Secretary Remarks

Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Vienna, Austria, on July 22 to join EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and the U.S. Delegation in Vienna for the first day of high-level talks at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol.   The meeting was aimed at making progress on a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phasedown amendment for adoption later this year. Achieving such an amendment would build upon the climate change success achieved last ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Vienna, Austria July 22, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Listen, I just wanted to come by and say thank you to all of you. There are different types of stakeholders here, obviously – some of you representing industry and some NGO types and others. But all in all you’re all arguing the same arguments and you’re all here to get this done. I think we would not be where we are without your serious engagement in this. And I think particularly for the industry fol...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Australia November 7, 2010 AMBASSADOR BLEICH: Well, welcome, everyone. There are certain people in public life who require some introduction and then there are other people who if you introduce them it‘s almost insulting. I mean, no one ever stands up and says, “He began his career as a young seminarian in South Austria.” They say, “Ladies and gentlemen, the pope.” (Laughter.) And there’s only on...

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