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  • John Kerry: Travel to France, Belgium, Kosovo, Serbia, Cyprus, and Greece, November 30-December 4, 2015

    Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Paris, France, on November 30 to join President Obama for the opening of COP-2 1 in Paris. He then traveled to Brussels, Belgium, on December 1 to take part in the December NATO Foreign Ministerial and associated meetings. On Dec 2, Secretary traveled to Pristina, Kosovo, where he met with senior government officials to discuss bilateral and regional issues. Then Secretary Kerry traveled to Belgrade, Serbia, to take part in the OSCE M...

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    Regions: Canada , France , Italy , United Kingdom

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • John Kerry: Travel to Tunis, Vienna, Antalya, and Paris, November 13-17, 2015

    Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Tunis, Tunisia; Vienna, Austria; and Antalya, Turkey, from November 13 to November 17. While in Tunis, Secretary Kerry participated in the second U.S.-Tunisia Strategic Dialogue and met with a range of government officials and civil society leaders. In Vienna, Secretary Kerry held bilateral and multilateral meetings with foreign counterparts to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. The Secretary then traveled to Antalya to join Preside...

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    Regions: France , Syria , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States

  • Secretary Clinton: Travel to Colombia, Brazil, Belgium, and France

    April 13, 2012 to April 19, 2012 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Colombia , Brazil,   Belgium  and France  from April 13 to April 19. Secretary Clinton accompanied President Obama for the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia from April 13-15. There, the U.S. delegation met with democratically elected heads of state and government from throughout the Hemisphere to strengthen ties, expand...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Belgium , Brazil , Colombia , France , Russia , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy

  • Secretary Clinton: Travel to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago

    April 16, 2009 to April 19, 2009 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photo Galleries: Haiti ,  Dominican Republic  | "Text the Secretary" Answers Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Haiti , the Dominican Republic , and Trinidad and Tobago April 16-19. Secretary Clinton arrived in Haiti the morning of April 16 and departed later that day for the Dominican Republic. On April 17 the Secretary traveled to Trinidad and Tobago to attend t...

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    Regions: Dominican Republic , Haiti , Western Hemisphere

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Energy

  • Farewell Remarks to Employees

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State C Street Lobby Washington, DC January 19, 2017 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. (Cheers.) Thank you, thank you, thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. I accept the nomination. (Laughter.) Thank you very much. That was – that silenced it pretty fast. (Laughter.) I am leaving here, obviously, with sadness. It’s bittersweet because you leave. But I actually am excited about the next chapter. And I have a feeling we’re all going to continue to cross paths, co...

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  • A Conversation With John Kerry: Diplomacy in an Era of Disruption with Tom Friedman

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Davos, Switzerland January 17, 2017 MR SCHWAB: Good afternoon, and before we start our session – and I know, Mr. Secretary, you will be in very good hands with my friend Tom Friedman – but allow me to be very personal. It’s your last session in your official capacity here in Davos, and I want to use this opportunity to thank you. You have been such a great friend and partner of the World Economic Forum. You have been a personal mentor to me. I reme...

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  • Remarks With Christiane Amanpour of CNN International

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State London, United Kingdom January 16, 2017 QUESTION: Secretary Kerry, welcome to the program. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Happy to be here. QUESTION: We have a lot to talk about. The incoming president, your Administration’s legacy. But first and foremost, I want to ask you because here we sit on the very day that Donald Trump gives an interview to a German and a British newspaper. First and foremost, he says that he’s going to give a speedy, new, free and ...

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    Regions: Iran , Israel , Russia , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Interview With PBS's Charlie Rose

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 10, 2017 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, this journey, this part of your life, is coming to an end. You’ve traveled more than any other secretary of state. You have spent considerable time and hours on a lot of issues, from China to Russia to – from Asia to Latin America. But principally, you spent a lot of time on Israel and Palestine and you spent a lot of time on the Iran nuclear deal and you’ve spent a lot of time on Syria and...

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  • Remarks at the U.S. Institute of Peace's Passing the Baton 2017: America's Role in the World

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Institute of Peace Washington, DC January 10, 2017 MS WOODRUFF: Thank you, Nancy. I’m delighted to be here and, Mr. Secretary, I understand you sprinted across the street. Is that right? SECRETARY KERRY: My sprinting days are reduced, but I came. I got here. (Laughter.) MS WOODRUFF: Well, there – you were spied hurrying, I’ll put it that way. SECRETARY KERRY: “Spied,” right. (Laughter.) MS WOODRUFF: So the format is that I’m ...

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  • Remarks at the U.S. Naval Academy

    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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  • Interview With Andrea Mitchell of NBC

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC January 6, 2017 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for joining us today. SECRETARY KERRY: A pleasure. Thank you. QUESTION: As you prepare to leave office at the end of the term, Russia and the role of Russia’s cyber hacking in the U.S. Russia has now, according to testimony and the intelligence at Armed Services hearings, Russia has hacked the State Department as we knew, the Joint Chiefs, obviously the DNC and ot...

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    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

  • Interview With Jennifer Griffin of FOX

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC January 6, 2017 QUESTION: Thank you, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY KERRY: My pleasure. QUESTION: Let’s start with alleged Russian hacking. Former CIA Director Leon Panetta said this morning that President Obama should have taken action last summer when it first became evident that the Russians were trying to hack the U.S. election. He said it was an attack on our country. Why didn’t you take action? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, ...

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    Topics: Climate and Environment

  • Interview With Judy Woodruff of PBS

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC January 6, 2017 QUESTION: Secretary of State John Kerry, thank you very much for talking with us. SECRETARY KERRY: My pleasure. Thank you. QUESTION: So now that it has been confirmed that the Russians interfered aggressively in the U.S. election, does this represent a fundamental change in the United States relationship with Russia? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, that remains to be determined. It certainly represents a major challenge in...

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  • Interview With Wolf Blitzer of CNN

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC January 6, 2017 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thanks for much for joining us. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. QUESTION: Donald Trump – does his disparagement of the U.S. Intelligence Community hurt the U.S. with allies and undermine the U.S. with adversaries? SECRETARY KERRY: Wolf, I don’t – honestly, I don’t want to get into the president-elect’s current back-and-forth. He has a meeting today. I presume hope...

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    Topics: Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Exit Memo From Secretary Kerry to President Obama

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Cabinet Exit Memo Washington, DC January 5, 2017     Introduction When President Obama took office in 2009, the United States was engaged in two costly wars, faced the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and had a diminished standing with many of our allies and partners around the world. The starting point for this Presidency was one of the toughest I have ever seen in my decades of public service. Over the past eight years, President Ob...

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    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, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks at a Press Availability

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 5, 2017 SECRETARY KERRY: Hi, everybody. Matt, welcome back. QUESTION: Happy New Year. Thank you. SECRETARY KERRY: Congratulations, Matt. QUESTION: Thank you. Thank you very much. SECRETARY KERRY: A little Vaille. QUESTION: Yeah. SECRETARY KERRY: No sleep. QUESTION: Happy New Year, Mr. Secretary. QUESTION: What’s that? SECRETARY KERRY: What? QUESTION: Happy New Year, sir. SECRETARY KERRY: Happy New Year to everybody. Thank you all. Great ...

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    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Remarks on Middle East Peace

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC December 28, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. (Coughs.) Excuse me. Thank you for your patience, all of you. For those of you who celebrated Christmas, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Happy Chanukah. And to everybody here, I know it’s the middle of a holiday week. I understand. (Laughter.) But I wish you all a very, very productive and Happy New Year. Tod...

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    Regions: Egypt , France , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Joint Press Availability with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 18, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER AL-JUBEIR: (In Arabic.) SECRETARY KERRY: Assalamualaikum . Let me say how pleased I am to be back in Riyadh, and I’m particularly happy to be here with my friend the foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, and I want to thank him for his very warm welcome. We had as solid a discussion on a whole group of issues, as he has just shared with all of you, as we have ever had. And particularly I think the ...

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    Regions: China, Iran , Iraq , Lebanon , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks on Syria

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 15, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Hello, everybody. I just wanted to bring you all up to date on what we’ve been trying to do with respect to the tragic situation in Syria, and obviously mostly focused or especially Aleppo. I don’t think I have to elaborate, but I’m going to certainly focus on the anger and the anguish that everybody feels – or most people feel – about the continued relentless and inexcusable attacks tha...

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    Regions: Iran , Qatar , Russia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Joint Press Availability With French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed al-Thani

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Quai d'Orsay Paris, France December 10, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER AYRAULT: (Via interpreter, in progress) Yesterday at the UN General Assembly meeting, the resolution of – a resolution that was voted with (inaudible) full majority, and despite the use of chemical weapons by the regime, this is the logic of war that is still prevailing. This is why Sheikh Mohammed, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and myself wanted to call upon our close partners and to meet for...

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    Regions: France , Germany , Iran , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks at a Meet and Greet With the Staff and Families of Embassy Paris

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Embassy Paris Paris, France December 9, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much, and I trust this does not have to be scanned by security so I can actually – (laughter). Jane, thank you. This is tremendously meaningful. I’ve been going to the beaches of Normandy since I was a kid. I can actually remember seeing the burned-out hulks of some of the tanks and landing craft, et cetera. I was that young. It was not too ...

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  • Press Availability in Brussels

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. I am pleased to be back in Brussels – obviously, a little bit bittersweet – to be here with my NATO colleagues for the last ministerial as Secretary of State, but I’m happy to be with my colleagues and pleased to be back in Brussels. There’s nothing nostalgic about our need to constantly reaffirm the importance of collective defense and democratic ...

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  • Conversation With German Transatlantic Young Professionals

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Berlin, Germany December 5, 2016 MODERATOR: So my job is to introduce a man who needs no introduction. As I said in there, literally, the most consequential Secretary of State in my lifetime, which is longer than I think I would like to admit. (Laughter.) And when you just think about what this man has been able to accomplish, the impossible to the impossible to the impossible – whether it’s getting China to agree to carbon emission limits or putting tog...

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    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks at a Ceremony Awarding the Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany to Secretary Kerry

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Berlin, Germany December 5, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, I’m going to wear that around the office for the next three weeks and see if I get any respect at all. (Laughter.) Guten Abend . Danke . Vielen dank . Thank you all for this really absolutely extraordinary and completely unexpected gathering. I’m so privileged and grateful for all of you coming here to share in this special moment, this friendship between Federal R...

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  • Remarks at the Embassy Berlin Meet and Greet

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Berlin, Germany December 5, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Wow. That sounds like a campaign introduction, folks. (Laughter.) I accept the nomination. (Laughter.) I’m ready to go. How are you all? Hey guys, I’m really happy to see you guys here. Thank you very much. How are you doing? You good? You having fun? How are you having fun? What are you doing to have fun? Come on up here and talk to me. Come here, come here, come here. Come here. I have a very talkative ...

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    Regions: France , Germany , Iran , Italy , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health

  • Remarks at the Saban Forum

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 4, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. That’s really wonderful. Thank you. MR INDYK: Haim is going to unveil a plaque that we made for you for the occasion. MR SABAN: I’m the unveiler-in-chief. (Laughter.) Okay, so I was told -- SECRETARY KERRY: Wow. MR SABAN: I was told to read. Who paid for this? Brookings or me? (Laughter.) It looks really expensive, doesn’t it? (Laughter.) But you know what? Ther...

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    Topics: Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks at the Mediterranean Dialogues Conference

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Parco dei Principi Hotel Rome, Italy December 2, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Via interpreter) Thank you very much, Paolo, and good evening. I would like to thank Foreign Minister Gentiloni, the president of the Italian Republic, the Instituto di Studi Internazionale for hosting this successful conference on the Mediterranean. (Inaudible) a special friendship. I am very grateful to you for the many courtesies that you have afforded me as Secretary of State, and it’s...

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  • World AIDS Day 2016

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 1, 2016 On World AIDS Day, we commemorate the lives lost and communities devastated by HIV/AIDS. We also celebrate those lives that have been saved and the courageous individuals who have brought hope and healing to those living with and affected by this disease. Thirty-five years ago, the first published report appeared of five previously healthy men in Los Angeles diagnosed with what soon would be known as AIDS. I have been engaged ...

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  • Remarks at the Women's Foreign Policy Group Conference

    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 at the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

    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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  • Meet and Greet With Embassy Staff in Oman

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Muscat, Oman November 14, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you, Marc, very, very much. Good morning, everybody. Assalamu alaykum. How are you? AUDIENCE: (In Arabic.) SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. It may be – being Secretary of State may be more fun. I’m – after the last few days, I guess I’m re-convinced that it’s not more important. But I’ve been privileged, really privileged, to serve as Secretary and to work with extraordina...

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  • Press Availability With New Zealand Prime Minister John Key

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Premier House Wellington, New Zealand November 13, 2016 PRIME MINISTER KEY: Okay, good morning. So we had a great opportunity to welcome Secretary Kerry to New Zealand and to catch up with him after his brief but I’m sure important trip down to Antarctica. Let me just start by saying what we’ve been saying for a very long period of time, that the relationship with the United States is probably in the best shape it’s been for decades. I think a grea...

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  • Remarks at Dedication Ceremony of American War Memorial

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Pukeahu National War Memorial Wellington, New Zealand November 13, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Mr. Ambassador, Mark, thank you very, very much. Thank you also for your tremendous linguistic display a little bit earlier. (Laughter.) I’m delighted to be here with all of you. Minister Brownlee and General Keating, thank you very much for honoring us by being here today, and to all of you parliamentarians, counselors, and distinguished guests all. It’s a great hon...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, New Zealand , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Department of State and USAID FY 2017 Budget Amendment

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 10, 2016 Today, President Obama requested an additional $5.8 billion to support the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in a FY 2017 Budget Amendment to counter Daesh and combat violent extremism. Defeating Daesh, which poses an immediate threat to our citizens, our country, and our allies, is an urgent U.S. priority and we must ensure we have the full resources necessary to do so. Over the past t...

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    Topics: Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks at the 11th Annual Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Loy Henderson Auditorium Washington, DC November 2, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning. AUDIENCE: Good morning. SECRETARY KERRY: How are you doing? Everybody good? AUDIENCE: Yeah. Good. SECRETARY KERRY: Good. The loudest “yeah” was over here. Where are you from? QUESTION: Sri Lanka. SECRETARY KERRY: Sri Lanka. Well, you have reason to be loud. That’s good. I appreciate – Sri Lanka’s done some amazing things in the last years. So Evan, t...

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  • Remarks and Conversation With Mayor of London Sadiq Khan at the Youth Outreach Event

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State London, United Kingdom October 31, 2016 MR KHAN: Can I thank you all very much for coming to this town hall meeting at the best town hall in the world, city hall. This is my living room, and I’m really pleased that we have the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in city hall today. And Secretary Kerry has agreed to take loads of questions from the floor, but those who manage his time say you’re going to get time for three. (Laughter.) So can I have an ide...

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  • Remarks With Chatham House Director Robin Niblett at the Chatham House Prize Ceremony

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chatham House London, United Kingdom October 31, 2016 MR NIBLETT: Welcome to Chatham House, excellencies, lords, ladies, and gentlemen, and welcome also to this 2016 Chatham House Prize ceremony. We’re delighted that so many of our members are here with us today; also supporters, guests, thank you very much for making the time. Our Chatham House Council members, our Panel of Senior Advisors, our Second Century Committee, representative of U.K. Government, oppo...

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  • Press Availability with Irish Foreign Minister Charles Flanagan

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Tipperary, Ireland October 30, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER FLANAGAN: Good morning, everybody. Welcome to the Golden Vale of Tipperary on this beautiful autumn morning, and in particular I want to especially welcome Secretary of State John Kerry not only to Ireland but to the heart of Ireland to receive the highly acclaimed Tipperary International Peace Award. Today, the Secretary of State joins a long list of awardees which includes Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorb...

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  • Remarks Following Receipt of the Tipperary Peace Award

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Aherlow House Hotel Tipperary, Ireland October 30, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Martin, thank – I’m really incredibly touched, moved, very, very grateful, and hope and pray that there is no way possible that the glen of Aherlow and its beauty will remain a secret anywhere. (Laughter.) Really, you are blessed here in so many ways – blessed by your people. I thank you for your eloquence, I thank you for the honor of this award, which I accept really o...

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  • On the Occasion of Turkey's Republic Day

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 27, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Turkey as you celebrate the 93 rd anniversary of the founding of your republic on October 29. As a long-time Ally, the United States remains steadfast in support of Turkey’s democratically elected government and institutions—institutions enshrined in Turkey’s constitution. And we express again our condolences to the friends and...

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  • Interview With David Axelrod of The Axe Files Podcast

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2016 QUESTION: Secretary Kerry, welcome. I – we’re 80-some days from the – as we sit here today at the University of Chicago, we’re 80-some days from the end of this administration. It seems like a good time to kind of look back a little bit at your life and your career. And I wanted to ask you, I’m so intrigued by the fact that your dad was in the Foreign Service. And I was – what influence did tha...

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  • Remarks at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Hilton Chicago Hotel Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody. And thank you, very, very much to Ivo Daalder. Thank you, sir, Mr. Ambassador. And thanks to the Chicago Council for Global Affairs for inviting me here. And a profound thank you to Ambassador Lou Susman for his very generous introduction. And most importantly, Marge and Lou, thank you for many, many years of extraordinary friendship. I really value it. And I thin...

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  • Remarks With Students at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2016 MODERATOR: It is an honor to welcome a Secretary of State to the University of Chicago. It is part of the mission of the Institute of Politics to facilitate these kinds of opportunities for you to interact with practitioners and leaders, and so we’re really pleased on that account. But I – our other mission is somewhat larger than that, which is: We live in a somewhat dispirited time in our politics. I don’t know ...

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  • Zambia National Day

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 24, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Zambia on the 52nd anniversary of your nation’s independence. Our countries have long enjoyed a warm bond rooted in our shared respect for democracy, peace, and individual freedoms. The United States appreciates your commitment to responsive and representative governance and applauds your regional leadership, particularly in providing much...

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  • Remarks at the Panel Discussion Following "Before the Flood" Screening

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Fisher Stevens, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Piers Sellers UN Headquarters New York City October 20, 2016 MR STEVENS: Thank you all for coming this evening. It’s quite an honor to screen in this incredible place. Thank you, Secretary-General, again. So you guys got to know these two gentlemen to my – these three gentlemen to my left at the film – during the film tonight: Piers Sellers, NASA-Goddard Space Institute; Secretary of State John Kerry, legend &...

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  • Remarks With Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se at a Press Availability

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC October 19, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Good afternoon, everybody. I want to start by welcoming my friend, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, back to Washington. He is here with Korean Defense Minister Han for the fourth U.S.-R.O.K. 2+2 discussion, as we call it. And this afternoon, joined by Defense Secretary Carter, we had a very productive discussion about our alliance and about the various possibilities that we face in terms of increa...

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  • Remarks with Vice President Joe Biden, and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi At State Luncheon in Honor of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC October 18, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you, thank you all very, very much. Thank you. Please be seated. Make yourselves comfortable. Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Vice President, grazie benvenuti to all of you here, and buon pomeriggio to all of you. I am delighted to offer the best wishes of everybody here to our distinguished guest, the prime minister of Italy Matteo Renzi and his wife Agnese Landini, and indeed to the entire...

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  • Joint Statement From Secretary John Kerry and U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Lancaster House London, United Kingdom October 16, 2016 FOREIGN SECRETARY JOHNSON: Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you very much for coming. As everybody knows, the situation in Aleppo is getting worse and worse. There’s continuing bombardment of innocent civilians, 100,000 kids now under a terrible, medieval siege. Casualties continue to mount. And more and more people, as a result of this action by the Assad regime and its supporters, are being radicalized....

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  • On the Occasion of Spain's National Day

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 11, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate all Spaniards as they celebrate the 81 st anniversary of La Fiesta Nacional de España on October 12. The United States and Spain are bound by ties of history, by mutual respect, by common values and interests, and by a shared understanding of the importance of partnerships and diplomacy in addressing the world’s most complex challenges. Today, th...

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  • Remarks at the Virtuous Circle Conference

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Palo Alto, California October 10, 2016 MS BOYD: So, Mr. Secretary, welcome to Silicon Valley and thank you for joining us today. SECRETARY KERRY: Happy to be here. Thank you. MS BOYD: I’m going to dive right in because we have a little bit less time than we planned. And I wanted to start with the big news from Friday. And since so much news broke on Friday, I should probably be a little more specific. (Laughter.) So on Friday, the Obama Administration official...

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  • Lesotho National Day

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 4, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of the Kingdom of Lesotho on the 50th anniversary of your nation’s independence. The United States deeply values its friendship with Lesotho. Together, our two nations have worked hard to promote economic progress, strengthen democratic institutions, and turn the tide in the fight against HIV/AIDS. In 2016, Lesotho became the first country in ...

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  • Remarks on the Transatlantic Relationship

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Concert Noble Brussels, Belgium October 4, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, je suis John Kerry. (Laughter.) Welcome. Karen, merci, danke schon, dank u wel , and thank you – I’m really delighted to be here in the heart of Europe. I’m delighted to be in this extraordinary library building of great history, and I thank you, all of you, for taking time to come and to listen and to share thoughts and engage in something of a dialogue – a little one-sid...

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  • Botswana National Day Message

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 29, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Botswana on the 50th anniversary of your nation’s independence. My country deeply values its friendship with your government and with all of you, a friendship based on mutual respect and responsibility. The United States particularly commends Botswana for its love of peace, its commitment to democracy, and its steadfast leadership in env...

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  • Remarks at The Atlantic and Aspen Institute

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Harman Center of Arts Washington, DC September 29, 2016 MR CLEMONS: Thank you. So let’s get to Syria stuff. I hear a rumor – I don’t know if it’s true – that Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov are huddled around a screen right now in one corner of the world watching us, and I hear Lindsey Graham and John McCain are near another. And so I’d like to ask you, what would you like to communicate to the world and to those parties about Sy...

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  • Remarks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Wilson Center Washington, DC September 28, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Jane, thank you for a wonderful introduction. I hugely appreciate your support, your counsel. And obviously, we are living in complicated times. I want to thank you for many, many years of remarkable service to our country. Jane was reminding me as we were walking up here that we were by happenstance on a flight together not so many years ago, and she secretly informed me of the offer from the Wilson C...

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  • John Kerry: Travel to New York for UNGA, September 17-23, 2016

    Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry was in New York City in conjunction with the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly . While in New York, Secretary Kerry participated in a variety of meetings and side events highlighting U.S. leadership on multilateral issues. On the margins of the UN General Assembly, Secretary Kerry met with a number of his counterparts to discuss a range of bilateral and global issues. New York 09/23/16   Remarks With Israeli Prime Minister ...

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  • Roundtable With Traveling Press

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Cartagena, Colombia September 26, 2016 MR KIRBY: (In progress) – time, so I’m not going to eat it up with too much on the intro side. The Secretary is going to open it up here with a few comments about the importance of our time here in Cartagena and the signing of this peace accord, and then we’ll open it up for questions. We’ve got about 15 minutes, 20 for this. We’ve got about 15 minutes total, okay? QUESTION: Great. MR KIRBY: But I ...

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  • Remarks at the Council Session on Syria

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State United Nations Headquarters New York City September 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Mr. President, good morning, and good morning to all of our colleagues here on the United Nations Security Council. I want to thank my colleague from New Zealand particularly for hosting this very important session on the crisis in Syria. And I think it’s appropriate that we are gathering here a couple of rooms over from where yesterday so many heads of state came together in what I ...

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  • On the Occasion of Independence Day in Armenia

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 19, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I want to extend my congratulations to the people of Armenia as you celebrate the 25th anniversary of your nation’s independence on September 21. The United States deeply values its warm friendship with Armenia and with all of you. In the past quarter century, Armenia has made great progress, and my government looks forward to continuing to work closely with you in ...

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  • Remarks at the UN High-Level Plenary Meeting on Refugees and Migration

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State United Nations Headquarters New York City September 19, 2016 Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman. I apologize for being a little bit late. Even with a motorcade, traffic is hard. I want to applaud the United Nations for convening this very timely session on the largescale movement of refugees and migrants, and obviously, we all come here convinced that there should be no question that we all need to do more in order to help people who are fleeing persecution and violence. ...

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  • Remarks at the Global Demining Initiative for Colombia Ministerial

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Palace Hotel New York City, NY September 18, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody, and welcome to an important event to kick off a lot of events here in the course of the UNGA week. My co-chair and good friend, Borge Brende, and I are really delighted to welcome everybody here. And we’re particularly happy today that we are able to welcome President Santos of Colombia, and needless to say, we are really grateful to so many members of the Global Demini...

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  • Remarks with BBC's Katty Kay at the UN Foundation Social Good Summit

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State 92nd Street Y New York City, NY September 18, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: What a great welcome. Thank you all. How are you? Everybody good? That’s a lousy answer. How are you? (Applause.) Thank you. QUESTION: That was a rock star welcome. SECRETARY KERRY: You’re the rock star. Thank you. Happy to be here. I can’t see over this thing. QUESTION: I’m very lucky to spend the next 20 minutes asking Secretary Kerry questions about American leadership, an...

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  • Interview With Adam Boulton of Sky News

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Marshall and John Jay Rooms Washington, DC September 15, 2016 QUESTION: Secretary of State, as you know, it’s a very turbulent time in the world. We’ve got Syria, we’ve got Ukraine, we’ve got the Maghreb crisis. So why the oceans? Why are you devoting so much energy to that? SECRETARY KERRY: Because the oceans are a security threat, challenge. The state of the oceans are a security challenge for everybody in the world. They are under siege ...

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  • Remarks With Leonardo DiCaprio

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Loy Henderson Auditorium Washington, DC September 15, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. I hope you had a great lunch. And thank you for helping to make the morning as stimulating and informative as it was. How come all the cameras are out now? You didn’t do this when I was here earlier. (Laughter.) What’s going on here? Oh. A whole – (laughter) – I know a lot of you first came to know Leonardo DiCaprio as an image on a sc...

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  • Remarks Before the Daily Press Briefing

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 12, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday to all of you. Let me begin, if I can, just by – you can sort of see it with some of the banners and the large fish out in front of the State Department that this is a big week for the department, because on Thursday and Friday we’re going to be hosting our third Our Ocean conference, which we started two years ago with the meeting that took place in Chile interrup...

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  • Remarks With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura at a Press Availability

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Geneva, Switzerland September 9, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: So thank you all for tremendous patience during the course of a very long day which obviously has required a lot of detail work, and we appreciate everybody’s patience in hanging in there. Today, the United States and Russia are announcing a plan which we hope will reduce violence, ease suffering, and resume movement towards a negotiated peace and a political transition in Syria. And we believe that the pl...

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  • John Kerry: Travel to Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Bangladesh, India and China, August 22-September 5, 2016

    Photos from China» Photos from Bangladesh and India» Photos from Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, on August 22 to meet with President Kenyatta to discuss regional security issues and counterterrorism cooperation, as well as bilateral issues. Secretary Kerry also met with Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed and other regional foreign ministers to discuss key challenges in East Africa, including the prospects for re...

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  • Swaziland National Day Message

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC September 6, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of the Kingdom of Swaziland on your 48 th Independence Day. I commend the Government of Swaziland for its commitment to the health of its citizens. Health is an issue that touches every citizen of Swaziland, and we are pleased to have a long partnership with the Swazi Government on multiple critical health initiatives, including our shared goal of...

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  • Remarks at India Institute of Technology Delhi

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State New Delhi, India August 31, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Swati, good morning. Thank you very, very much. Thank you very – you guys all deserve an award for being able to get here today. (Laughter.) I don’t know if you came in boats or amphibious vehicles of some kind, but I salute you for being here. Thank you very, very much for making the effort, and I am extremely honored to be here. Swati, thank you for that generous introduction. And thank you, Dr. Rao. It...

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  • Remarks During Meet and Greet in New Delhi, India

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State American Embassy School New Delhi, India August 31, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you. Wow, thank you. How are you? AUDIENCE: Good. SECRETARY KERRY: Namaste. AUDIENCE: Namaste. SECRETARY KERRY: Nice to see everybody. Thank you very much. You guys staying dry? (Laughter.) I’ve been in a lot of floods – by the way, if your ambassador thinks an hour and a half in gridlock is quality time, he’s got to rethink (laughter) – anyway, I am re...

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  • Press Availability with Commerce Secretary Pritzker, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, and Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan Building New Delhi, India August 30, 2016 MINISTER SWARAJ: (In progress, via interpreter) … the finalization of which President Obama and Prime Minister Modi played key roles. We have agreed to scale our collaboration in clean energy and to quickly operationalize the various initiatives that were announced during Prime Minister’s visit to facilitate investment in this sector from U.S. into India. We look forward to wor...

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  • Press Availability in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Edward M. Kennedy Center Dhaka, Bangladesh August 29, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Marcia, thank you very, very much. Join me, everybody, in expressing our gratitude – all of us – for the tremendous job that Ambassador Marcia Bernicat is doing here in Bangladesh. She has really been terrific. (Applause.) And I was about to say thank you to her outstanding team, because we all know it is a team effort. And I’m going to have a chance to be able t...

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  • Remarks During Meet and Greet at Embassy Dhaka

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Embassy Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh August 29, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (In progress) blessed to have a terrific ambassador. She has fought against corruption in Senegal. She has been in so many difference places making a difference, India struggling at a time when we were doing the nuclear program and so forth. And when she said you are the best embassy in the world, everybody here knows she only tells the truth, right? (Laughter.) So, Marcia, thank you for what you do. T...

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  • Syrian Refugee Admissions

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 29, 2016 A year ago, President Obama set the goal of welcoming at least 10,000 of the most vulnerable refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria to the United States. Today, by committing additional resources to our refugee admissions process and maintaining our rigorous screening process and commitment to the security of the American people, we have reached that goal. Since 1975, over 3.2 million refugees have joined the fabric of American...

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  • Remarks With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a Press Availability

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State President Wilson Hotel Geneva, Switzerland August 26, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody, and thank you very, very much for your patience. I know you were expecting us to have a chance to chat with you a little bit earlier, and you’ve been waiting and waiting, and we thank you for that. We’ve been chatting and chatting too. So I am really pleased to be back in Geneva, and I want to thank Foreign Minister Lavrov for joining me today, for ...

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  • Remarks With Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Rosa Kempinski Hotel Nairobi, Kenya August 22, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER MOHAMED: I am delighted to welcome Secretary John Kerry back to Nairobi, and for a second visit in the last, I think, one year. The last time you were here was in May. SECRETARY KERRY: Yes. FOREIGN MINISTER MOHAMED: Yes, so thank you very, very much for coming back. I think it’s a pure reflection of where our relationship is, and which is growing and growing very, very, I think, in a very hea...

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  • Remarks After Meeting With Brazilian Foreign Minister Jose Serra

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Palacio Itamaraty Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 5, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER SERRA: (Via interpretation) Good afternoon. I want to begin by saying that the visit of Secretary John Kerry and the very productive meeting we just had may represent the first step of a new phase in the relationship between Brazil and the United States – they may represent, and I am certain, I am confident that they will represent. The closeness between U.S. and Brazil is bolstered by Pr...

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  • Joint Press Availability With Argentine Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State San Martin Palace Buenos Aires, Argentina August 4, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER MALCORRA: (Via interpretation, in progress) …to this press conference to be followed by a working lunch, which some ministers will be joining to expand on some of the items on our agenda. We have essentially – we have – hello? (Interruption to interpretation.) (Via interpretation, in progress) …meeting between the teams of the foreign ministry and the State...

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  • Remarks to Members of the American Chamber of Commerce

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Buenos Aires, Argentina August 4, 2016 (Applause.) Well, good morning. Good morning, everybody. Thank you very, very much. Thank you for the introduction. Thank you for being here. I’m really delighted to have a chance to be able to share a few thoughts with all of you this morning. My thanks to AmCham Argentina, to Manuel Aguirre, to Alejandro Diaz, and to Daniel Martin for making this event possible. I really appreciate it very, very much. And I want to than...

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  • Remarks at a State Lunch for Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC August 2, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Thank you very much, thank you. Thank you very much. Please, everybody, please take your seats. Welcome to the State Department, Mr. Prime Minister and Mrs. Lee; and Mr. Vice President, Dr. Biden; my counterpart, Foreign Minister Balakrishnan and Mrs. Balakrishnan, and distinguished guests all. We are really delighted to welcome you here this afternoon. Your Excellency, we have been very, v...

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  • Press Availability With Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin

    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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    Regions: Afghanistan, Chile, Colombia , Cuba , Ecuador , Norway , Russia , United Kingdom , United States , Venezuela

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

  • On the Occasion of Switzerland's National Day

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 28, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Switzerland on your National Day on August 1. The United States is proud to count Switzerland among its closest friends and partners. Our countries share a deep bond rooted in our common ideals – democracy, support for peace, and a commitment to the rule of law – as well as our robust and expanding trade and investment ties. Switzerland...

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    Regions: Iran , Switzerland , Syria , United States

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Press Availability in Vientiane, Laos

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State National Convention Center Vientiane, Laos July 26, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. On behalf of President Obama and all of the American people, I want to express my deepest condolences to the families of those whose loved ones were killed in the horrific attack in Sagamihara, Japan this morning. And our thoughts and our prayers are very much with those people who are going through a terrible process. And our thoughts are with the J...

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    Regions: Australia , China, France , Iran , Japan , Korea, North , Laos , Philippines , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Press Availability after the Counter-ISIL Ministerial Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC July 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. As I think you know, today we convened a meeting of the foreign and defense ministers of the counter-Daesh coalition. And with the welcome addition of Interpol, that coalition now stands at 67 members. And today’s sessions included presentations from the Secretary of Defense, Secretary Carter; Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk; the Director of National Intell...

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  • Remarks at the Counter-ISIL Ministerial Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry    Secretary of State Brett McGurk    Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL , Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter Loy Henderson Auditorium Washington, DC July 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody, and thank you very, very much for joining us at an extremely important meeting, and an important moment. And we are very grateful to ever...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Czech Republic , France , Germany , Iraq , Italy , Norway , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

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  • Joint Press Availability With U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Foreign and Commonwealth Office London, United Kingdom July 19, 2016 FOREIGN SECRETARY JOHNSON: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to the Lacarno Room and a particularly warm welcome to U.S. Secretary John Kerry. We’re delighted to have this early opportunity to welcome the Secretary of State to London and for a key meeting with our international partners to discuss Syria and Yemen and the conflicts there. Secretary Kerry and I have just come from a very produ...

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  • Joint Press Availability With EU High Representative Federica Mogherini

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Justus Lipsius Building Brussels, Belgium July 18, 2016 HIGH REPRESENTATIVE MOGHERINI: Thank you very much. John, welcome. It’s an honor and it’s been a pleasure to welcome you for the first time at the Foreign Affairs Council with the 28 foreign ministers of our union just a few days after our leaders summit in Warsaw, where we clearly reaffirmed that transatlantic unity has never been so important and so strong. And the EU-U.S. relationship ...

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  • Interview With CNN's State of the Union With Jake Tapper

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Luxembourg, Luxembourg July 17, 2016 QUESTION: And joining me now is Secretary of State John Kerry who is in Luxembourg on his way to Brussels. Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for joining us. Let’s start with the attempted coup. In Turkey, more than 200 people have been killed since the uprising began. Operations at the U.S. Airbase there have been halted. Power’s been cut. Our troops there are operating off of military generators. Five military facil...

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  • Interview With George Stephanopolous of ABC's This Week

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Luxembourg, Luxembourg July 17, 2016 QUESTION: We are joined now by the Secretary of State John Kerry. Mr. Secretary, thank you for joining us today. First thing, let’s talk about Turkey. Are you confident now that Erdogan has fully put down this coup and is in control of the country? SECRETARY KERRY: We believe that is the case. It seems clear – what we hope is that it will literally calm down and this will not have a such an open, accelerated amount ...

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  • Remarks With Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn Before Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Luxembourg City, Luxembourg July 16, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER ASSELBORN: So, good afternoon. It’s a real pleasure for me to welcome here John Kerry. He is Secretary of State of the United States of America, who is very, very appreciated in the European Union. All my colleagues in the European Union, they know about his experience, his competence, and also his energy. Personally, I always had a good – a very good relation and I wa...

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  • Joint Press Availability With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Osobnyak Moscow, Russia July 15, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: (Via interpreter) (In progress) -- met President Aliyev and President Sargsyan. Recently upon the instruction of my president I visited Yerevan and Baku, and today we exchanged views as to the ways to use the momentum in order to reach an agreement with respect to practical steps and agreed upon the agreements that will be acceptable for all the sides and that would help us attain the goal of bringing pe...

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  • Remarks With Russian President Vladimir Putin

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Kremlin Moscow, Russia July 14, 2016 PRESIDENT PUTIN: (Via interpreter) Distinguished Secretary, dear colleagues, allow me once again to welcome you to Moscow. I’d like to note our mutual efforts to settle and resolve the conflicts that we believe are of importance and should be resolved. And my last phone conversation with President Obama makes me convinced that it’s our sincere desire not only to pursue the process but to yield tangible results. An...

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  • Video Remarks: James Timbie Forum on Arms Control and Nonproliferation

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 14, 2016 (As Delivered) SECRETARY KERRY: Hello and welcome, everybody. I’m very sorry that I couldn’t be with you in person today, but I’m super pleased to have a chance nonetheless to just share a few thoughts with you. I know that when you read the headlines or browse through posts on Facebook or Twitter and reflect on the many different threats that we’re facing in the world today, it can be difficult to imagine that ou...

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    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks at a Reception in Celebration of Eid al-Fitr

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 12, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you, Shaarik and thank you, all distinguished guests, everybody, a very good evening to you. Assalamu alaikum . AUDIENCE: Assalamu alaikum . SECRETARY KERRY: Eid Mubarak . AUDIENCE: Eid Mubarak . SECRETARY KERRY: Very, very happy to have you here to celebrate this. I don’t know about Mandy’s prayer to God for my future. I thought he was – (laughter) – I thought he was on my side. ...

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    Regions: Argentina, Greece , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

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  • Meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman and Speaker Andriy Parubiy

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Rada Kyiv, Ukraine July 7, 2016 PRIME MINISTER GROYSMAN: (Via interpreter) Esteemed Secretary of State, esteemed Victoria Nuland, Mr. Ambassador, this is extremely pleasant to welcome you to Ukraine with your working visit. We are meeting today in the Ukrainian parliament. A few months ago, for me, it was a customary place of meetings. And unfortunately, currently our parliament is in session and our speaker will join us shortly. But for us, it’s a great h...

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    Regions: Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Energy

  • Remarks at Embassy Meet and Greet

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Embassy Tbilisi Tbilisi, Georgia July 7, 2016 AMBASSADOR KELLY: So, Mr. Secretary, this is your Tbilisi team working hard to keep America safe and helping Georgia become a independent and democratic nation. And Team Tbilisi, this your Secretary of State John Kerry. (Applause.) SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Ian, thank you very, very much. Gmadlobt , as I said earlier. Thank you. I’m really happy to be here with everybody. So many people. AMBASSADOR KELLY: This is abou...

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  • Remarks With Georgian Prime Minister Kvirikashvili

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chancellery Tbilisi, Georgia July 6, 2016 PRIME MINISTER KVIRIKASHVILI: (Via interpretation) Please accept my warm welcome, ladies and gentlemen. We are extremely delighted to pay host to the U.S. State Secretary. It’s a great honor to receive him in Georgia, and we hold high in esteem the support of the United States Government and people toward Georgia from the day of our regaining independence. And I would like also to use this opportunity and congratulate ...

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  • Venezuelan Independence Day

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 5, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I offer my best wishes to the people of Venezuela on the 205th anniversary of your country’s independence on July 5. My government recognizes that the past year has been an extremely difficult one for the Venezuelan people. You face many economic challenges that have led to political divisions and severe hardships. However, Venezuelans have shown resilience in the past an...

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  • Burundi's National Day

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 1, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Burundi on the 54 th anniversary of your independence on July 1. This year’s celebrations come in the midst of a yearlong crisis that has shown the resilience of both the Burundian people and the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement. The United States continues to stand with all Burundians committed to peace and prosperity in their countr...

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  • On the Occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Belarus

    Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 1, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Belarus on the anniversary of Belarus’ declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on July 27, 1990, and on the officially observed Independence Day on July 3. I also congratulate the people of Minsk on the anniversary of the liberation of Minsk in 1944. At this time of great challenge across Europe, the United States appreciates Belarus...

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