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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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Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Saudi Arabia, Austria, Belgium, Burma, and Vietnam from May 14 to May 26. On May 15-16, the Secretary traveled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for meetings with Saudi government officials to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues. Secretary Kerry traveled to Vienna, Austria, May 16-17. The Secretary co-hosted a ministerial meeting on Libya with Italian Foreign Minister Gentiloni to discuss international support for the new Governme...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Press Briefing Room Washington, DC April 13, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Thanks for being here. I’m going to make a statement and I have to run from here to an NSC meeting on a number of issues, so forgive me if I dash out of here. I’m not trying to avoid you, but Tom will take some questions and I think John’s going to come to the podium and he’ll make some statements. I know there’s some events that you’re c...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Park Hyatt Washington Washington, DC October 20, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, I have to get back at some people now big time. (Laughter.) First of all, David and Foreign Policy , thank you so – I am so grateful for this and frankly overwhelmed by it. I don’t think I’ve ever sat somewhere and have somebody talk except maybe at the Democratic Convention, and we know that’s all politics, right? (Laughter.) But I’m really touched by it. Let ...

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

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Michael Rudd, Australian Defense Minister Stephen Francis Smith Government House Melbourne, Australia November 8, 2010 FOREIGN MINISTER RUDD: Thank you very much. First of all, could I say to both the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State how terrific it’s been to have you here in Melbourne. Back in Washington, I said to both Hillary and Vira, a friend to Bob, we intende...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Grand Hyatt Hotel Melbourne, Australia November 7, 2010 QUESTION: Well, thank you both. I came over on your plane, I’m going home on your plane. His is bigger. SECRETARY CLINTON: (Laughter.) I’m not surprised. SECRETARY GATES: Proportionate to the budgets. SECRETARY CLINTON: I don’t know. He has a plane with no windows. Did you bring the no-window plane? SECRETARY GATES: Yes. QUESTION: The Doom’...

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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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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 QUESTION: Madame Secretary, thank you very much for taking time out of this very hectic schedule to spend it with us. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Fareed, and thank you for coming to Nairobi for this opportunity. QUESTION: It’s my pleasure. Let me take you back a little bit. Let me ask you – you are somebody who has had an incredibly full life with many different accomplishments. But much of it was not spent i...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC July 26, 2009 QUESTION: But first, here she is, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Welcome back to Meet the Press. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, David. It’s great to be here with you. QUESTION: Glad to have you. And you’re here for the full hour, so we have a lot to get to. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, with your preview into it, there’s a lot to talk about in the world today. QUESTION: Absolutely. So let’s get ri...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Bangkok, Thailand July 22, 2009 QUESTION: So, you’re here in Thailand. You have a couple of pretty intractable problems on your agenda: getting North Korea to disarm, promoting change in Myanmar. First, on North Korea, how do you think the – you and your partners can draw North Korea back to the negotiating table? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Michele, first, let me say that I am here to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ r...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State San Pedro Sula, Honduras June 2, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. Good morning, everyone, and let me thank you so much for getting up so early. And we were talking as we came in about – anyone feel the earthquake? Very slight. Very slight, indeed. And as you can tell, this is a real pleasure for us, and I appreciate all of you making the effort to come together. One of the goals that President Obama and I have is to deepen our relationship wit...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State The Hague, Netherlands March 31, 2009 View Video QUESTION: Madame Secretary, you did not personally meet with the Iranian diplomat here. Ambassador Holbrooke did. That seemed to be a choreographed message. Your reaction is that their intervention was positive, what they said here was positive, but you still have some issues.   SECRETARY CLINTON: I think that the fact that they came was a good sign and their intervention was positive. They talked a...

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

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

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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 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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Remarks With Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen Secretary Condoleezza Rice Copenhagen, Denmark December 5, 2008 PRIME MINISTER RASMUSSEN: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this press conference. I have had a very fruitful meeting with Secretary Rice. Secretary, your decision to visit Copenhagen is an illustration of the strong bilateral relationship between the United States and Denmark. We have cooperated closely on a wide range of international issues, and we have had a high frequency of const...

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

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Remarks with Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet, Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks and Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekunas Before Their Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC June 14, 2007 View Video SECRETARY RICE: I'd like to welcome the foreign ministers of Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania , the Baltic States. They are here to celebrate 75 years of -- it has been 85 years -- (laughter) -- 85 years of unbroken relations between the United Sta...

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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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Remarks at the American Academy of Diplomacy Annual Awards Presentation Luncheon Secretary Colin L. Powell Department of State Washington, DC December 11, 2002 (2:15 p.m. EDT) SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you so very much, Dick, for presenting me with this award. But beyond that, let me also take this opportunity to thank you for your friendship and your support and your understanding over the years. And congratulations on your assuming leadership of the Committ...

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On-The-Record Briefing (1430 hrs) Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press Washington, DC September 12, 2001 [ audio ] SECRETARY POWELL: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I thought what I would do is to update you on the activities of the last several hours since I spoke to the press this morning. Let me begin once again by saying that our hearts go out to all the victims and to their families. It is a tragedy, but as the President has made clear, it is a tragedy that we are strong enough to o...

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Briefing on Trip to East Asia Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press En route to Canberra, Australia July 29, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: It's been a very busy five days. When you think of it, we've only been on the ground five days. We've been away seven but only five on the ground. I was just reflecting up in the forward cabin on what I've actually done during that five-day period and what you have accompanied me on. First of all, I think it has been a very productive five days. I think a lot of gr...

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Briefing on President Bush's Trip to Europe Secretary Colin L. Powell Press conference with National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice Brdo Pri Kranju, Slovenia June 16, 2001   SECRETARY POWELL:   Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Dr. Rice and I are pleased to be with you, to spend a few moments answering your questions. I just might begin by saying that I believe today's meeting between President Bush and President Putin was a fitting capstone to the Week of Europe, as we ...

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Press Remarks with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov Secretary Colin L. Powell Press Remarks with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov Washington, DC May 18, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It has been my pleasure today to host my Russian colleague, Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, here in Washington. President, in his meeting with the Foreign Minister a little while ago, stressed the importance of maintaining a productive and constructive dialogue betw...

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