). I am (inaudible). (Applause.) We are engaged in the (inaudible) democracy and (inaudible). I stand before you tonight (inaudible). We are here to honor our distinguished (inaudible) Ms. Hillary Clinton. (Applause.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much (inaudible). That reminded me of an old American television show where Ed McMahon used t...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State St. Joseph's School Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo August 10, 2009 MS. BAROANI : (Via interpreter) Mrs. Secretary, Mr. Dikembe Mutombo, dear friends from the international and local press and dear friends of the students of Kinshasa, good afternoon. (Inaudible) good afternoon. AUDIENCE: (Inaudible.) MS. BAROANI: (Via interpreter) It is an honor for Search for Common Ground to be able to welcome you. That Mrs. Clinton is here in this room toda...
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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC August 3, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, hello, and let me start by expressing how delighted I am to welcome once again Foreign Minister Judeh to the State Department. We are celebrating 60 years of relations between the United States and Jordan, and our partnership is based on mutual respect and mutual interest, and our work together enhances the security and prosperity of both our nations and, we hope, the larger region and th...
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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Conference Call With Reporters Washington, DC February 13, 2009 OPERATOR: Good afternoon and thank you all for standing by. At this time, all lines have been placed on a listen-only mode until the question-and-answer session. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Mr. Robert Wood. Sir, you may begin. MR. WOOD: Thank you. Welcome, everyone. I have Secretary Clinton here. She’s going to make some very brief remarks, and then we’l...
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Interview on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 29, 2002 MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Good morning, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, George. MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: When you were on this program two months ago, you said that if North Korea ended international supervision of its nuclear program, it would create an extremely grave situation. Now we're in that situation. What is the United States goi...
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Interview on NBC's Meet the Press with Tim Russert Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 29, 2002 MR. RUSSERT: Mr. Secretary, welcome. SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, Tim. MR. RUSSERT: The North Koreans transferring fuel rods to make plutonium to make nuclear bombs, kicking out United Nations inspectors. What is President Bush going to do about this? SECRETARY POWELL: Well, it's a very serious situation and we're taking it seriously, bu...
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Press Briefing for High School Student Newspaper Editors Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 18, 2002 (11:02 a.m. EST) SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good morning, everyone. Forgive me for being a few moments late. I had a meeting that I couldn't break off fast, and then finally I said -- (Photographs being taken.) What did I walk into? A camera club? (Laughter.) QUESTION: They told them they can take pictures. (Laughter.) SECRETARY POWELL: But I finally told my guests that I have to go, I had a ...
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Interview by the Associated Press Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 7, 2002 (10:30 a.m. EST) QUESTION: Guess what. Iraq. It is in the bag do you think? Is it a done deal? Richard said the other day you're making a couple of modifications they've asked for. SECRETARY POWELL: We're still working on some suggestions. If you followed the discussions at the UN yesterday, you know that different delegations raised issues. Yesterday was the first time we formally tabled a resolution. Really it ...
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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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Press Availability With Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill, and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary Condoleezza Rice Benjamin Franklin Room, Harry S Truman Building Washington, DC October 29, 2002 SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Secretary Don Rumsfeld and I have just completed a day of extremely productive discussions with Foreign Minister Downer and Defense Minister Hill. And Don and I we...
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Remarks to Kennedy Center Honorees Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 1, 2001 Good evening. Thank you, thank you. Please. Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Alma and I are very pleased to welcome you here to the State Department this evening on this magnificent occasion, where we once again recognize Kennedy Center honorees. For those of you who have never been in the State Department before, you are in the Ben Franklin State Dining Room, one of the more beautiful rooms in the set ...
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United States Position on Terrorists and Peace in the Middle East Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks at the McConnell Center for Political Leadership University of Louisville, Kentucky November 19, 2001 11:17 a.m. EST SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you so very much, ladies and gentlemen, for that warm welcome, and I thank you, Senator McConnell for that very kind and generous introduction. It is a tribute to you, Mitch, my friend, that we are all here today. The McConnell Center for Political Leadership carries...
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Trade Belongs in Our Diplomatic Tool Kit Secretary Colin L. Powell Op-Ed Wall Street Journal October 16, 2001 Since Sept. 11, our efforts have been devoted to the creation of an international coalition to root out and punish those responsible for this day of horror. Now, we must ensure that our broader foreign policy agenda is not hijacked by the terrorists. While the campaign against international terrorism remains our top priority, it must not be our only priority. Among our other priorities, nothing ...
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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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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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Annual Meeting of the Bretton Woods Committee Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks at Annual Meeting of the Bretton Woods Committee Washington, DC April 27, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Well, thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen for that warm welcome, and welcome to the State Department this morning. And Henry, I thank you for your most kind and generous introduction, and I congratulate you, sir, on the time and attention to the problems of young people, young people who in this great land of ours with all ...
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Remarks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC March 19, 2001 Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. (Applause.) Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you, Tim, for that very kind introduction. It's a great pleasure to be back here to speak to AIPAC. Amazing that it has been ten years. And it is especially charming to be introduced as the son of an immigrant to the United States who entered the shmata business. I haven't heard that in ...
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Testimony at Budget Hearing before House Budget Committee Secretary Colin L. Powell Testimony at Budget Hearing before House Budget Committee Washington, DC March 15, 2001 And I want to say to you this morning, Mr. Chairman and Mr. Spratt and Members of the Committee, that I will bring that same fighting spirit up before this Committee and all the other committees of Congress as I do what I think is necessary to support the President's budget, which I think begins a process of turning around the dilapid...
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