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Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State Via Teleconference QUESTION: All right, as promised, we have the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with us right now. Mr. Secretary, thank you so much. SECRETARY POMPEO: Buck, it’s great to be with you. Thanks for having me on. QUESTION: A lot going on right now. China obviously the big focus from the international relations standpoint. There’s a piece in The Washington Post that says, “China wasn’t wild about Pompeo before the virus. It’s really gunning for him now.” ...

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Regions: China, Hong Kong , Iran , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy

Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State QUESTION: Joining us tonight to discuss this and much more, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Good to have you back with us, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY POMPEO: Shannon, it’s great to be with you. Thanks for having me on this evening. QUESTION: All right, so let’s start there. China says stop running disinformation; they are the ones who are the victim of a disinformation campaign. We know the President has talked publicly about investigations he’d like to see underway b...

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Photos from the trip» U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Europe from December 4-11, for a series of bilateral and multinational meetings. On December 4-5, the Secretary met in Berlin, Germany, with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to discuss cooperation on a range of regional and global issues, including the upcoming NATO and OSCE Ministerials, Syria, and Ukraine. Secretary Kerry also received the Federal Cross of Merit from Foreign Minister Steinmeier, and he met with a...

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Regions: Belgium , France , Germany , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

Photos from the trip» U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Rome, Italy, and Vatican City on December 2-3 for bilateral meetings and to participate in the Rome Mediterranean Dialogues. In Rome, the Secretary met with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni to discuss cooperation on a range of regional and global issues, including Libya, Syria, Iraq, and the enduring strength of the Transatlantic Alliance. At the Rome Mediterranean Dialogues, Secretary Kerry worked with other senior leade...

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Regions: Italy , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

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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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

June 26, 2012 to June 30, 2012 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos : Geneva   St. Petersburg Secretary Clinton traveled to Finland , Latvia , Russia , and Switzerland , June 27-July 1. In Helsinki, Finland, Secretary Clinton held bilateral meetings with senior Finnish officials to discuss a number of shared foreign policy priorities, including the European economy, Syria, Iran, and climate change. She highlighted Finland’s commitment and leadership in Afghanistan, sp...

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Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

April 13, 2011 to April 17, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos: Germany | Republic of Korea  | Japan Secretary Clinton traveled to Berlin, Germany , April 13 to April 15. She joined foreign ministers from NATO and partner countries for an informal NATO Foreign Ministerial meeting. They met separately with Operation Unified Protector and ISAF partners to discuss Libya and Afghanistan as well as counterparts in the NATO-Georgia Commission, the NATO-Ukraine Commission a...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Georgia , Japan , Libya , Russia , Ukraine , United Kingdom

Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy

May 24, 2011 to May 27, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary of State Clinton accompanied President Obama to London on May 24 for the first part of his state visit to the United Kingdom . This trip was a sign of the strength of the special relationship between our two countries, and of the United States’ enduring commitment to our allies and partners in Europe. Secretary Clinton also met with Foreign Secretary Hague while in London. Secretary Clinton then tr...

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August 30, 2012 to September 9, 2012 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary Clinton traveled to the Cook Islands, Indonesia , China , Timor-Leste , Brunei , and Russia departing Washington, DC on August 30. In the Cook Islands, Secretary Clinton attended the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Post Forum Dialogue on August 31 as part of our intensive engagement and ongoing collaboration with the Pacific Islands. Her visit emphasized the depth and breadth of American engagem...

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Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

December 3, 2012 to December 7, 2012 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is traveling to Prague, the Czech Republic; Brussels, Belgium ; Dublin, Ireland ; and Belfast, Northern Ireland December 3-7. Secretary Clinton traveled to Prague, the Czech Republic, December 3 to meet with Czech officials on strengthening Czech energy independence, as well as advancing human rights and supporting democratic transitions around the world. Secr...

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December 4, 2011 to December 8, 2011 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos: Switzerland | Netherlands On December 4-8, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Germany , Lithuania , Switzerland , Belgium , and the Netherlands . In Bonn, Germany, Secretary Clinton led the United States’ high-level, interagency delegation to the International Conference for Afghanistan on December 5. The Bonn Conference, the first of its kind to be chaired solely by the Afghan Go...

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Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

November 30, 2010 to December 4, 2010 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Photos Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Kazakhstan , the Kyrgyz Republic , Uzbekistan , and Bahrain November 30 - December 4. In Kazakhstan, she attended the Summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as head of the U.S. delegation. Prior to the Summit, she hosted an event for local and international nongovernmental organizations, underscoring the import...

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Regions: Bahrain , Belarus , Italy , Kazakhstan , United States , Uzbekistan

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October 9, 2009 to October 15, 2009 Travels With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Travel Diary Blog | Text the Secretary | Photos Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Zurich , London , Dublin , Belfast , Moscow and Kazan from October 9 to 15, 2009. In Zurich, Secretary Clinton attended the signing of two protocols between the governments of Turkey and Armenia. In London and Dublin, the Secretary engaged in a series of discussions on a wide range of bilateral, transatlantic...

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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Countering Terrorism

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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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 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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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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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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Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Antarctica, New Zealand, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, and Peru from November 10 - November 18. From November 10-12, Secretary Kerry traveled to Antarctica, where he visited McMurdo Station, the largest research station of the U.S. Antarctic Program, as well as surrounding areas on Ross Island, and the U.S. Government’s Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.  He was the first Secretary of State and the most senior U.S. g...

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Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

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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Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

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 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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Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

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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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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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

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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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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Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, on September 8-9, 2016. On September 9, he met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. Their discussion followed recent conversations on Syria and focused on reducing violence, expanding humanitarian assistance for the Syrian people, and moving towards a political solution needed to end the civil war. Switzerland 09/09/16   Remarks With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mist...

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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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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 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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Regions: Argentina, Belgium , Chile, United Kingdom , United States

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Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Paris, France at the invitation of President Hollande, July 13–14, to attend Bastille Day celebrations. Secretary Kerry then traveled to Moscow, Russia, July 14–15, where he met with senior Russian officials to discuss Syria, the Ukraine crisis, and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, among other issues. The Secretary traveled to Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, July 16–17, where he met with Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Mini...

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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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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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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC June 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Regina, thank you very much. Good morning to everybody. Regina is the first USAID officer to become president of GLIFAA, and I think everybody here will agree she is doing an outstanding job, so thank you very, very much. (Applause.) I want to thank and congratulate at the same time Secretary Fanning. Thank you for your groundbreaking leadership, and we appreciate enormously what you are doing. Th...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Copenhagen, Denmark June 16, 2016 PRIME MINISTER RASMUSSEN: Once again, welcome. It’s a real pleasure to welcome Secretary Kerry in Denmark today. First of all, I want to thank you for a very productive and at the same time joyful Nordic-U.S. summit in Washington most recently. It was fun and it was good and it proved that we have very strong connections and ties among our countries. Most sadly, I have just received the news about the death of a British member...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Shangri La Hotel Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia June 5, 2016 AMBASSADOR GALT: (In progress) This is also different from our past meetings because we don’t have any tea or cookies. (Laughter.) But today you have the opportunity to meet with United States Secretary of State John Kerry, so I trust that makes up for the missing cookies. (Laughter.) It’s a great privilege to introduce Secretary Kerry to you, but before I do that, I thought I would quickly introduce yo...

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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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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Embassy London, United Kingdom May 10, 2016 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, welcome back to the program. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Happy to be here. QUESTION: You have just announced that you are signing, have signed another attempt to gain a nationwide cessation of hostilities in Syria. How do you think that’s going to work any better than the previous one? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, we’re building on the experience of the previous one. I can’t sit ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Rice University Houston, Texas April 26, 2016 MR LEEBRON: Good evening, and welcome to this wonderful venue at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. We are thrilled to be hosting such a remarkable event tonight and thankful to Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy for making it possible. We are very grateful to Secretary Kerry for choosing the Baker Institute for his address this evening, and we welcome him warmly to Rice University. ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Omni Hotel Los Angeles, CA April 12, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Mickey, thank you very, very much. I remember you when you were six foot four and blond, and I’m not sure what you are now, but we all get cut down to size in this business. (Laughter.) I have to tell you all, first of all, what a great privilege it is to be here with the Pacific Council. I have great respect for, admiration for your commitment to all things international, and it’s a privilege fo...

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Photos from the Trip»   (Moscow ) Photos from the Trip» (Brussels) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Moscow, Russia, March 22-24 to meet with Russian officials. They discussed ongoing efforts of the International Syria Support Group to maintain the cessation of hostilities, provide aid and improve and expand humanitarian access, and facilitate a political transition in Syria, while also combating Daesh. The Secretary also discussed Ukraine and the need for full implementation o...

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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Hotel New York City April 5, 2016 QUESTION: So you’ve just given a speech on something I know that is very important to you, which is the potential partnership between the private sector and government when it comes to climate change. What is it that you are asking the private sector to do that they wouldn’t otherwise do? SECRETARY KERRY: Make energy-conscious decisions in their business – in the plant that they produce, how they powe...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 29, 2016 Good morning, everybody, and welcome. And Cathy, thank you so much for the spectacular job that you are doing. I can’t think of anybody better suited to work on the State Department’s top priorities, and Cathy is really offering extraordinary leadership, encouraging every embassy, every consulate, every bureau, every Foreign Service and civil service officer to integrate gender equality into our work. And I think she has bri...

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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State CBS Studio Washington, DC March 26, 2016 MR DICKERSON: We sat down earlier with Secretary of State John Kerry, who is just back from Brussels. We asked him how worried he was about another terror attack in Europe. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, I think everybody’s concerned, because for several years now foreign fighters have been returning from Syria or from other locations and implanting themselves in the communities, and this is the threat that we’ve all be...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Washington, DC March 10, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Please be seated, everybody. Good afternoon. Welcome – bonjour – welcome to the State Department. (In French.) We’re happy to have you here. We welcome all of the delegation, the first lady, prime minister, and we’re delighted to have everybody here. I want to begin by thanking the members of the U.S. Army Band and the U.S. Air Force Band for sharing their e...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC March 8, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. My great pleasure to welcome Marina Kaljurand, the foreign minister of Estonia. And I’m really happy to have her here in Washington, because we, unfortunately, had to postpone twice – my fault – because of emergency travel. And I’m very, very grateful to Marina for her understanding of that. Estonia is a very, very key partner in NATO, a strong ally. I can ha...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC February 23, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I’m delighted to welcome Minister Wang Yi back to the State Department to the Ben Franklin Room and back to Washington. And we had a – this is about the third time that we have now met in the last weeks, and we’ve had occasion to have a lot of conversations about all of the topics of interest between our countries. As I have said many times, the United St...

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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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Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Zurich, Switzerland, on January 20 where he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss Syria and Ukraine. Secretary Kerry then traveled to the 2016 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21-22 to consult with world leaders from government, business, and civil society. Secretary Kerry traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 23 to meet with senior Saudi Arabian leaders, as well as t...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Klaus, thank you very, very much. Hello, everybody. Good morning to you. Klaus, first of all, thank you for your very warm, generous introduction. I especially want to thank you for your superb leadership of the World Economic Forum for many years. As you’ve said, it’s been my honor to come here. This may have been the hardest trip of all. I was looking up at the mountain, fresh snow, and I saw those b...

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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Davos, Switzerland January 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, listen, everybody. Greetings and thank you for your patience while we’re here, obviously. There’s a lot of bilateral diplomacy, trilateral even, that’s going on. I met this morning with Prime Minister Sharif and President Ghani and the Vice President. I also met one-on-one and otherwise with Prime Minister Netanyahu. And last night we met with President – the Vice President and I me...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State National Defense University Washington, DC January 13, 2016 Thank you. Good morning. Thank you. Thank you very much, Major General Padilla. Thank you, all of you. It’s a great privilege for me to be able to be here today. I’m delighted to be in the presence of so many people currently serving our nation, all with great distinction. And it’s a privilege to be at NDU. I’m also honored that the Secretary of the Air Force Debbie James is here. Th...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State New York, NY December 18, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Mr. Secretary-General, Special Envoy de Mistura, distinguished colleagues, I want to begin by thanking the other P4 members who joined together to help fashion this resolution and who spent time this morning working with our colleagues in order to bring us here this afternoon, plus our non-P4 member, Germany, for whom we are very grateful for their participation also. I want to thank all the members of the council for ...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 16, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon to everybody. Thank you, Pete. Hi, everybody. AUDIENCE: Hi. SECRETARY KERRY: How are you? AUDIENCE: Good. SECRETARY KERRY: You guys look spectacular, you really do. What is that, “super cute”? That jersey says “super cute?” I think that jersey got it right. (Laughter.) There’s another one back there that says “Daddy’s draft pick.” I love these jerse...

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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Le Bourget Paris, France December 8, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Okay, folks. We’re getting down to the point where -- MR TONER: Just before I start it, this is on-the-record, sir, just for the ground rules (inaudible). SECRETARY KERRY: That’s good to know. (Laughter.) QUESTION: Feel free to say anything that you would have said off. QUESTION: Anything you want to. MR TONER: Yeah, sorry. SECRETARY KERRY: Just -- MR TONER: Tripped you up. (Laughter.) SECRETAR...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC December 5, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, hello and welcome to a typical night at the State Department. (Laughter.) This, my friends, is what foreign policy is all about: great music, high spirits, fun people – extraordinary people, I might add – and everywhere you look there’s a little flash of glamor here. And we love it. Thank you for being here with us tonight, and thank you for coming to honor these five extraord...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium December 2, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. It’s a pleasure to be back in Brussels and I’m delighted to be here with Secretary-General Stoltenberg and all of my colleagues from across NATO, where, once again, we have come together to affirm our common defense commitment, to affirm our commitment to the solidarity of the alliance, and also to the goal of a Europe that is whole and free and at peace. Today,...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC November 18, 2015 Well, Bill, thank you very, very much. Good morning to everybody. Thank you all for taking time to be here. Thank you for, Bill, your – not just the introduction, but for your outstanding leadership of the Diplomatic Security Service. And I want to thank Schlehr from Raytheon and from my home state, and the 34 member organizations of OSAC for your tremendous contributions at a moment where the reality of...

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Photos from the trip» Secretary Kerry traveled to Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and United Kingdom from October 28 to November 4. While in Vienna, Secretary Kerry held bilateral and multilateral meetings with foreign counterparts to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. The Secretary then travels to Bishkek, Samarkand, Astana, Dushanbe, and Ashgabat to conduct bilateral discussions with senior government leaders in each country. This will be Secretary Kerry&r...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Nazarbayev University Astana, Kazakhstan November 2, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: (In Kazakh.) (Applause.) I’m working at it, folks. (Laughter.) Thank you very, very much, President Katsu. Thank you. As all of you know, President Katsu had a very long and very distinguished career at the World Bank, and I was not at all surprised to learn that he had been working very hard to create economic opportunities for the next generation now of Central Asian leaders. So he is...

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Photos from the trip» Secretary Kerry traveled to Europe and the Middle East from October 21 to October 25. On October 21, Secretary of State John Kerry departed for travel to Berlin, Vienna, Amman, and Riyadh. In Berlin, Germany, Secretary Kerry held a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the ongoing violence in Israel, Jerusalem, and the West Bank as well as regional security issues. While in Berlin, the Secretary also met with German Foreign Minister Frank...

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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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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Imperial Hotel Vienna, Austria October 23, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: So let me start by saying that I am convinced, having been part of this process since the day I became Secretary, that today’s meeting was constructive and productive and succeeded in surfacing some ideas which I’m not going to share today but which I hope have a possibility of ultimately changing the dynamic. I’m very grateful to my counterparts and friends from Turkey, Saudi Arabia,...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Bloomington, Indiana October 15, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY:   Thank you very much.  I accept the nomination.  (Laughter.)  You have twice welcomed me by standing up, and I am deeply appreciative.  I will caution you all to remind you that Winston Churchill once said that the only reason people give a standing ovation is they desperately need an excuse to shift their underwear.  (Laughter.)  I know you had a much more noble concept in mi...

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Interview John Kerry Secretary of State UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change Michael Bloomberg Washington, DC October 8, 2015 QUESTION: Mayor Bloomberg, Secretary Kerry, thanks for jointly stepping out. Let’s explain why we’re here. You guys are doing this climate change event featuring international mayors, so Mayor Bloomberg, let me start with you. This feels like an indictment on national governance that you need to work with mayors and city governments becau...

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Photos from the Trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to New York City in conjunction with the 70th 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 Remarks 10/02/15   Interview With Amaro Go...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Valparaiso, Chile October 5, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: (In Spanish.) Thank you very much. PARTICIPANT: (Via interpreter) Thank you. (Inaudible.) SECRETARY KERRY: Buenos dias , everybody. How are you? Good. All right. I’m testing your English – better than my Spanish. What a pleasure for me to be here. Can you all see? Here, you want me to stand up? Is that better? There. I’ll stand up. It’s a real pleasure for me to be here. Mr. President, Senato...

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Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled on May 11 to Sochi, Russia, where he met with President Putin, Foreign Minister Lavrov, and other Russian officials on May 12 to discuss a full range of bilateral and regional issues, including Iran, Syria, and Ukraine. This trip is part of our ongoing effort to maintain direct lines of communication with senior Russian officials and to ensure U.S. views are clearly conveyed. Secretary Kerry then traveled to Antalya, Turkey,‎ to cons...

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Photos from the trip» On March 1, Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Geneva, Switzerland to address the high-level segment of the 28th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. While in Geneva, the Secretary met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss Ukraine and regional issues of common interest. The Secretary then traveled to Montreux, Switzerland, to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif as part of the ongoing EU-coordinated P5+1 nuclear negotiations. From Mo...

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Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Paris, France, on December 7 to attend the 21st UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP21) . While in Paris, the Secretary participated in numerous events surrounding COP21 where he underscored the importance of ambitious, global action to address climate change and its devastating impacts around the world. Secretary Kerry traveled to Rome, Italy, on December 13 where he co-chaired with Italian Foreign Min...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 17, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s a great pleasure for me to welcome Foreign Minister Chikoti of Angola to here in Washington, and very much appreciate the opportunity to reciprocate the foreign minister’s generous welcome to me when I was privileged to be in Angola last summer. We agreed that we would engage in a good dialogue on an ongoing basis, which has been absent from our relationship, frankly, for t...

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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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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Vienna, Austria November 24, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody, and thank you so much for your patience. We appreciate it very much. We know that this is a long process and there’s a great deal of waiting, and you have waited with great patience. I want to begin by thanking the Austrian Government, particularly, who have hosted us here in Vienna for these negotiations. We’ve had many visits now and they have been equally gracious...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC November 17, 2014 Thank you. David, thank you very much. Thank you all. Good morning to you. I’m delighted to have a chance to be able to be here and appreciate the breadth of what you all are going to be tackling over the course of the day, so I particularly am grateful. David, thank you for – everyone – rearranging schedules so that we could flip this around today, literally leaving straight from here to go to th...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Chief of Mission Residence Paris, France November 5, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Well good evening, and thank you for being here. It’s a pleasure for me to be back in Paris on my way to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing. And in the meantime, I was able to have a number of important and constructive meetings here today, particularly with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius of France and also with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh of Jordan. I...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Lester B. Pearson Building Ottawa, Canada October 28, 2014 FOREIGN MINISTER BAIRD: (In French.) President Obama and Secretary Kerry were among the very first world leaders to show their solidarity after the attack here in Ottawa. And John, you are the first to make a journey to do so in person, and that is recognized and greatly appreciated by all Canadians. On behalf of the Government of Canada, as a member of parliament from Ottawa, I want to thank you for that. I...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Berlin Wall Memorial Visitor's Center Berlin, Germany October 22, 2014 FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER: (Via interpreter) Well, ladies and gentlemen, I’m delighted that so much have come, and we’re delighted to be able to welcome my American counterpart, the American Secretary of State. I would like to extend a very warm welcome to him. Well, I’m delighted that you have come to this press conference. We’re delighted to be able to welco...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Wind Technology Testing Center Boston, Massachusetts October 9, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you very much. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Good morning, everybody. First of all, there is nothing better than being home in Boston on a beautiful October day. The only thing that is missing, the Red Sox are not in the playoffs, not this time. Foreign Secretary Hammond, I want to share with you the four most important words in Boston sports...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC October 8, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. I’m very privileged to be here welcoming Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond to the State Department, and I’m even more privileged to work with him and to form a partnership that gives full gusto to the meaning of the special relationship that Great Britain and the United States share. So it is important for us to be continuing – I think we – Philip mentioned to...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State East-West Center Honolulu, Hawaii August 13, 2014 MR. MORRISON: Well, thank you. Aloha. I want to welcome everyone. And for our online audience, and also for the Secretary, I’d like to describe who is here in our audience. We have the mayor of Honolulu, Mayor Caldwell. We have our senator, Mazie Hirono. We have our former governor, George Ariyoshi, and our other former governor, John Waihee. We have many members of the business and intellectual and public affa...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan New Delhi, India July 31, 2014 MODERATOR: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you to this media interaction. As is usual, we will first have opening statements by the two dignitaries, following which they have agreed to respond to a couple of questions each. We now begin the program. May I request that External Affairs Minister of India Shrimati Sushma Swaraj to make her opening remarks. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER SWARAJ: Thanks. We ...

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Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Brussels, Belgium June 25, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Excuse me. As you know, this is the last foreign ministers gathering before NATO’s next Heads of State Summit in September. Excuse me, let me just get a little water here. (Laughter.) I’ve got the travel whatever. So today, we had a chance to take stock of the strong measures that have been taken in order to provide reassurance to our eastern allies on the land, on sea...

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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 John Kerry Secretary of State London, United Kingdom June 13, 2014 AMBASSADOR BARZUN: Well, it is great to see your faces. Now, as you look at the faces on the walls up here, there’s some you may recognize – Abraham Lincoln, President Obama, George Washington, my predecessor over here -- there’s one you might – oh, where did he go? – might not recognize over there, which is Ambassador John Wynant. And he was ambassador here from 1941-1946, and I would argue, and I t...

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Loading Map... Photos From the Trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Brussels, Chisinau, Jerusalem and Ramallah from December 3 to 6. In Brussels, Secretary Kerry attended the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Foreign Ministerial and associated meetings December 3-4. In Chisinau, Secretary Kerry met with senior Moldovan officials. He discussed bilateral issues, as well as Moldova’s path toward European integration.  Dipnote» In Jerusalem, Secretary Kerry&...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC December 11, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you, David, very, very much. Thank you, Foreign Policy Magazine. And thank you, all of you, for not singing. I really appreciate it. (Laughter.) The – I understand that you’ve had a terrific session today talking about transformational trends with a lot of speakers. I guess Danny Russel was just here, who’s doing a superb job on Asia. And I have just come from the Hill...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 7, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Tamara, for a very, very generous introduction, and thank you for the great work that you are now doing at the Saban Center at Brookings. And good afternoon to everybody. Welcome to a rather remarkable – I’ve been noticing the numbers of people. I don’t know if you can get the President of the United States as an opening act, but I’...

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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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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC October 30, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. How you all doing? Good? Nice to be with you. Welcome. We’re really, really happy to have you here at the State Department and we’re delighted that you are taking part in this really critical program – historic program in many ways – the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. I’m very grateful to our Assistant Secretary Evan Ryan for h...

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Op-Ed John Kerry Secretary of State ForeignPolicy.com October 25, 2013 The world already knows that Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons, indiscriminate bombing, arbitrary detentions, rape, and torture against his own citizens. What is far less well known, and equally intolerable, is the systematic denial of medical assistance, food supplies, and other humanitarian aid to huge portions of the population. This denial of the most basic human rights must end before the war's death toll -- now surp...

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Loading Map... Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Tokyo, Japan; Bali, Indonesia; Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Kabul, Afghanistan; and London, (England) United Kingdom, October 1-14, 2013. In Tokyo, October 2-3, Secretary Kerry joined Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (SCC) meeting. The last SCC was held in June 2011 in Washington, DC. The meeting represents the next step in further strengthe...

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Regions: Afghanistan, Brunei , Guam , Indonesia , Japan , Malaysia , Philippines , United Kingdom , United States

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Photos from the trip» U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry began meetings in New York City, New York on Sunday, September 22 in conjunction with the 68th 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 – including Syria, the Middle East Peace Process, and economic diplomacy. On the margins of the UN General Assembly, Secretary Kerry met with a number...

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Regions: France , Iran , Yemen

Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

Loading Map... Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Geneva, Switzerland, September 12-14, to discuss matters concerning Syria, including the use of chemical weapons and steps to address these developments. Secretary Kerry traveled to Jerusalem on Sunday, September 15 to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The purpose of the visit it to have an in-depth discussion with the Prime Minister on the final status negotiations betwe...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Prime Minister's Office Jerusalem September 15, 2013 The video is also available with closed captioning on YouTube. PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: Mr. Secretary, John, a pleasure to welcome you again in Jerusalem. I very much appreciate the fact that you’re here today. You’ve got a lot on your plate. Despite that busy schedule of yours, you took the time to come to Jerusalem. It’s deeply appreciated. I appreciate the fact that you’re making a grea...

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Regions: Iran , Israel , Korea, North , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Intercontinental Hotel Geneva, Switzerland September 14, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much for your patience, not just this morning, but over the last couple of days. We’re very appreciative and particularly grateful to Sergey Lavrov, who stayed extra time from what he had originally planned, hoping we’d finish sooner, and this gave us additional opportunity to be able to work through some of the issue...

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Regions: France , Iran , Korea, North , Russia , Switzerland , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Quai d'Orsay, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Paris, France September 7, 2013 FOREIGN MINISTER FABIUS: (Via interpreter) -- Kerry. I would like to commend both your energy and your ability to convince as well as your very reliable judgment or point of view. Together with the Secretary of State we discussed a number of topics, including, of course, Israel and Palestine and as well Syria, of course. Let me start with a few comments. What we’ve been seeing...

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Regions: Afghanistan, France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Lebanon , Libya , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Amman, Jordan July 17, 2013 FOREIGN MINISTER JUDEH: (Via interpreter) (In progress) -- on his fifth or sixth visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in (inaudible) a while ago we had the honor of meeting (inaudible) with the delegation assigned by the Arab League Committee on the Peace Initiative. And last April we had a meeting in Washington and we agreed that we will have regular communication with Mr. Kerry, Secretary of State, in order to discuss all the develo...

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Regions: Egypt , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank

Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

Loading Map... Photos From the Trip» DipNote: U.S. and India: World’s Oldest and Largest Democracies Share Historical Ties» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Doha, New Delhi, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Amman, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Tel Aviv, and Bandar Seri Begawan from June 21 to July 2. On June 22-23 in Doha, the Secretary met with senior Qatari officials to discuss bilateral and regional issues. The Secretary also participated in a meeting with the "London 11" foreign...

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Regions: Brunei , India , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei July 2, 2013 AMBASSADOR SHIELDS: Hello everyone. I’d like to warmly welcome you. I don’t want to waste any time. A man who needs no introduction at all, our wonderful Secretary of State, John Kerry. SECRETARY KERRY: I was in elected politics for 29 years, and as an elected politician you always need an introduction. (Laughter.) A long one, if possible, as long as it’s a good one. If it isn’t, you don’t want a...

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Regions: Brunei , Korea, North , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Human Rights and Democracy