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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Via Teleconference QUESTION: It’s 4:20 at NewsRadio 1370 and 92.9 FM, the Scott Sands Show. Honored to be joined now by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mr. Secretary, thanks for coming on the show. SECRETARY POMPEO: It’s great to be with you. Thanks for having me on today. QUESTION: In my hands right now, sir, I am holding a Mike Pompeo, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency challenge coin that a friend of mine who may or may not have done business for the com...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Annapolis, MD January 10, 2017 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Please, please, be seated. Admiral, thank you very, very much for welcoming me here to this storied academy. I am really privileged to be here, and I’m anxious to hear your questions and look forward to having a little bit of a dialogue if we can. I want to recognize Admiral Frank Pandolfe, who is class of 1980. He has served as a liaison between the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the State Depart...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC August 1, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. Buenas tardes . I am delighted to be joined by my friend and my colleague Foreign Minister Maria Holguin of the Republic of Colombia. And we have been delighted over the course of the last day and a half or so to be engaged in the sixth session of the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Partnership Dialogue. It is underway here at the department, and I think Maria Angela woul...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Manila, Philippines July 27, 2016 MS OPOSA: According to the Secretary John Kerry, the ocean is sort of in his DNA. He grew up with an affinity for the sea, first as a young boy in Massachusetts fishing and clamming, and then as an officer in the U.S. Navy. This passion for the blue world was evident when he was a U.S. senator. As chairman of the Senate Oceans and Fisheries Subcommittee, he oversaw the rewriting of fishery laws, the creation of the Stellwagen Bank S...

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Op-Ed John Kerry Secretary of State Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew Miami Herald December 20, 2014 President Obama’s decision to begin normalizing relations with Cuba will advance United States’ interests and those of the Cuban people. The 11 million people of this island nation have waited far too long — over half a century — to fulfill their democratic aspirations and build closer ties with the rest of the world in the 21st century. Our new...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 17, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s a great pleasure for me to welcome Foreign Minister Chikoti of Angola to here in Washington, and very much appreciate the opportunity to reciprocate the foreign minister’s generous welcome to me when I was privileged to be in Angola last summer. We agreed that we would engage in a good dialogue on an ongoing basis, which has been absent from our relationship, frankly, for t...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 10, 2014 Roberta, thank you very much. Thank you all for being here. Thank you for your patience. I apologize for – I know we’ve kept you a little bit, and I apologize for starting late. I was stuck at the White House at a meeting, and I think some of you know what that’s like, right? I mean being stuck, not at the White House. (Laughter.) Roberta, I really appreciate your incredible stewardship. Thank you for your partnersh...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Wind Technology Testing Center Boston, Massachusetts October 9, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you very much. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Good morning, everybody. First of all, there is nothing better than being home in Boston on a beautiful October day. The only thing that is missing, the Red Sox are not in the playoffs, not this time. Foreign Secretary Hammond, I want to share with you the four most important words in Boston sports...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC September 2, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s my pleasure to welcome the Vice President of Panama Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarada – Alvarado. And she is coming here to follow up on the important discussions that we had when I had the pleasure of being in Panama for the inauguration of President Varela. We’re very much interested in the initiatives that the president and his administration are taking,...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC December 11, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you, David, very, very much. Thank you, Foreign Policy Magazine. And thank you, all of you, for not singing. I really appreciate it. (Laughter.) The – I understand that you’ve had a terrific session today talking about transformational trends with a lot of speakers. I guess Danny Russel was just here, who’s doing a superb job on Asia. And I have just come from the Hill...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Organization of American States Washington, DC November 18, 2013 Mr. Secretary-General, thank you very, very much. Thank you for a wonderful welcome on this absolutely beautiful, luscious, seductive fall day, as pretty as it gets, and one that’s quickly prompting all of us to ask why we’re at work today. I’m privileged to be here. I want to thank the Inter-American Dialogue. Thank you, Michael Shifter, and thank you, Ambassador Deborah-Mae Lovell f...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office London, United Kingdom September 9, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. FOREIGN SECRETARY HAGUE: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It’s a great pleasure to host my great friend and colleague, John Kerry, here in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office once again. Of course, we have spent most of our time discussing the crisis in Syria. But I want to begin by paying tribute to Secretar...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC January 31, 2013 The video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . SECRETARY CLINTON:  Thank you, Richard, for that introduction and for everything you’ve done to lead this very valuable institution. I also want to thank the board of the Council on Foreign Relations and all my friends and colleagues and other interested citizens who are here today, because you respect the Council, you understand the important work that ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State The Newseum Washington, DC November 29, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, David, and I’ll look forward to seeing your Ellen DeGeneres imitation. I’m very pleased to be here, and I want to thank all of you for your attention to this event and the topics that have been covered. Before I begin, I want to say a few words about the unfortunate and counterproductive resolution at the United Nations General Assembly that just passed, beca...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Singapore Management University Singapore November 17, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, thank you very much. Thank you, President De Meyer, for welcoming all of us here to SMU. Thank you, Ambassador Adelman, for your exemplary service here in Singapore, strengthening and deepening the already very strong relationship between our two countries. Thank you also for the Minister of State and the Min...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Intercontinental Hotel Tashkent, Uzbekistan October 23, 2011 QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, the U.S. commander in Iraq, General Lloyd Austin, wanted upwards of 15,000 troops in Iraq next year. The White House talked about three to five thousand. So why is President Obama pulling all our troops out? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Chris, I think we should put this into the appropriate historical context. First of all, President Obama said that combat troops woul...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic October 15, 2011 October 5, 2011 QUESTION: We’re in Santo Domingo. You’ve had the Prosperity meeting on the same week that President Obama has sent trade agreements with Colombia, with Panama, and South Korea to Congress. How important are these two last treaties, Colombia and Panama? Many say, well, these are small economies; this isn’t really relevant for the U.S. How &nd...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Economic Club of New York New York City October 14, 2011 MODERATOR: Good morning everyone, and welcome to the 418th meeting of the Economic Club of New York. We’re now in our 104th year. Today, again we prove that we are the nation’s premier nonpartisan forum for discussion of economic policy. Today we welcome our Secretary of State. Hillary Rodham Clinton has demonstrated that in foreign policy and national security what is economic is strat...

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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic October 5, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Let me tell you how pleased I am to be back in Santo Domingo. And I am grateful to our hosts, the Government, and people of the Dominican Republic for the leadership in making the Pathways to Prosperity ministerial a success. I’m also pleased to be here with our ambassador to the Dominican Republi...

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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic October 5, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Let me tell you how pleased I am to be back in Santo Domingo. And I am grateful to our hosts, the Government, and people of the Dominican Republic for the leadership in making the Pathways to Prosperity ministerial a success. I’m also pleased to be here with our ambassador to the Dominican Republic, who understands firsthand...

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October 5, 2011 to October 5, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary Clinton traveled to the Dominican Republic October 5 for the fourth Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas ministerial. The Government of the Dominican Republic hosted the event, involving high-level government officials, policy makers, business leaders, academics, and representatives from international organizations from the Americas who shared best practices that promote inclusive econo...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 3, 2011 The Free Trade Agreements that President Obama submitted to Congress today demonstrate our commitment to strengthen our economic leadership around the world. They are critical to building open, free, transparent, and fair economic platforms in the Asia Pacific and South America. Our foreign policy must deliver results for the American people. These agreements will make it easier for American companies to sell their ...

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Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 2, 2010 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Panama on the 107th anniversary of your independence this November 3. The Panama Canal first opened our hemisphere to new movements of people and ideas and helped knit our nations more closely together nearly a century ago. The bonds of culture and history between Panama and the United States continue to provide a fi...

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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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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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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC August 18, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon, and it’s a great pleasure for me to be able to welcome the foreign minister of Colombia to the State Department. I’ve had the opportunity of meeting with him before on several different occasions, but it is always an important time when we are able to discuss the many issues between us. Colombia is an important ally of the United States, and our partnership is...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Foreign Press Center Washington, DC May 19, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to be here with you today. We believe that a free press is an integral part of our democracy. And as I said earlier this month on World Press Freedom Day, President Obama and I are determined to continue the United States’ commitment to media freedom worldwide. And I’m very proud of the State Department’s long t...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Yankee Stadium New York City May 13, 2009 Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. And does it get any better than this, a graduation ceremony for one of the great universities in the world in the home of New York Yankees? Nothing could be better. (Applause.) And thanks to all of you for cheering a visitor. I didn’t realize that was permitted in Yankee Stadium. I am honored to receive this degree. And on behalf of the other honorees, I say thank yo...

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Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, DC April 30, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Senator Cochran, members of the Committee, former colleagues and friends. I thank you for this opportunity to appear before you. And I also thank you for your stalwart support of the men and women of the State Department and USAID, who serve in critical and often dangerous missions in all corners of the wor...

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Interview With Maria Bartiromo of CNBC Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 11, 2008 QUESTION: Secretary Rice, nice to have you on the program. SECRETARY RICE: Nice to be with you, Maria. QUESTION: Thank you so much for joining us. So final days in office here and you have been busier than ever. SECRETARY RICE: Right. QUESTION: You went to Mumbai. Tell me what your impression was on the ground in India. SECRETARY RICE: Well, I was in India to do a couple of things. First, to send a very st...

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Remarks at Pathways to Prosperity Plenary Session I Secretary Condoleezza Rice Panama City, Panama December 10, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much, and I am really delighted to join my foreign minister colleagues and the trade ministers here for our Pathway ministerial. It’s our first opportunity to get together after the heads of state meeting. This groundbreaking forum is bringing together partners who share a fundamental commitment to expanding opportunities for their people. And that com...

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Remarks at Signing Ceremony With Panamanian First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Secretary Condoleezza Rice Panama City, Panama December 10, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much, and I would like to recognize all of the Panamanian officials and the students and the former Fulbright scholars who are joining us today. And I'm really particularly happy to be here with First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis, who has been not only a great colleague, but a terrific friend...

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Press Conference by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 21, 2007 View Video (10:17 a.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. I'm here principally to take your questions, but I'd like to make a few remarks before doing that. 2007 has been a busy and challenging year, but also a positive one. I want to highlight just a few issues on which we've focused. I was just in Iraq and I can tell you that Iraq today is a different country than it was two -- a year ag...

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Remarks at the Women's Foreign Policy Group Annual Luncheon Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 10, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Well, thank you very much. And thank you, Ann, for that kind introduction. And I just want to say that it is true that we had an ambassador named Tom Korologos in Belgium who was very, very successful, but we also had Ann McLaughlin, and that made it terrific for the United States of America. So thank you for your service on behalf of the country. (Applause.)...

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Remarks at the 2007 Award for Corporate Excellence Ceremony Secretary Condoleezza Rice Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC November 6, 2007 View Video (9:30 a.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. Welcome to the State Department to the Benjamin Franklin Room. I want to thank you, Henrietta, for the introduction. Good morning to all of you here today, as well as to everybody who's joining us via satellite from Cameroon and Indonesia. It's my great pleasure to be here at the 2007 Secretary of State's Aw...

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Remarks at the Organization of American States, Hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC October 9, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. Thank you, Carla -- Ambassador Hills, a long-time friend that very kind introduction. I would like to thank also Secretary General Insulza for welcoming us here to the Organization of American States and you have given fantastic leadership to this organization, and indeed to the hemisphere. Thank you for that....

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Roundtable With Trade and Economic Journalists Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC October 9, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Shall we just go directly to questions? I've just given a speech on Latin America and the importance of the three free trade agreements there, but it was, in more general terms, a defense of trade and its importance to the strategic objectives of democratic states that can deliver for its people. That was sort of the theme -- about the Pan-American community and the importance of this...

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Interview With the Fox News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York City September 25, 2007 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, I turn it over to you to kind of take over, and whenever you want we'll fire some questions. SECRETARY RICE: Great. Well, thanks very much for having me here, and mostly we should just go directly to whatever questions you might have. I'm sure that'll take us into lots of different areas. QUESTION: Well, what's the status - on or off the record? SECRETARY RICE: We're on the...

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Interview with Mark Haines and Erin Burnett of CNBC Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York Stock Exchange New York City September 24, 2007 (9:29 a.m. EDT) QUESTION: Welcome back. 62nd Session of the UN General Assembly gets underway this week; tensions around the globe rising, war in Iraq, stalemate with Iran over their nuclear intentions, still in the background, North Korea, although we haven't heard from them lately, plus the constant saber-rattling from Venezuelan President Chavez. Joining us exclusive...

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Latin America: We Need These Trade Deals Secretary Condoleezza Rice Op-Ed The Miami Herald July 15, 2007 On Monday, several hundred citizens of the Americas -- members of civil society, faith groups and nongovernmental organizations from nations across our hemisphere -- joined President Bush here for the White House Conference on the Americas. The goal was to strengthen and expand the consensus behind democracy and free markets that defines nearly our entire hemisphere today. A dream long denied That th...

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Print Roundtable Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC July 9, 2007 (11:00 a.m. EST) QUESTION: Maribel Hastings with La Opinion . Nice to meet you. Madame Secretary, my question is on immigration. It's an important issue for the Americas as well and I was wondering is the Administration -- or does the Administration have any plans to (inaudible) this issue after the bill's demise in the Senate? SECRETARY RICE: Well, obviously, it was a disappointment to see what happened to the immigration bill, bec...

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Remarks at the White House Conference on the Americas Secretary Condoleezza Rice Hyatt Regency Hotel Crystal City, Virginia July 9, 2007 View Video (4:00 p.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. Thank you very much, Tom, for that wonderful and kind introduction. And I should just say that Assistant Secretary of State Tom Shannon has been really the tip of the spear in moving our policies on Latin America. He has spent endless hours on airplanes to go to Latin America and to spend time with our colleagu...

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Statement on the Renewal of Trade Promotion Authority Statement by Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC June 29, 2007 Tomorrow, June 30, at midnight, the President's Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) will expire. If Congress does not renew that authority, America will lose an important diplomatic tool that has proven essential to bringing foreign leaders to the negotiating table and advancing our nation's broader foreign policy interests. When I meet with foreign leaders, they typically want to talk ...

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Interview With the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York June 8, 2007 QUESTION: So this is on the record and -- please, do you want to start? SECRETARY RICE: I do. QUESTION: All right. I wonder if you'd talk a little bit about Iran and particularly what the strategy of the Administration is regarding both the nuclear program and the internal dynamics inside Iran. Because at least from our vantage point, it does seem that you're sending mixed signals, seeking a...

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Remarks at the Centennial Dinner for the Economic Club of New York Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York June 7, 2007 (7:20 p.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause.) Well, thank you, Barbara, for that kind introduction and I'd like to thank you very much for putting me on the dais of such an august group. There are a few economists here who must be wondering what they're doing sitting with a political scientist. That's a sort of joke from inside the academy. (Laughter...

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Further Remarks at the Organization of American States General Assembly Plenary Session Secretary Condoleezza Rice Panama City, Panama June 4, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: It was a very useful discussion of energy, but I think that issues of democracy and the defense of democracy are never inappropriate on an agenda of the Inter-America -- of the Organization of American States, given our Inter-American Democratic Charter. And so the discussion of democracy and its defense should always be a part of our agenda....

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Interview With Pablo Gato of Telemundo Secretary Condoleezza Rice Panama City, Panama June 4, 2007 QUESTION: First of all, obviously there has been a very tense session, to put it mildly, today at the OAS. The Venezuelan Foreign Minister made first some accusations against the United States saying that immigrants in the U.S.-Mexico border are treated like or hunted down like animals. He says that the U.S. is basically showing hypocrisy and even went beyond saying that it reminds him of the likes of Hitl...

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Remarks at Organization of American States General Assembly Plenary Session Secretary Condoleezza Rice Panama City, Panama June 4, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. I'd first like to thank the Government and the people of Panama for being such gracious hosts for this year's OAS General Assembly. I look forward today to seeing President Torrijos later and I want to thank the Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis for presiding over this gathering. Let me also thank you, Secretary General Insulz...

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Briefing En Route Madrid, Spain Secretary Condoleezza Rice En Route Madrid, Spain June 1, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. Okay, Helene's still in the middle of her breakfast. (Laughter.) So is Glenn. Yeah, the Times and the Post are competing, as usual. So I'll just take your questions. QUESTION: Did you see anything positive coming out of the Solana-Larijani meetings yesterday? There seemed to be some somewhat conflicting accounts of their own afterward as to whether they made any progress. SECRETAR...

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Interview on CBS' Face the Nation Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 2, 2001 QUESTION:   And the news this morning from Israel is even worse than we have been reading in our morning papers.   The morning papers tell of two attacks yesterday, now there has been another in Haifa.   Hundreds of people again injured in this latest attack.   Now more than 200 people injured and dead in Israel over just this weekend.   To talk about it with us this morning, the Secretar...

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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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Prepared Statement for the Record on the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002 Secretary Colin L. Powell Testimony Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Washington, DC May 15, 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 International Affairs Budget for FY 2002. This Budget represents a needed increase in the Dep...

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Prepared Testimony on the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002 Secretary Colin L. Powell House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Other Programs Washington, DC May 10, 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 International Affairs Budget for FY 2002.  This Budget represents a needed increase in...

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Press Remarks with British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook (Revised) Secretary Colin L. Powell, Secretary Washington, DC February 6, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL : I am very pleased to have as my guest today a good friend, Foreign Secretary Robin Cook. I look forward to a close and productive relationship with the Foreign Secretary in the months and in the years ahead as we pursue our common interests. The United States and Britain enjoy an enduring and unique partnership, a partnership that is rooted in common v...

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