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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Ritz Carlton Washington, DC November 29, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much, Karen. “Under the weather” is a polite word for the crud. (Laughter.) Anyway, thank you, Karen, for a wonderful introduction. And it’s with great pride that I accept the nomination. (Laughter.) Shh. It’s a little dangerous right now. (Laughter.) I am suffering from a bunch of grandchildren, all of whom are sniveling at...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 21, 2016 SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: All right – or not. (Laughter.) I’m the shorter secretary. (Laughter.) Good evening and thank you all for being here. Today we are celebrating an important milestone in the life of a remarkable organization, and thanks to our host, Secretary Kerry, we are able to do this in the most wonderful and fitting venue. We are grateful to you, Mr. Secretary, for having us here and for taking the time to join us thi...

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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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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York City September 22, 2014 MS. JARRETT: (In progress.) -- Russell, who you will be hearing from this afternoon as well. This is our fifth high-level meeting for the Equal Futures Partnership, and they seem to get more impressive with each one. Since Secretary – then-Secretary Clinton and I launched Equal Futures back in 2012, we have been bringing countries together and rallying worldwide commitment to the economic and civic empower...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC June 18, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very, very much. I want to begin by begging your forgiveness. I’m later than I have been, I think, at any moment, and it is simply because today the world could care less about the Secretary of State’s schedule, and I apologize profusely to everybody. This is a very, very special occasion for a lot of different reasons, but it’s special, and whether it&r...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC June 18, 2014 Ken, thank you very, very much for reminding me of the years that have passed. (Laughter.) And first, let me begin with a profound apology to everybody here. I don’t make it a practice to run over your schedules; unfortunately the world is not cooperating with mine today. (Laughter.) So I was not able to get down here in time, and I’m going from here upstairs for the unveiling of former Secretary Condo...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York City September 23, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: (In progress) and to the distinguished ministers, I want to thank you. I want to thank you for being here, all of you, very, very much. We appreciate it. As Cathy mentioned, this is the third high-level meeting of the Equal Futures Partnership, and we’re delighted to have former heads of state as well as some other distinguished leaders, foreign ministers. All of you are so (inaudible) to ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC February 6, 2013 Thank you. Mr. Vice President, thank you for an unbelievably generous, warm Oath of Office and your comments before them. I want to share with all of you that as a recovering politician – (laughter) – I’ve grown used to being sworn at; it’s really nice to be sworn in. (Laughter and applause.) I will say more about the Vice President in a moment, but I want to say thank you to my colleagues fro...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ritz Carlton Hotel Manama, Bahrain December 3, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good evening, Your Majesty, Royal Highnesses, Highnesses, ministers, ambassadors, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen: It is a great pleasure for me to join you this year for the seventh annual Manama Dialogue. And I want to congratulate the International Institute for Strategic Studies for the vision of this Dialogue and for convening what I am sure will be another thought-provoking c...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Washington, DC December 5, 2009 QUESTION: And we begin with the cornerstones of President Obama’s national security cabinet, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Welcome to you both. This is the first time you’re here together on This Week. Thanks for doing it. SECRETARY CLINTON: (Laughter.) The first time we’ve been called cornerstones. QUESTION: (Laughter.) Secr...

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Speech Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Brookings Institution Washington, DC September 18, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you very much. Well, it is a great delight to be back here at Brookings through that revolving door, which really does go both directions. I spoke with Strobe shortly after I was asked to take this job as Secretary of State and began thinking about who needed to be in this new Administration. And he ruefully said, “I know you’re going to decimate the pl...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Phya Thai Palace Bangkok, , Thailand July 22, 2009 View Video at The Nation MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Secretary of State Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Applause.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you. MODERATOR: And the host of today’s event is Nation’s group editor Mr. Suttichai Yoon and Nation’s channel editor, Ms. Veenarat Laohapakakul. QUESTION: Good morning, everyone. Of course, everyone has been waiting f...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC July 10, 2009 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: This is one of those occasions where a long introduction would be entirely inappropriate. (Laughter.) Welcome to the State Department’s Dean Acheson Auditorium, members of the State Department, the foreign affairs community, and our colleagues in the press. And it is my distinguished pleasure to introduce the Secretary of State, Secretary Clinton. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC March 12, 2009 (11:30 a.m. EDT) SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good morning. And it’s wonderful to be here today for this special occasion. I want to thank our musicians and singer, as you can see from the program, the Lavenia Nesmith Quartet. And I’m delighted – John Robinson told me that he was determined to have an all women’s musical performance. So I thanked John for that. (Applause.) I want t...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Interview With Yoichi Funabashi and Yoichi Kato of Asahi Shimbun Tokyo, Japan February 17, 2009 QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, thank you very much. We really appreciate your sharing your precious time with us. Our first question is about North Korea. What would you say the biggest difference between your Administration’s policy towards North Korea, particularly North Korean nuclear issue, and the previous administration’s policy towards North...

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Farewell Remarks to Employees Secretary Condoleezza Rice C Street Lobby Washington, DC January 16, 2009 UNDER SECRETARY BURNS: Good afternoon, everyone. Madame Secretary, I’d like to express, on behalf of the Department, our deep appreciation for your extraordinary dedication to public service, your extraordinary dedication to the pursuit of American interests and values across this very complicated globe, and especially your extraordinary dedication to the men and women who serve the Department o...

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Ceremony to Commemorate Foreign Policy Achievements (2001-2009) Secretary Condoleezza Rice Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC January 15, 2009 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the State Department. A special welcome, of course, to the President and to our First Lady. Today is a very special day. We are going to commemorate many of the achievements of our nation over the last eight years in furthering the Freedom Agenda. Mr. President, we’ve been th...

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Interview With April Ryan of American Urban Radio Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC January 14, 2009 QUESTION: I’m with our esteemed Secretary of State, Dr. – Secretary of State, Dr. Condoleezza Rice. And it’s always a pleasure to sit and talk with you, and I thank you for keeping your promise as we were in the Rose Garden at an African visit and you said, yes, we will do this. And today, as we are conducting this interview, we’ve got a lot of news going on. Not the obvio...

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Interview With Mike Schneider of Bloomberg TV Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC January 13, 2009 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, we appreciate this opportunity. SECRETARY RICE: A pleasure to be with you, Mike. QUESTION: What is it like, as you sit here in this magnificent room, in the center of American diplomatic power, to know that in a few days, this is all part of your past? SECRETARY RICE: Well, I’m very excited about moving on, quite frankly. It’s been a great eight years. It&rsquo...

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Signing Ceremony for U.S. Government Counterinsurgency Guide Secretary Condoleezza Rice Treaty Room Washington, DC January 13, 2009 Other Participants: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore Department of State Counselor Eliot Cohen View Video MR. COHEN: Let me welcome you all to the official signing of the United States Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Guide. My name is Eliot Cohen. I’m the Counselor at the Department. This is going to be a very brief ceremon...

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Interview With Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC January 12, 2009 QUESTION: Thank you very much. Madame Secretary, Iran. The President-elect has said that he wants a change of approach to Iran. Do you think a change of approach, engagement with Iran, can work? SECRETARY RICE: Well, it’s not an issue of engagement or non-engagement with Iran. It’s a question of whether or not Iran is willing to make a strategic choice to move in a different direction. And ther...

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Interview With The Washington Post Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC January 12, 2009 QUESTION: We’re on the record? MR. MCCORMACK: Yep. QUESTION: Well, I’ll take the privilege of starting with our favorite subject. What do you think – what have we learned from the latest pipelines discussion between Russia and Ukraine and Europe? And is this one different from the last one, and do you see the Russians learning anything different? SECRETARY RICE: Well, I think w...

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Release of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Fifth Annual Report to Congress Secretary Condoleezza Rice Ambassador Mark Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Washington, DC January 12, 2009 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. I am pleased this morning to release the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 2009 , the Annual Report to Congress. This report highlights the achievements of the first five years of PEPFAR, the largest commitment by any nation to combat a singl...

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100th Anniversary of the U.S.-Canada Boundary Waters Treaty Statement by Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC January 9, 2009 January 11 marks the 100 th anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. We note with pride the century of cooperation with Canada in managing water quality, quantity, and environmental health along our 5,525-mile border. The Treaty also established the International Joint Commission, which has played a vital role as an independent steward of these shared resources. Co...

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Interview With Rita Braver of CBS Sunday Morning Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 22, 2008 QUESTION: You know, other than the President and Vice President, you have become such a symbol for this Administration. What’s that been like for you? SECRETARY RICE: Oh, I don’t think of myself as a symbol. I just think of myself as someone who’s tried to do a good job on behalf of the country. And I think we have managed to keep the country safe. And for those of us who were t...

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Interview With Sylvie Lanteaume, Lachlan Carmichael, and Jordi Zamora Barceló of Agence France-Presse Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 22, 2008 QUESTION: Thank you. I guess we’ll start by looking forward a little bit, and I know you welcomed the election of Barack Obama – SECRETARY RICE: Yes. QUESTION: – and for what it meant for the United States, and also how the outside world looked at Obama. But why do you think there is such overwhelming support around the...

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Interview on NBC's Meet the Press with David Gregory Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 21, 2008 QUESTION: But first, we welcome back the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for her 20 th appearance on this program over the past eight years. Thank you for being willing to come on the program and explain your views all these times. SECRETARY RICE: It’s a pleasure to be with you, David. QUESTION: Thank you. SECRETARY RICE: And congratulations on taking over the post. QUESTION: Thank ...

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Interview With the Financial Times Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 19, 2008 QUESTION: Secretary, thanks so much for the interview. I wonder if we could begin just asking what do you make of the people who say that in your second term you really made a valiant effort to rebuild the international ties which frayed in the first? SECRETARY RICE: Well, obviously, in the first term, we had to do some difficult things, not all of which were well received in all quarters. I might note, I thin...

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Joint Press Conference On the Merida Initiative High-Level Consultative Group Secretary Condoleezza Rice Loy Henderson Conference Room Washington, DC December 19, 2008 Guest: Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa View Video SECRETARY RICE: Hello, good morning. Today, Secretary Gates, Attorney General Mukasey, Deputy Secretary Schneider, Director Walters and I gathered together with many senior U.S. Government officials and we met with our Mexican counterparts to review the common threat that we fa...

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Remarks at the Signing Ceremony for the United States-Ukraine Charter on Strategic Partnership and Security Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 19, 2008 Guest: Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Volodymyr Ohryzko View Video SECRETARY RICE: I am delighted to be here with my colleague, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine. Ukraine obviously is a very important partner for the United States and a good friend. We have long believed that Ukraine’s independence, its democracy, is essential ...

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Interview With Robert McMahon of Council on Foreign Relations Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 18, 2008 QUESTION: Okay. So, Secretary Rice, the town is pretty much abuzz over inauguration planning, and I’d like to go back to the last inauguration, where the President issued a pretty bold statement and a bold program about democracy promotion, especially in the Middle East. And you were very much involved in that early on. Nowadays, we hear less of it, although I know you’ve...

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Interview With Sandra Sobieraj Westfall of People Magazine Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 18, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: This is Condi Rice, how are you? QUESTION: Hi, it’s Sandra – SECRETARY RICE: Yes, how are you? QUESTION: – from People Magazine. Good. How are you? SECRETARY RICE: Fine, thank you. QUESTION: Thanks for taking time out. SECRETARY RICE: Sure. QUESTION: I know you are still way too busy. SECRETARY RICE: (Laughter.) That’s okay. QUESTION: We’re ...

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Interview With Tavis Smiley of National Public Radio Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 18, 2008 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, always nice to have you back on this program. SECRETARY RICE: Nice to be with you, Tavis. QUESTION: I’m sad. I suspect this is the last time I’ll talk to you as a current sitting Secretary of State. SECRETARY RICE: I think that’s likely the case, Tavis. (Laughter.) QUESTION: Well, I want to start by thanking you for all the occasions during your t...

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Interview With Zain Verjee of CNN Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 17, 2008 QUESTION: Thank you so much, Madame Secretary. SECRETARY RICE: Pleasure to be with you. QUESTION: You’ve been in the Bush Administration for eight years. SECRETARY RICE: Yes. QUESTION: What’s been the best moment? SECRETARY RICE: Well, there have been a lot of great moments: seeing the Afghans liberate themselves from the Taliban; seeing the Iraqis vote for the first time; going for the first time t...

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Remarks From Daughters and Sons Meeting at the Council on Foreign Relations Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 17, 2008 MS. MITCHELL: Welcome. This is so wonderful for me to see all of you, many of you friends, many of you sons and daughters of friends. I am Andrea Mitchell from NBC News, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, and you all know our very special guest, the Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. Welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations. And tonight is a very special evening...

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Combating the Scourge of Piracy Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York December 16, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. Secretary General. And thank you very much to all my colleagues for participating in this very important Security Council session on piracy. Obviously, we are here because the outbreak of piracy and the increasing threat to commerce, to security, and perhaps most importantly, to the principle of freedom of navigation of the seas is ...

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Remarks Following Meeting Concerning Iran Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York City December 16, 2008 Remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice After Meeting with the Permanent Members of the UNSC, Germany, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan SECRETARY RICE: (In progress) with representatives of the P5+1. Those representatives included David Miliband, the British Foreign Secretary, and Javier...

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Remarks With Quartet Members Secretary Condoleezza Rice United Nations Headquarters New York City December 15, 2008 View Video   | Quartet Press Satement Quartet Members: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Special Representative for the French Foreign Ministry Gerard Araud, High Representative for European Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferre...

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Roundtable With Associated Press Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 15, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: Well, I thought that we’d spend a few moments discussing the work that we’re going to do in New York. I’ll leave in a few minutes to go to New York. Today, we will have a meeting that the British are sponsoring on Zimbabwe. And the purpose of that meeting is to review the situation in Zimbabwe, but I think the position of the United States is well known on this, that we’ve...

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U.S. and Canada Signed MOU on Emergency Management Cooperation Statement by Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 12, 2008 I was very pleased to welcome Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon to Washington today for his first official visit as Foreign Minister. In addition to discussing the many important issues on our bilateral agenda, we signed an updated U.S.-Canada Memorandum of Agreement on Emergency Management Cooperation. The agreement provides a framework for our two countries to...

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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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Interview on CBS News Radio with Dan Raviv and Charles Wolfson Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 9, 2008 QUESTION: Welcome to the Marshall Room at the State Department. I’m Dan Raviv of CBS News here for a radio interview with the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Thanks so much for joining us, Madame Secretary. SECRETARY RICE: It’s a pleasure to be with you. QUESTION: And I’m here with our State Department reporter Charles Wolfson. Good morning, Charlie. QUESTION: ...

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Interview With Michele Kelemen of NPR Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 9, 2008 QUESTION: So before we look back, I want to sort of look ahead because you’re very emotional talking about what this moment in history means to have an African American president coming in. And I wonder if you think that’ll help the U.S. overcome its image problems in the world. SECRETARY RICE: Well, the U.S. so-called image problems, I think, also relate largely to the fact that people sometimes...

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Interview on Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 7, 2008 QUESTION: Secretary Rice, welcome back to Fox News Sunday. SECRETARY RICE: Pleasure to be with you, Chris. QUESTION: Are you persuaded by the evidence you’ve seen that the Mumbai attack was launched from Pakistan, and are there signs the attackers were trained either by current or former Pakistani military or intelligence? SECRETARY RICE: Well, we have passed information to both India and Pak...

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Press Conference in New Delhi, India Secretary Condoleezza Rice New Delhi, India December 3, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. I wish to start by just underscoring what President Bush has said a couple of days ago, and that is that the United States of America wants to express its deepest condolences to the people of India and particularly to the people of Mumbai. The United States stands in solidarity with India in meeting this challenge and this testing and terrible time. I think perhaps we have so...

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Remarks at NATO Headquarters Secretary Condoleezza Rice NATO Headquarters Brussels, Belgium December 2, 2008 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Good evening. Well, I have just concluded my last ministerial as the Secretary of State for the United States. And I had a chance to participate, obviously, in the discussions of the important issues before us, but also for a moment to reflect with my colleagues on the extraordinary eight years that I have spent here, first as National Security Advisor accompanying Pres...

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Remarks With United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Miliband Secretary Condoleezza Rice London, England December 1, 2008 View Video FOREIGN SECRETARY MILIBAND: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to One Carlton Gardens. Above all, welcome to my colleague and friend, Condi Rice, for her nearly 24-hour visit in the UK. So we’re delighted to have you back. It’s not like it’s a quiet time in foreign affairs at the moment, so I don’t want to tempt fate by saying this is ...

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Roundtable with Press Secretary Condoleezza Rice Foreign Commonwealth Offices London, England December 1, 2008 SECRETARY RICE: All right. Sean, what are our ground rules? MR. MCCORMACK: We’re on the record. SECRETARY RICE: Okay. MR. MCCORMACK: We have about half an hour. We have to see the Prime Minister. SECRETARY RICE: Great. All right. So why don’t we just start around? Richard, do you want to start? QUESTION: Sure. Well, I suppose the big issue that’s been occupying our minds for t...

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Remarks on the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC November 26, 2008 View Video    SECRETARY RICE: All right. I wanted to come down before the Thanksgiving holiday and before some significant meetings that I’ll participate in next week, just to give you a little bit of an update on where we are on a couple of issues and then I’m happy to take your questions. As you know, I’m going to travel to Brussels to attend the NATO foreign ministers ...

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Remarks With Press Secretary Dana Perino, and Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price Secretary Condoleezza Rice Aboard Air Force One En route Andrews Air Force Base November 23, 2008 Released by the White House Office of the Press Secretary 1:55 P.M. EST SECRETARY RICE: I just want to say a few words and then I'll take your questions. The President I think made the point that he had come to APEC every year of his presidency, even after September 11th, when he went to ...

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Remarks With Javier Solana, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Before Their Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC November 20, 2008 View Video QUESTION: Madame Secretary, how did your meeting with the Libyan Seif al-Islam (inaudible)? SECRETARY RICE: Yeah, it was just fine. We had a very good conversation just about how to move the relationship forward. QUESTION: Did you say anything about human rights? I ...

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Remarks at the Baker Institute's 15th Anniversary Gala Dinner Secretary Condoleezza Rice Rice University Houston, Texas November 13, 2008   View Video Thank you very much. Well, it’s really great to be here at Rice University and here in the state of Texas. As a matter of fact, when I told the President, with whom I was in New York earlier today, that I was on my way to Texas, he said to say hello to all of you. He said he’s going to be coming back soon. (Laughter.) I’m going to b...

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Interview With Steve Scully of C-SPAN Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC November 10, 2008 QUESTION: Secretary of State Rice, how does the world view America? SECRETARY RICE: Well, the world views America still, I think, as a place where you can be anybody and do anything, where it doesn’t matter where you came from; it matters where you’re going. I think that’s why there was such great interest in our recent election, because it talked about overcoming old wounds. And I think m...

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Remarks After the Quartet Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt November 9, 2008 Other Attendees: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, High Representative for European Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner, and Quartet Representative Tony Blair View Video MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, we are now starting the...

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Remarks With Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Secretary Condoleezza Rice Jenin November 8, 2008 PRIME MINISTER FAYYAD: (Via interpreter). Good evening. I would like, at the beginning, to express my utmost pleasure to receive Madame Secretary of the United States of America, Secretary Rice, in Jenin. This is for us, as Palestinians, a historic visit for numerous reasons. This is the first visit conducted by a Secretary of State of the United States to Jenin. When I say it is historic for more than...

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Remarks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Secretary Condoleezza Rice Ramallah November 7, 2008 PRESIDENT ABBAS: (Via interpreter.) In the name of God, the merciful and the compassionate, once again I welcome Dr. Rice, who visits us today. This visit and the previous visits have expressed extensive and brilliant diplomatic – American diplomatic efforts towards the Middle East. And here it is important to thank President Bush, who had laid the foundations for such diplomatic efforts at Annapo...

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Remarks With Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Secretary Condoleezza Rice Tel Aviv, Israel November 6, 2008 FOREIGN MINISTER LIVNI: Hello. I would like to welcome my friend and colleague, Secretary Rice, in the region once again. You come at a time when the election process in the United States has ended, while here it is just beginning. Let me first express my personal admiration and congratulations for the wonderful example of a democratic process that the elections in the United States represent. ...

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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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Interview With Jonathan Beale of BBC News Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 20, 2007 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, you've invested a lot of time and effort in the last year in the Middle East. Has this now become your number one foreign policy objective, trying to break the deadlock between the Israelis and Palestinians? SECRETARY RICE: Well, it is clearly an important objective, one of the most important objectives. I don't have the luxury of just doing one thing. As Secretary of State o...

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Interview With Josef Joffe of Die Zeit Newspaper Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 20, 2007 QUESTION: Here's number one. Zbig Brzezinski has formulated the central paradox of American foreign policy; never has American power been that high, never its authority and legitimacy so low. Do you agree? SECRETARY RICE: No. QUESTION: Why not? SECRETARY RICE: Because I see -- QUESTION: He was a predecessor. SECRETARY RICE: Yeah -- no, he wasn't my predecessor -- oh, at the NSC. QUESTION: At -- o...

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Remarks With Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Bernier After Their Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 20, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. I'm delighted to welcome my Canadian colleague Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier from Ottawa to spend time here with me at the State Department. We've just recently saw each other in Paris at the donors conference for the Palestinians and then just a little before that at Annapolis for the Annapolis conference on Middle ...

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A Civilian Partner for Our Troops Secretary Condoleezza Rice Op-Ed with Senator Richard G. Lugar The Washington Post December 17, 2007 It is unusual in Washington when an idea is overwhelmingly supported by the president, a bipartisan majority of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the State Department, and both the civilian and military leadership of the Pentagon. But that is the case with the proposed Civilian Reserve Corps, a volunteer cadre of civilian experts who can work with our military to p...

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Interview With David Pujadas of France 2 Television Secretary Condoleezza Rice Paris, France December 17, 2007 QUESTION (Via interpreter) : As mentioned earlier, we are meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Good evening and thank you for having us here. Do you really believe in the creation of a Palestinian State and in peace in the region as early as 2008 when there have been so many failures in the past? SECRETARY RICE: Yes. Well, it is certainly going to be ambitious to have the creation ...

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Interview With Hasan Muawad of BBC Arabic Secretary Condoleezza Rice Paris, France December 17, 2007 QUESTION: Now, Madame Secretary of State, in terms of the proposed financial package for the Palestinians, which you are discussing now to our knowledge, do you agree with the World Bank that such a package might not be really effective unless the Israelis lift the restrictions on the Palestinians? SECRETARY RICE: Clearly, there will have to be some improvements in movement and access. I negotiated the m...

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Briefing En Route Paris, France Secretary Condoleezza Rice En Route Paris, France December 16, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Okay, we can just go directly to questions. You know that we're going to Paris for the donors conference, the kind of next event for the international community after Annapolis. And the goal here is to focus on that part of the movement toward a Palestinian state that we consider to be absolutely essential to creating a two-state solution; that is, capacity building for the Palestinian sta...

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Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Signing Ceremony Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 14, 2007 I am delighted that today President Bush signed into law the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. This is the culmination of a process that began May 18, 2004 when our two nations initiated formal negotiations. I salute the considerable efforts of the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the Peruvian Ministry of Trade in negotiating this agreement, and I congratulate the U...

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Remarks on Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 13, 2007 View Video Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Department of State. I’d like to extend a warm welcome to our distinguished guest from Afghanistan, Attorney General Abdul Jabar Sabit. A very special welcome also to the Ambassador of Afghanistan and to our private sector co-chairman, Robert O’Brien. I’d like to recognize...

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USA Today Editorial Board Roundtable Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 11, 2007 (3:15 p.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: All right. Why don't we launch right in, because I think we only have about 45 minutes. MR. MCCORMACK: 45 minutes, on the record. QUESTION: Okay. Thank you for taking the time to meet with us. SECRETARY RICE: Of course, glad to do it. QUESTION: We can see a lot of progress on the ground in Iraq and in many different ways, but it's very hard to see through to the endgame, which...

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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 NATO Headquarters Secretary Condoleezza Rice Brussels, Belgium December 7, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. We just finished a meeting of the NATO Council at the level of ministers, as well as a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council and then a Mediterranean dialogue lunch. All were opportunities to talk about the challenges that we face and the opportunities that we face as well. I think that on -- for NATO's purposes today, we had a discussion of Kosovo and affirmed our unity on ...

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Interview With Tefera Ggedamu of Ethiopia TV Secretary Condoleezza Rice Addis Ababa, Ethiopia December 5, 2007 QUESTION: Thank you, Madame Secretary, for offering to sit for this interview. It's a pleasure. SECRETARY RICE: Yes, pleasure to be with you. QUESTION: You had a fairly busy day. SECRETARY RICE: Yeah. QUESTION: You came this morning and you're leaving tonight. SECRETARY RICE: Yes. QUESTION: And -- but you're basically running into very big issues in the Horn of Africa and in Somalia. Does it co...

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Interview With Matthew Swibel of Forbes Magazine Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 3, 2007 Complete Interview Series with Forbes Magazine: 8.07.2008 - 3.11.2008 - 12.03.2007 - 10.15.2007 - 09.30.2007 QUESTION:  I'm trying to collect a string of anecdotes that I can synthesize and use to demonstrate how you manage. Just to recap, we've talked about the importance of early on making some calls and moves to create a civilian diplomatic force in areas of concern, like Pakistan and...

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Remarks at the U.S.-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership Promoting Economic and Educational Opportunities for the Palestinian People Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 3, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Well, thank you very much. I'm going to just say a few words and then I think we should have a little time for discussion. We have little time, because I'm going to take the co-chairs over to meet the President in a little while and so we don't want to be late for the President. But I just wanted ...

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Interview on ABC Nightline With Cynthia McFadden Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC November 28, 2007 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, since we saw you last night, I know that more negotiations have been going on, more meetings. What can you tell us? SECRETARY RICE: Well, this morning the President hosted, first, the Israeli delegation and Prime Minister Olmert and also, President Abbas and his delegation and then they had a brief meeting together. It was principally to say to them, let's not now have...

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Closing Remarks at the Annapolis Conference Secretary Condoleezza Rice Annapolis, Maryland November 27, 2007 View Video (6:45 p.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: Good evening. The Annapolis Conference, which President Bush called and convened, has been the first Middle East peace event of this kind ever held on U.S. soil. The focus here has been on the obligations not only of the parties, but of the international community to achieve our shared goal of two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side by s...

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Roundtable Interview with Print Journalists Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC November 21, 2007 (10:00 a.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: All right. It looks like we've got quite a crowd, so maybe I won't try to make any remarks. We'll just start around the table. How's that? MODERATOR: And we're on the record. SECRETARY RICE: Okay. Robin. QUESTION: Do you know if the Saudis are coming? SECRETARY RICE: (Laughter.) Invitations just went out last night. Look, states will respond all in their own time. I do...

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Roundtable Interview with Radio, Television and Wires Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC November 21, 2007 (10:30 a.m. EST) SECRETARY RICE: Given the large number of you here, I think I will not make any comments; we'll just go directly to questions. Okay? So let's see. Yes. QUESTION: Two quick things. One, looking at Annapolis, how do you -- just simply stated, how would you define success? And secondly, do you have any indication from either the Syrians or the Saudis that they are likely to com...

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Address to Delegates at the United Jewish Communities (UJC) General Assembly Secretary Condoleezza Rice Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Nashville, Tennessee November 13, 2007 View Video Thank you. Thank you very much for that warm welcome and thank you to Joe Kanfer for the kind introduction and for the leadership that he is providing to the United Jewish Communities. I would also like to thank my friend, Israeli Ambassador Salai Meridor, who is here today, and he is doing great work for h...

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Interview With the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Secretary Condoleezza Rice Nashville, Tennessee November 13, 2007 QUESTION: We've seen reports that it looks like now the Annapolis meeting is going to be a day. That's what's being reported. SECRETARY RICE: Well, let's wait to -- first, to call it; and secondly, to invite people; and then to schedule it. QUESTION: So it's not even safe to say that it's definitely happening? SECRETARY RICE: Oh, it's going to happen. QUESTION: Okay. SECRETARY RICE: But look, w...

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Interview on ABC's This Week With George Stephanopoulos Secretary Condoleezza Rice Crawford, Texas November 11, 2007 QUESTION: Good morning, Madame Secretary. SECRETARY RICE: Good morning, George. QUESTION: A mixed message this morning from General Musharraf. What's your reaction? SECRETARY RICE: Well, my reaction is that the positive element here is that elections are going to be held and held very soon, and also that the President said he was going to take off his uniform. These have both been essenti...

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Interview With the Dallas Morning News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice Dallas, Texas November 9, 2007 MODERATOR: You are meeting with the Editorial Board of the Dallas Morning News. Around the table (inaudible). We are pleased to have you here and very interested in your thoughts on developments around the world, both in the short term and in the long term. I think we would probably be remiss -- oh, and I should also point out we have our international editor as well from the newsroom here. Q...

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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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Interview With Steve Centanni of Fox News Secretary Condoleezza Rice Jerusalem November 4, 2007 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, thanks for joining us. SECRETARY RICE: Good to be with you. QUESTION: I have to start with the situation in Pakistan, of course. It's quite serious with opposition leaders being rounded up, the Supreme Court justice being kicked out, troops in the street. You say you don't support any extra-constitutional measures in Pakistan like the one Musharraf has now taken. Do we still suppor...

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Remarks at the Saban Forum Dinner Secretary Condoleezza Rice Jerusalem November 4, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: I recognize that I am the only thing standing between you and dinner and therefore, I will try not to be an academic and talk on and on. But I just want to say what a great pleasure it is to be back here in Israel. It seems like yesterday -- actually, maybe it was just yesterday that I was here. But seriously, I love visiting this great country and I remember coming here for the first time a number of...

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Interview With Zain Verjee of CNN Secretary Condoleezza Rice Istanbul, Turkey November 3, 2007 QUESTION: President Musharraf has just declared a state of emergency and is imposing martial law. What's your reaction? SECRETARY RICE: Well, first of all, the situation is still unfolding. I have heard from authoritative sources, Pakistani television, apparently, that there will be a state of emergency imposed. We've not seen President Musharraf yet or heard a statement from him. Obviously, as we've said befo...

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Remarks at Expanded Neighboring Countries of Iraq Foreign Ministers Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice Istanbul, Turkey November 3, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. Let me join my colleagues in thanking the Government of Turkey for arranging this meeting here in Istanbul, this beautiful city. I would like to thank Prime Minister Erdogan for coming this morning to lead off. And Turkey has made excellent arrangements and is very greatly appreciated. The United States remains, of course, completel...

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Briefing En Route Ankara, Turkey Secretary Condoleezza Rice En Route Ankara, Turkey November 1, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: We're headed, obviously, to Turkey for two important events. First, to have a set of bilateral discussions with the Turks, important strategic relationship. We have a number of issues to discuss. We can get into them during your questions. And then, of course, the neighbors ministerial which will take place. And during that ministerial, I think we'll take the opportunity to have some addi...

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Announces Departure of Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen P. Hughes Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC October 31, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. I told Karen just as we were out in the anteroom that I had changed my mind, I was not going to make this announcement. (Laughter.) But it is really with a great deal of sadness but also a great deal of happiness for what she has achieved that I announce on behalf of ...

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Interview on NBC's Today Show With Matt Lauer Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC October 26, 2007 QUESTION: Condoleezza Rice is the U.S. Secretary of State. Madame Secretary, it's nice to have you here. Thanks for joining us. SECRETARY RICE: Good morning, Matt. QUESTION: Let's talk about the two sides of these sanctions. Some people say, and I think the Administration believes, this will eventually force the Iranians to the negotiating table. Others say no, that this will force them further away ...

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Remarks with Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson Secretary Condoleezza Rice Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC October 25, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. In May 2006, the United States offered the Iranian Government an historic opportunity to improve its relations with the international community and with us. We said that our nation deeply respects the Iranian people and that we are eager to build a better future together. We offered Iran new incentives to cooperate and negotiate wit...

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The State Department and the Iraq War Secretary Condoleezza Rice Opening Remarks Before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Washington, DC October 25, 2007 As Delivered (10:10 a.m. EDT) SECRETARY RICE: Chairman Waxman, Representative Davis, members of the Committee, thank you very much. And I hope, Chairman Waxman, I won't need the entire five minutes because I am really here to answer your questions. I want to just make a few opening contextual points nonetheless, and that is to unde...

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U.S. Policy in the Middle East Secretary Condoleezza Rice Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Washington, DC October 24, 2007 View Video As Delivered (9:40 a.m. EDT) SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen. I want to thank the members of the Committee for this opportunity to address this extremely important set of policy issues. I have a longer statement, Mr. Chairman, but in order to permit full questions, I think I will just s...

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Remarks With British Foreign Secretary David Miliband After Their Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC October 22, 2007 Joint Statement by Secretary Rice and Foreign Secretary Miliband View Video (6:25 p.m. EDT) SECRETARY RICE: Good evening. I am delighted to welcome my colleague, Foreign Secretary David Miliband. David, welcome. We've had a very good and extensive discussion. Of course, the United States and Great Britain share so many interests, but of cou...

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Remarks With Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Secretary Condoleezza Rice Jerusalem October 17, 2007 View Video FOREIGN MINISTER LIVNI: I would like to welcome Secretary Rice once again and express our appreciation for efforts to promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. I have long been an advocate of dialogue with pragmatic leaders on the Palestinian side, and I believe that despite all the difficulties we must take advantage of this opportunity. As you know, I was appointed this week by Prime...

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Regions: China, Gaza Strip , Iran , Israel , Russia , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

Remarks With Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit Secretary Condoleezza Rice Cairo, Egypt October 16, 2007 View Video FOREIGN MINISTER GHEIT: (Via interpreter) Good evening, everyone. Of course, we are delighted in Egypt to receive U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice. She met with President Mubarak today for approximately an hour and a half. Also, she had some other meetings with senior government officials. And we are concluding her meetings now with the Foreign Minister. We met for about an ...

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Interview With Jonathan Karl of ABC Secretary Condoleezza Rice Jerusalem October 15, 2007 QUESTION: You know, it was not that long ago that President Bush raised the possibility of having a Palestinian state by the end of his administration. Realistically, best case scenario, how much do you think can be accomplished? SECRETARY RICE: Well, the President first raised the notion of having a Palestinian state for the first time in American policy, and we pursued that. We are in a period in which there is s...

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Interview With Jonathan Karl of ABC Secretary Condoleezza Rice Moscow, Russia October 13, 2007 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, thank you. SECRETARY RICE: You're welcome. Thank you. QUESTION: So I want to ask you a question about Iran. Given all that Iran is up to, especially what we're seeing in terms of the flow of Iranian weapons into Iraq, isn't it time to have a weapons embargo on Iran? SECRETARY RICE: Well, indeed at some point it will be a very good thing to have a weapons embargo on Iran. There alrea...

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Regions: Czech Republic , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Poland , Russia , United Kingdom , United States

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Roundtable With Traveling Press Secretary Condoleezza Rice Moscow, Russia October 13, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Okay. Why don't we just go directly to questions. QUESTION: Can we follow up on your human rights meeting with the activists this morning? SECRETARY RICE: Sure. QUESTION: Can you give us a sense of to what extent you talked about human rights in Russia generally when you met yesterday with President Putin, and then whether it featured at all -- I suspect it didn't -- in the 2+2 meeting, which is, y...

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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements