Secretary Remarks

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Marrakech, Morocco November 16, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you so much, everybody. I apologize for being a few moments late. There was a fire and then there was some traffic backed up, and so here I am and here are you, and thank you for being here. Let me begin by thanking our terrific U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Jonathan Pershing. I couldn’t be luckier than to have him in this job. He was over at the Energy Department for a while. We stole him fro...

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Regions: Antarctica, Brazil , China, Fiji , France , Greenland , India , Morocco , New Zealand , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi Great Hall of the People Beijing, China June 7, 2016 MODERATOR: Distinguished guests, friends from the media, good afternoon. Welcome to the closing ceremony and press conference of the eighth S&ED. Today we have the pleasure of having with us the four special representatives. First let us invite special representative of President Xi, Vice Premier Wan...

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Regions: Afghanistan, China, Iran , Korea, North , Philippines , Sudan , Syria , Taiwan , United Kingdom , United States

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

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Beijing, China June 6, 2016 VICE PREMIER WANG: (In Chinese.) SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much, Mr. Vice Premier. We’ve had a very productive discussion here this morning, and I think what’s important to point out – since we launched the Climate Change Working Group in 2013 with State Councilor Yang Jiechi orig...

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Regions: China, United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Lima, Peru December 11, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Todd, thank you very, very much. Thank you all for being here. Thank you very much, and it’s a privilege for me to be able to share a few words here on what is, by necessity, a quick trip, and I apologize for that, and I am grateful for your steadfast efforts to get us over the finish line. Todd and I have worked together for a long time now, going all the way back to my time in the Senate, and I appreciate, Todd, ...

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Regions: China, India , New Zealand , Peru , Philippines , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

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

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Vice Premier Wang Yang Diaoyutai State Guest House Beijing, China July 9, 2014 STATE COUNCILOR YANG: (Via translator) Secretary of State Kerry, Secretary of the Treasury Lew, dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am glad that you join me in today's special session for climate change. Climate change is a common and grave challenge to the mankind. It has (inaudible) impact, and its impact (inaudible) across all sectors of the economy and society. Facing this gl...

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Regions: China, United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 2, 2013 Hello, everyone, and thank you to the Republic of the Marshall Islands for hosting this year’s Pacific Island Forum, and this important discussion on climate change. As President Loeak recently wrote to me, “the risks and threats posed by climate change are common to both of our countries, and our history and bonds run deep.”  Pacific nations like ours are on the front lines of a changing climate.  In...

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Regions: Marshall Islands , United States

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

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Copenhagen, Denmark December 17, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all for coming this morning. I arrived in Copenhagen several hours ago. I’ve just had a briefing on the state of the negotiations. I'd like to give you a brief report on where we stand and then make an announcement. First, let me thank Todd Stern and the terrific team representing the United States at this conference. Actually, they’ve been representing us ever since the begin...

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Regions: Bangladesh , China, Denmark , Japan , United Kingdom , United States

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

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC November 5, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, my goodness, we have a good crowd today. Well, we have had an excellent conversation, and I welcomed the new foreign minister to Washington so early in his tenure, and I am looking forward to spending more time with him when I travel to Berlin and participate in the very exciting and important commemoration of the fall of the Berlin Wall. For Americans, our relationship with Germany is ...

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Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Germany , Iran , Israel , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements