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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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Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Munich, Germany, from February 10–14 to participate in the 52nd Munich Security Conference .  While in Munich, he attended an International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meeting to discuss how to accelerate an end to the Syrian conflict.  Secretary Kerry also had a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings. Secretary Kerry traveled to Tirana, Albania, on February 14 to meet with senior government leaders to discuss Al...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC December 7, 2014 Well, I could tell by the number of people who were dancing at your tables and by Jessye Norman’s and Herbie Hancock’s smile, that was pretty good. It was all right. (Laughter.) Anyway, they were great. (Applause.) I was waiting for “Anchors Aweigh” as they went out though; we didn’t get it. (Laughter.) Good evening and welcome, everybody, to the State Department. We are really privile...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC November 18, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I am really delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Davutoglu back to Washington. He has been such a gracious host for me now on three trips to Turkey, and frankly, it was really high time that I had an opportunity to be able to reciprocate here. We’re delighted that he’s coming here on a beautiful, beautiful fall day with lots of colors out there. We’...

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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State NATO Headquarters Brussels, Belgium December 5, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon. Well, today marks my final attendance at a NATO foreign ministerial. I’ve spent a good amount of time in this building during the past four years, and I think it was time well spent. The alliance has made great strides, and we’ve seen, just in the past 24 hours, how much ground...

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Topics: Human Rights and Democracy

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State United Nations Headquarters New York City September 30, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: The 6,195 th meeting of the Security Council is called to order. The provisional agenda for this meeting is before the Council in document S/Agenda 6,195, which reads, and I quote: “Women and Peace and Security,” end of quote. Unless I hear any objection, I shall consider the agenda adopted. The agenda is adopted.   I should like to inform the Council that I ...

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Topics: Energy, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Geneva, Switzerland March 6, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good evening. Foreign Minister Lavrov and I just finished our first in-person meeting over a wonderful meal together, and I am pleased by the opportunity that we had to begin a discussion on resetting U.S.-Russian relations, a process that we know will take time, but I think we had a very productive meeting of the minds on the range of issues that we will be addressing. From our side, I think it’...

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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Treaties and International Agreements

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 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 Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado After Their Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice Lisbon, Portugal July 19, 2007 View Video FOREIGN MINISTER AMADO: (Via interpreter.) A very good afternoon to you all, ladies and gentlemen of the press. It is a particular pleasure for me to welcome the American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the occasion of her first official visit to Portugal. We exchanged thoughts and points of views on our bilateral relations, but particularly in the light of ...

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Remarks Upon Reception of the Eric M. Warburg Prize at the Atlantik-Brücke Gala Dinner Secretary Condoleezza Rice Potsdam, Germany May 31, 2007 SECRETARY RICE:   Well, t hank you very, very much.   Thank you to Dr. Thomas Enders.   Thank you to the Warburg family and especially I want to thank Dr. Kiep and I'm so honored that you are here, Mr. President.   I am really grateful and, of course, Chancellor Kohl.   I feel a little odd to be here to receive an award for German u...

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Remarks With Foreign Minister of Russia Igor Ivanov Secretary Colin L. Powell Press availability following meeting Rome, Italy July 18, 2001 FOREIGN MINISTER IVANOV: We�ve just had a conversation with the Secretary of State, Colin Powell, and his delegation. As always, this discussion was very productive and very active. Of course, we have paid special attention to the implementation of agreements reached at the Russian-American Summit meeting in Ljubljiana, and also issues related to the forthcoming me...

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Remarks With British Secretary of State Of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Jack Straw Secretary Colin L. Powell Press Availability Washington, DC July 11, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a distinct pleasure for me to welcome British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to Washington. I am pleased to note that the Foreign Secretary has chosen Washington for his first overseas bilateral visit. This is an important comment on the crucial nature as well as the strength of the...

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Press Briefing Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks to the Press En route to Shannon Airport April 13, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: I don�t have a statement. QUESTION: What did you accomplish in the Balkans? SECRETARY POWELL: I think it was important for me to go through the region to show that the Bush administration was interested in the region, committed to the region�s development, a fostering of democratic institutions, economic development, to get a better assessment of what we�re doing with our presence t...

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Joint Press Availability with French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC March 26, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Foreign Minister Vedrine and I had a very, very useful meeting, which we continued through lunch. We met when I was in Brussels last month, but this was our first opportunity to really get acquainted and discuss the issues in some depth. The Foreign Minister shared with me his valuable insights on many issues that are importa...

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Press Availability with NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson Secretary Colin L. Powell Brussels, Belgium February 27, 2001 SECRETARY GENERAL ROBERTSON: Thank you. We just finished a very timely meeting of the North Atlantic Council of foreign ministers, and it has been a great pleasure to welcome today the new Secretary of State of the United States, Colin Powell. His presence here today is a reminder of the vital importance of the transatlantic link, which is at the very heart of NATO, and also the co...

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