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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 John Kerry Secretary of State Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 5, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you all very, very much. Thank you, Bruce, for a very generous introduction. And thank you, ladies and gentlemen; I apologize that we are starting a few moments late. I’m delighted to be here, distinguished members of Congress. Steny and Nita I know are here, and Jolie Ruben, my former colleague and longtime friend, and I think Bogie Ya’alon is out there somewhere. And Bogie, good to se...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC October 28, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you all very, very much. Bill, thanks so much for welcoming me to your new home, but thank you for remarkably generous comments. I’m very, really touched to hear them from somebody of Bill’s caliber, because as all of you know, he really was the State Department’s premier career diplomat par excellence to everybody’s standard. And now that you’ve bee...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Embassy London, United Kingdom December 16, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Afternoon, everybody. Thanks for being here. Obviously, the last few days have been fairly intensive set of discussions, and we’ve covered a lot of ground, so I thought it was important to try to bring everybody up to speed on the road journeyed and the road ahead. Before I do, though, I want to address, for a moment, the tragic events that have taken place over the course of the...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 7, 2014 Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you all. Martin, thank you so very much. Haim, where are you sitting here? Somewhere. Haim, thank you. Gerald, thank you so much for your incredible leadership. Ambassador Dermer, great to see you here. And former Ambassador Oren, I see you here. Joe Lieberman – I’m picking through the audience. I’m stopping at the second row. (Laughter.) It’s really a pleasur...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC July 28, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. How are you? AUDIENCE: Morning. SECRETARY KERRY: Is everybody good? So I’m going to make – David, I want you out here with me, if you would. Tom, why don’t you come out here on the other side. Thank you, sir. I’m going to make a statement, and then I need to rush out of here because I have a phone call literally in about 10 minutes. And I’ll leave...

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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Erbil, Iraq June 24, 2014 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for speaking to the BBC. I wanted to start by asking you: Why are we in Erbil? You were in the Iraqi capital yesterday. Do you consider this a separate entity? Is this the new Iraqi reality that Mr. Massoud Barzani is talking about? SECRETARY KERRY: No, not at all. But the Kurd participation in the governing formation process is very, very important. The Kurds have been very key to helping to d...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ciragan Palace Istanbul, Turkey April 7, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . FOREIGN MINISTER DAVUTOGLU: I will speak in Turkish. (Via interpreter) Distinguished members of the press, U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, is once again with us, while second time in a row in a period of a month, and it gives me great pleasure and an honor to be (inaudible) again. And I would like to welcome him once again, along with his (inaudibl...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC January 29, 2013 QUESTION: Madam Secretary, thank you very much for talking with CNN. I was thinking I’ve been following you around for 20 years reporting on you. SECRETARY CLINTON: Goodness, Jill. QUESTION: And Elise and I have been on the plane flying around with you for four years, so it’s very nice to be here to talk with you at this turning point in your life. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. And thanks to both of you. I&rs...

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

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 11, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, originally when I set this up, I had wanted to do this for a while and I thought the – let me make sure everybody’s got their mikes here – I thought that the fact that I’m giving two speeches this week, one tomorrow at the Center for American Progress on American leadership and to talk about a lot of the sort of durable values and interests that shape our policies today an...

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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 Hotel Adlon Berlin, Germany November 9, 2009 QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, thank you for joining us. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Charlie. QUESTION: It is a historic time in this historic city. Where were you when you heard the news that the Berlin Wall had come down? SECRETARY CLINTON: I was in Arkansas, and Bill and I were living in the Governor’s Mansion in Arkansas. And I remember watching the news coverage, which at that time was pretty &nda...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC May 1, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Director General Harry Thomas. I appreciate your leadership and words today. And it’s always a pleasure to be with so many members of the State Department family. We’re joined by career ambassadors, retired officers returning to State after decades of distinguished service, young diplomats and civil servants just beginnin...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Baghdad, Iraq April 25, 2009 MR. ROSEN: Madam Secretary, thank you once again for this honor. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, James. MR. ROSEN: I thought that, perhaps, we might begin by establishing for the record that, although you’re not one who is inclined, necessarily, to play favorites, that I am, in fact, you’re favorite reporter. We can acknowledge this. SECRETARY CLINTON: You’re not supposed to tell anyone that, James. (Laughte...

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Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Remarks Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Washington, DC April 23, 2009 (9:25 a.m. EDT) SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very – is this on? Is this on? I want to get to your questions. I think it might help to do a quick overview of what we do have in the supplemental and the reasons behind it. We know that we’re asking for a significant sum, but it represents only a fraction of what we ...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Ankara, Turkey March 7, 2009 QUESTION: Madame Secretary of State, thank you for your time. I know it’s very limited, so it’s going to be a very disorderly interview. (Laughter.) I’m going to jump from one question to another without the – now, the big news you brought us is President Obama’s coming visit to Turkey. Now, I wonder, is the President going to come to Turkey as a NATO ally, or as an ally – Islamic country...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2009 QUESTION: : We had the chance to watch your performance out in (inaudible). SECRETARY CLINTON : I am going to keep doing this all over the world, talking to young people because I just want them to know that they’ve got to hold us accountable for delivering for them because that’s what this is all about for me. QUESTION : Okay. So, Secretary Clinton, you were welcomed yesterday at NATO’s headquarters wi...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt March 2, 2009 QUESTION: Welcome with us in Al Arabiya television. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. It’s wonderful to be with you. QUESTION: Thank you. Of course, it’s been a very long day and a hectic day, but on the Gaza reconstruction conference, it is ironic that the whole world is trying to fix what Israel has been – has destroyed, actually - without blaming Israel and without getting guarantees that this will ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Remarks With Reporters in the Correspondents' Room Washington, DC January 27, 2009 MR. WOOD: Before we get started, it’s obviously on the record, but we’re going to keep this to 15 minutes, about. The Secretary has another appointment she has to get to. So why don’t you guys go ahead and start, whoever wants to ask the first question. QUESTION: You know, what I think everybody is intrigued by is how this is all going to work, because yo...

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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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Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State , Secretary of State Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC January 13, 2009 Thank you, Senator Schumer, for your generous introduction, and even more for your support and our partnership over so many years. You are a valued and trusted colleague, a friend, and a tribute to the people of New York whom you have served with such distinction throughout your career. Mr. Chairman, I offer my congratulations as you take o...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Interview With Sylvie Lanteaume and Lachlan Carmichael of Agence France Presse Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 20, 2007 QUESTION: Okay, I'll fire away first then. SECRETARY RICE: Yes, let's get started. QUESTION: Well, the P-5+1 conference call was this morning. What did Nick Burns achieve this time? SECRETARY RICE: Well, they're continuing to work on a resolution. We continue to have some tactical differences about the timing, but more than that about how deep this resolution should ...

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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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Interview by Matt Lee and Anne Gearan of Associated Press Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC December 12, 2007 (4:00 p.m. EST) QUESTION: The new Iran NIE gives a rather more benign view of Iran and in the same week, we get word that the President has sent a personal letter to Kim Jong-il and the New York Philharmonic is going to play in Pyongyang. I wonder if you're, at this point, ready to say that those two members of the Axis of Evil aren't that evil anymore? SECRETARY RICE: Well, I don't thin...

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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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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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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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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 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 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 the New York Post Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York City October 1, 2007 QUESTION: Welcome. SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Nice to be here. Thank you. QUESTION: Do you have any messages for us today? SECRETARY RICE: I don't. I'll just start out with whatever is on your mind. I'm sure we'll get to plenty of my messages as we go. QUESTION: Might as well start with Iraq. SECRETARY RICE: Yeah, sure. QUESTION: Now that the surge, the troop surge, seems to be working, what are the...

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Interview With Matthew Swibel of Forbes Magazine Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York September 30, 2007 Complete Interview Series with Forbes Magazine: 8.07.2008 - 3.11.2008 - 12.03.2007 - 10.15.2007 - 09.30.2007 QUESTION:  I'd like to start out talking a little bit about your -- how you define diplomatic process, okay? So someone who worked on your team I spoke to recently said that, to him, it's like gardening, something you're tending to all the time, but you never leave it comple...

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Interview With the CBS News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York September 28, 2007 QUESTION: Okay, let's start. The Secretary has promised us a shrink hour, which is 50 minutes of the hour. Okay, so QUESTION: Only in New York could you say that. (Laughter.) QUESTION: A shrink hour. SECRETARY RICE: I haven't heard of a shrink hour, but I'll know to use that from now on. QUESTION: She's kind of on a tight schedule, so let's get going. Does somebody have a question to lead off, or...

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

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Interview With the Reuters Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice Waldorf-Astoria New York, New York September 24, 2007 QUESTION: You've repeatedly emphasized your pursuit of a diplomatic solution with Iran over its nuclear program, although you've always had the caveat that you don't rule out any options. The only danger, it would seem, from an extended diplomatic process is that throughout the time the Iranians can continue enriching uranium, refine their sort of mastery of nuclear technology. Do ...

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Remarks With United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, High Representative for European Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, European Union Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado, Russian Foreign Minster Sergey Lavrov, and Quartet Representative Tony Blair Secretary Condoleezza Rice UN Headquarters New York City September 23, 2007 (6:25 p.m. EDT) SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen of the media. We had a very goo...

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Briefing En Route Andrews Air Force Base Secretary Condoleezza Rice En Route Andrews Air Force Base September 20, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: I thought it was a very useful, productive day and a half. It would have been very good to be able to stay longer but I obviously have to get back for the United Nations General Assembly. And I expect to have a number of meetings at the United Nations General Assembly that relate to the work that we're doing to support the Israeli-Palestinian bilateral track and also to ...

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Interview With Kevin Chappell of Ebony Magazine Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC August 8, 2007 QUESTION: I think I talked with you last back in 2005. SECRETARY RICE: Yeah, right. Good. QUESTION: You've been busy. SECRETARY RICE: It's been a long time. (Laughter.) I liked talking to you, yeah. QUESTION: How was your trip to the Middle East? SECRETARY RICE: It was a good trip to the Middle East. This is going to be one of several, I think, that will give me an opportunity to lay some groundwork ...

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Briefing En Route Andrews Air Force Base Secretary Condoleezza Rice En Route Andrews Air Force Base August 2, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: (In progress) the discussions with our friends and allies in the Gulf and in the Gulf Cooperation Council plus Egypt and Jordan produced support for a number of high-priority political concerns, including on the support for a unified Iraq, on the Palestinian-Israeli issue and on concerns about Iran’s activities and its nuclear activities. I also think that we were able...

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Interview With Kimberly Dozier of CBS Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC August 2, 2007 QUESTION: Now, you've pointed out that the military aid packages you brought with you this time are part of longstanding historical arrangements. But why provide such sophisticated weapons to our Gulf allies? And what is the message to Iran? SECRETARY RICE: Well, these are longstanding relationships with our Gulf allies. They go back decades, many precedents. And we just want to make certain that our friends a...

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On-the-Record Briefing En Route Egypt Secretary Condoleezza Rice En Route Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt July 30, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Good to have you aboard. All right, I'm very much looking forward to this trip which I will undertake with Secretary Gates. The President asked us to come out to the region for several reasons: first of all, to affirm the importance of this region to the United States and to reaffirm American - the American commitment to the security of our allies in what is a complicated time. ...

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Interview With Michele Norris of NPR Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC July 18, 2007 QUESTION: Secretary Rice, thank you so much for sitting down with us in your outer office here. SECRETARY RICE: Pleasure to be with you. QUESTION: Can you address the criticism that seems to be coming from many quarters now that the Administration's decision to engage in the Middle East at this point is either an attempt to distract from the Administration's current problems in Iraq or to perhaps lift the legacy...

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Interview With Maria Bartiromo on CNBC's Closing Bell Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC July 6, 2007 QUESTION: Secretary Rice, good to have you with us. Thanks for joining us. SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Nice to be with you, Maria. QUESTION: You were present during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit with President Bush. What came out of that meeting? SECRETARY RICE: It was a very good meeting. I think the atmosphere at Kennebunkport was very relaxed and that was good. We have our difference...

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Press Availability With French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner After Their Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice Paris, France June 24, 2007 FOREIGN MINISTER KOUCHNER: (In French.) (In progress) We had opportunity to see that we very much see things eye to eye (inaudible). And even if we're not entirely in agreement, I think it's good that one country is able to speak frankly to one another. So I will be answering your questions after the Secretary of State will have said a few words. I should like to sa...

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Special Briefing by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC June 18, 2007 View Video (1:29 p.m. EDT) SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. This morning President Bush spoke with Palestinian Authority President Abbas. He told him that the United States supports his legitimate decision to form an emergency government of responsible Palestinians, and he welcomed the appointment of Salam Fayyad as Prime Minister. The President pledged the full support of the United States for...

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Interview With the New York Daily News Editorial Board Secretary Condoleezza Rice New York, New York June 8, 2007 QUESTION: If I may, I'll just start with one. I don't know why I'm quoting another newspaper, but what the heck. There is a story about -- in the Financial Times about the difficulties getting the Iraqi (inaudible) Government to sort of resolve the issue (inaudible) and so on. How do you intend (inaudible) there and (inaudible) attitude (inaudible)? SECRETARY RICE: Well, they clearly need to...

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Briefing En Route Berlin, Germany Secretary Condoleezza Rice En Route Berlin, Germany May 29, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Well, we're off for a G-8 meeting and as is the custom with these G-8 meetings, it really gives an opportunity for foreign ministers both to preview what the heads of state will be doing at the G-8 starting on June the 6th, but also it's almost always the case that we spend a good deal of time on whatever the major issues are of the day. So I would expect that we'll talk about Darfur, about...

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Interview With Greta Van Susteren of Fox News Secretary Condoleezza Rice Simi Valley, California May 23, 2007 (12:10 p.m. EST) QUESTION: Madame Secretary, nice to see you. SECRETARY RICE: Nice to see you, Greta. QUESTION: What a beautiful environment, the Reagan Library. SECRETARY RICE: It's fantastic; great history, great person. It's wonderful to be here. QUESTION: What brings you here? SECRETARY RICE: Well, I am such an admirer of Ronald Reagan and of course, of Nancy Reagan as well, and she had been...

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Interview on Fox News Sunday with Tony Snow Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 16, 2001 9:03 a.m. EST QUESTION: Now joining us to talk about America at war and the quest for peace is Secretary of State Colin Powell. Secretary Powell, we have heard reports first of al-Qaida being vanquished. To your knowledge, is that true? Is that simply a preliminary report? SECRETARY POWELL: It seems to be the case. I can't confirm it yet. We will wait to hear from US intelligence sources and our people...

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Interview on NBC's Meet The Press with Tim Russert Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 16, 2001 10:30 a.m. EST QUESTION: Joining us now, the Secretary of State, Colin Powell. Mr. Secretary, welcome. SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, Tim. QUESTION: Reports on the wires that al-Qaida has fallen, that the Eastern Alliance Afghan troops, along with US bombing, have destroyed them. They are either dead or taken captive. And yet, no sign of Usama bin Laden. What can you tell us? SECRETARY POWELL: ...

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Remarks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair Secretary Colin L. Powell Downing Street London, UK December 11, 2001 PRIME MINISTER BLAIR: Good afternoon everyone. Can I give a very warm welcome to Secretary of State Colin Powell and say how pleased we are to see him (inaudible) able to participate (inaudible) ceremony outside No.10 Downing Street to remember those that lost their lives in the terrible events of the 11th of September. I think it�s as well, now, three months on, just to remember those ev...

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

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Interview on CNN's Late Edition Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC December 2, 2001 QUESTION:   Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for joining us.   I know this is a hectic morning for you. The Palestinian Authority has just issued a statement in the name of Yasser Arafat, saying that any faction, coalition or party within the Palestinian community that does not respect the decision of the Palestinian leadership will be considered beyond the law, especially those who claim responsibility f...

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Interview by Tim Russert Secretary Colin L. Powell NBC's "Meet The Press" Washington, DC June 3, 2001 MR. TIM RUSSERT: With us now, the Secretary of State, Colin Powell. Mr. Secretary, welcome. SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, Tim. MR. RUSSERT: What is your message this morning for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat? SECRETARY POWELL: My message for him is pretty direct and clear, and it is the message that I gave to him yesterday and have given to him previously: This is the time to bring the violence und...

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