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  • John Kerry: Travel to Germany, Belgium, and France December 4-11, 2016

    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

  • Secretary Clinton: Travel to Germany, Lithuania, Switzerland, Belgium, and the Netherlands

    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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    Regions: Afghanistan, Belarus , Netherlands , Russia , Switzerland

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • A Conversation With John Kerry: Diplomacy in an Era of Disruption with Tom Friedman

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Davos, Switzerland January 17, 2017 MR SCHWAB: Good afternoon, and before we start our session – and I know, Mr. Secretary, you will be in very good hands with my friend Tom Friedman – but allow me to be very personal. It’s your last session in your official capacity here in Davos, and I want to use this opportunity to thank you. You have been such a great friend and partner of the World Economic Forum. You have been a personal mentor to me. I reme...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, China, France , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Korea, North , Russia , Switzerland , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam , West Bank , Yemen

    Topics: Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Remarks With Christiane Amanpour of CNN International

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State London, United Kingdom January 16, 2017 QUESTION: Secretary Kerry, welcome to the program. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Happy to be here. QUESTION: We have a lot to talk about. The incoming president, your Administration’s legacy. But first and foremost, I want to ask you because here we sit on the very day that Donald Trump gives an interview to a German and a British newspaper. First and foremost, he says that he’s going to give a speedy, new, free and ...

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    Regions: Iran , Israel , Russia , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks at the U.S. Institute of Peace's Passing the Baton 2017: America's Role in the World

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Institute of Peace Washington, DC January 10, 2017 MS WOODRUFF: Thank you, Nancy. I’m delighted to be here and, Mr. Secretary, I understand you sprinted across the street. Is that right? SECRETARY KERRY: My sprinting days are reduced, but I came. I got here. (Laughter.) MS WOODRUFF: Well, there – you were spied hurrying, I’ll put it that way. SECRETARY KERRY: “Spied,” right. (Laughter.) MS WOODRUFF: So the format is that I’m ...

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    Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Interview With Alison King of NBC

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Cambridge, Massachusetts January 9, 2017 QUESTION: Senator Kerry, I hear you have logged 1.4 million more miles than any other secretary of state in history, and I’m wondering, are you happy to be done with this or would you keep going if you could? SECRETARY KERRY: It’s a great job. It’s a great job. I could certainly keep going for a while, but that’s not the way it is, so I’m looking forward to new adventures – to getting out...

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    Regions: Antarctica, China, France , Iran , Israel , Korea, North , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Interview With Jennifer Griffin of FOX

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC January 6, 2017 QUESTION: Thank you, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY KERRY: My pleasure. QUESTION: Let’s start with alleged Russian hacking. Former CIA Director Leon Panetta said this morning that President Obama should have taken action last summer when it first became evident that the Russians were trying to hack the U.S. election. He said it was an attack on our country. Why didn’t you take action? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, ...

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

    Topics: Climate and Environment

  • Exit Memo From Secretary Kerry to President Obama

    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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    Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, Argentina, Canada , Chad , Chile, China, Cuba , France , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Korea, North , Libya , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Thailand , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Western Hemisphere, Yemen

    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

  • Joint Press Availability With French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed al-Thani

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Quai d'Orsay Paris, France December 10, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER AYRAULT: (Via interpreter, in progress) Yesterday at the UN General Assembly meeting, the resolution of – a resolution that was voted with (inaudible) full majority, and despite the use of chemical weapons by the regime, this is the logic of war that is still prevailing. This is why Sheikh Mohammed, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and myself wanted to call upon our close partners and to meet for...

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    Regions: France , Germany , Iran , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Conversation With German Transatlantic Young Professionals

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Berlin, Germany December 5, 2016 MODERATOR: So my job is to introduce a man who needs no introduction. As I said in there, literally, the most consequential Secretary of State in my lifetime, which is longer than I think I would like to admit. (Laughter.) And when you just think about what this man has been able to accomplish, the impossible to the impossible to the impossible – whether it’s getting China to agree to carbon emission limits or putting tog...

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    Regions: China, France , Germany , Greece , Iran , Israel , Italy , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks at a Ceremony Awarding the Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany to Secretary Kerry

    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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    Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, France , Germany , Greenland , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Kuwait , Russia , Switzerland , Syria , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • Remarks at the Embassy Berlin Meet and Greet

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Berlin, Germany December 5, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Wow. That sounds like a campaign introduction, folks. (Laughter.) I accept the nomination. (Laughter.) I’m ready to go. How are you all? Hey guys, I’m really happy to see you guys here. Thank you very much. How are you doing? You good? You having fun? How are you having fun? What are you doing to have fun? Come on up here and talk to me. Come here, come here, come here. Come here. I have a very talkative ...

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    Regions: France , Germany , Iran , Italy , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Energy, Global Health

  • Remarks at the Saban Forum

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Willard Hotel Washington, DC December 4, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. That’s really wonderful. Thank you. MR INDYK: Haim is going to unveil a plaque that we made for you for the occasion. MR SABAN: I’m the unveiler-in-chief. (Laughter.) Okay, so I was told -- SECRETARY KERRY: Wow. MR SABAN: I was told to read. Who paid for this? Brookings or me? (Laughter.) It looks really expensive, doesn’t it? (Laughter.) But you know what? Ther...

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    Regions: Egypt , France , Germany , Iran , Israel , Japan , Jordan , Kuwait , Libya , Pakistan , Philippines , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Taiwan , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank , Yemen

    Topics: Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks at the Women's Foreign Policy Group Conference

    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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    Regions: Afghanistan, Antarctica, China, Colombia , Cuba , Germany , Honduras , Iran , Japan , Korea, North , Lebanon , Libya , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

    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 With Chatham House Director Robin Niblett at the Chatham House Prize Ceremony

    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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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Iran , Ireland , Israel , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks Following Receipt of the Tipperary Peace Award

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Aherlow House Hotel Tipperary, Ireland October 30, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Martin, thank – I’m really incredibly touched, moved, very, very grateful, and hope and pray that there is no way possible that the glen of Aherlow and its beauty will remain a secret anywhere. (Laughter.) Really, you are blessed here in so many ways – blessed by your people. I thank you for your eloquence, I thank you for the honor of this award, which I accept really o...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Germany , Iraq , Ireland , Japan , Korea, North , Libya , Nigeria , South Africa , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

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

  • Interview With David Axelrod of The Axe Files Podcast

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2016 QUESTION: Secretary Kerry, welcome. I – we’re 80-some days from the – as we sit here today at the University of Chicago, we’re 80-some days from the end of this administration. It seems like a good time to kind of look back a little bit at your life and your career. And I wanted to ask you, I’m so intrigued by the fact that your dad was in the Foreign Service. And I was – what influence did tha...

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    Regions: China, France , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Italy , Russia , Spain , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam , West Bank

    Topics: Climate and Environment, 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 With Students at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2016 MODERATOR: It is an honor to welcome a Secretary of State to the University of Chicago. It is part of the mission of the Institute of Politics to facilitate these kinds of opportunities for you to interact with practitioners and leaders, and so we’re really pleased on that account. But I – our other mission is somewhat larger than that, which is: We live in a somewhat dispirited time in our politics. I don’t know ...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Georgia , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Japan , Korea, North , Lebanon , Nigeria , Philippines , Qatar , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam , Yemen

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Joint Statement From Secretary John Kerry and U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Lancaster House London, United Kingdom October 16, 2016 FOREIGN SECRETARY JOHNSON: Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you very much for coming. As everybody knows, the situation in Aleppo is getting worse and worse. There’s continuing bombardment of innocent civilians, 100,000 kids now under a terrible, medieval siege. Casualties continue to mount. And more and more people, as a result of this action by the Assad regime and its supporters, are being radicalized....

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    Regions: France , Italy , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks on the Transatlantic Relationship

    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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    Regions: Afghanistan, Belgium , China, Denmark , France , Germany , Iran , Russia , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: 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 on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Wilson Center Washington, DC September 28, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Jane, thank you for a wonderful introduction. I hugely appreciate your support, your counsel. And obviously, we are living in complicated times. I want to thank you for many, many years of remarkable service to our country. Jane was reminding me as we were walking up here that we were by happenstance on a flight together not so many years ago, and she secretly informed me of the offer from the Wilson C...

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    Regions: Australia , Canada , Chile, China, France , Germany , Israel , Italy , Japan , Korea, North , Korea, South , Philippines , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

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

  • Remarks Before Meeting With EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Tufts University Boston, MA September 24, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning everybody, and welcome. Welcome to Tufts University, welcome to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and welcome especially to greater Boston and to Massachusetts. I am personally particularly grateful to everybody after an extremely busy and intense week in New York to be able to come up here so that we can come together in order to talk quietly and digest, in a way, much of wha...

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    Regions: France , Iran , Italy , Russia , United Kingdom

    Topics: Climate and Environment

  • Remarks with BBC's Katty Kay at the UN Foundation Social Good Summit

    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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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, Colombia , France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Japan , Norway , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

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

  • Remarks Before the Daily Press Briefing

    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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    Regions: Albania , Chile, Iran , Italy , Norway , Russia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Press Availability with Commerce Secretary Pritzker, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, and Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan Building New Delhi, India August 30, 2016 MINISTER SWARAJ: (In progress, via interpreter) … the finalization of which President Obama and Prime Minister Modi played key roles. We have agreed to scale our collaboration in clean energy and to quickly operationalize the various initiatives that were announced during Prime Minister’s visit to facilitate investment in this sector from U.S. into India. We look forward to wor...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, France , Germany , India , Iraq , Japan , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Press Availability in Vientiane, Laos

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State National Convention Center Vientiane, Laos July 26, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. On behalf of President Obama and all of the American people, I want to express my deepest condolences to the families of those whose loved ones were killed in the horrific attack in Sagamihara, Japan this morning. And our thoughts and our prayers are very much with those people who are going through a terrible process. And our thoughts are with the J...

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    Regions: Australia , China, France , Iran , Japan , Korea, North , Laos , Philippines , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks at the Counter-ISIL Ministerial Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry    Secretary of State Brett McGurk    Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL , Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter Loy Henderson Auditorium Washington, DC July 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody, and thank you very, very much for joining us at an extremely important meeting, and an important moment. And we are very grateful to ever...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Australia , Czech Republic , France , Germany , Iraq , Italy , Norway , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC July 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany, is one of our closest partners, one of my closest colleagues and friends. And we have worked together extremely closely on any number of subjects. Let me first begin by thanking Germany for a very significant contribution yesterday, first as co-host of a pledging conference that pulled together $2.1 bill...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, France , Germany , Libya , Ukraine , United Kingdom

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Remarks at the Pledging Conference in Support of Iraq

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC July 20, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody, and welcome to the State Department, welcome to Washington, D.C., welcome to the Ben Franklin Room and to this pledging conference in support of Iraq, and we are very, very appreciative. In complicated times and times when everybody’s budget faces many different pressures, we’re really grateful that so many countries have come together with such a sense of purp...

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    Regions: Canada , Iraq , Syria

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks With Pledging Conference in Support of Iraq Co-Chairs

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Japanese State Minister Yoji Muto, Kuwait Foreign Minister Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah, and Netherlands Foreign Minister Albert Gerard Koenders Dean Acheson Washington, DC July 20, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon everyone and welcome. I’m (inaudible) looking forward to it. It’s just a opportunity for you to question our co-hosts and all of us with respect to...

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    Regions: Canada , Germany , Iraq , Kuwait , Netherlands , Russia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Joint Press Availability With U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Foreign and Commonwealth Office London, United Kingdom July 19, 2016 FOREIGN SECRETARY JOHNSON: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to the Lacarno Room and a particularly warm welcome to U.S. Secretary John Kerry. We’re delighted to have this early opportunity to welcome the Secretary of State to London and for a key meeting with our international partners to discuss Syria and Yemen and the conflicts there. Secretary Kerry and I have just come from a very produ...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, Egypt , Iran , Korea, North , Kuwait , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

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

  • Joint Press Availability With EU High Representative Federica Mogherini

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Justus Lipsius Building Brussels, Belgium July 18, 2016 HIGH REPRESENTATIVE MOGHERINI: Thank you very much. John, welcome. It’s an honor and it’s been a pleasure to welcome you for the first time at the Foreign Affairs Council with the 28 foreign ministers of our union just a few days after our leaders summit in Warsaw, where we clearly reaffirmed that transatlantic unity has never been so important and so strong. And the EU-U.S. relationship ...

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    Regions: Belgium , Canada , France , Germany , Russia , Syria , Turkey , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Treaties and International Agreements

  • Joint Press Availability With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Osobnyak Moscow, Russia July 15, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: (Via interpreter) (In progress) -- met President Aliyev and President Sargsyan. Recently upon the instruction of my president I visited Yerevan and Baku, and today we exchanged views as to the ways to use the momentum in order to reach an agreement with respect to practical steps and agreed upon the agreements that will be acceptable for all the sides and that would help us attain the goal of bringing pe...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Armenia , Azerbaijan , Belgium , China, France , Iran , Libya , Russia , Syria , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks on the One-Year Anniversary of the JCPOA

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Westin Hotel Paris, France July 14, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: One year ago today, China, Russia, Germany, France, Great Britain, the United States, known as the P5+1, succeeded after several years of intensive negotiations in securing an agreement with Iran in order to restrain Iran’s nuclear program in a way that guaranteed to the world that Iran would not be pursuing a nuclear weapon. From that moment, 19,000 centrifuges have been put under IAEA scrutiny and sto...

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    Regions: China, France , Iran , Syria , United Kingdom

    Topics: Countering Terrorism

  • Remarks at the Aspen Ideas Festival and Conversation with Walter Isaacson

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Greenwald Pavilion, Aspen Institute Aspen, Colorado June 28, 2016 MR ISAACSON: Thank you very much. It’s a great honor and pleasure for us to have a man I’ve admired – most of us have admired – for many years, a man who – U.S. Naval, served in Vietnam, won the Purple Heart – I mean, three Purple Hearts, the bronze medal, the silver medal, has been a senator, candidate for president, and now our Secretary of State. In the past two ...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Canada , Colombia , Egypt , France , Germany , Iran , Iraq , Ireland , Israel , Jordan , Pakistan , Philippines , Syria , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States , West Bank

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

  • Remarks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 21, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you, thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen; I accept the nomination. (Applause.) Thank you. It doesn’t get better than that. That’s about the best – (laughter) – if I could bottle that, who knows? I could’ve been a contender. (Laughter.) It’s really great to be with all – I can’t believe you have al...

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    Regions: Antarctica, China, Iran , Iraq , Libya , Syria , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation, The Ocean and Polar Affairs

  • John Kerry: Travel to Saudi Arabia, Austria, Egypt, Belgium, Burma, and Vietnam, May 14-26, 2016

    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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    Regions: Burma , France , Iran , Italy , Libya , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

    Topics: Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Remarks at Oxford Union

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Oxford, United Kingdom May 11, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Wow. I think I’m just going to stop right now. (Laughter.) Thank you for just an incredibly warm, tremendous welcome to this historic hall. It’s a great honor for me to be here. Bob, where’d you run off to? Where did he go? Thank you so much for your welcome. And Warden MacMillan, thank you very much. I appreciate it. (Inaudible) Baroness Cathy Ashton, my good friend, thank you so muc...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, China, Cuba , France , Guatemala , Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Lebanon , Niger , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States

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  • Press Availability by Secretary Kerry

    Special Briefing John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC May 3, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. QUESTION: Good morning? What? QUESTION: Good afternoon. Yes? SECRETARY KERRY: That too. QUESTION: Are you still on Geneva time? SECRETARY KERRY: That too. In Geneva time, it’s good evening. Anyway. So before we get started today, I want to just quickly say something about the situation in Syria. As you all know, yesterday I returned from Geneva, where I met with two key partners and ...

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  • Take Your Child To Work Day

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC April 28, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Arnie, thank you very, very much. Good morning, everybody. How are you doing? We’ve never been better off than with all of these part-time employees. (Laughter.) He wants to work here; he does work here. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a diplomat, this is a diplo-mutt. (Laughter.) And he’s great. He’s a lot of fun. He’s met a lot of prime ministers and foreign ministers, and they&rs...

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  • Remarks at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy

    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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  • Interview With Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC's Morning Joe

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State MSNBC Studios New York City April 5, 2016 QUESTION: All right. Joining us now for the start of the Red Sox season -- QUESTION: I mean, he’s good luck, isn’t he? QUESTION: Yes, he is good luck -- QUESTION: Okay. QUESTION: -- if you’re sitting next to him. QUESTION: Yeah, game six. QUESTION: Game six at about 11:00 at night, chances are things are going to go really well. QUESTION: Yeah. The Sox are going to win the World Series. SECRETARY KERRY: L...

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  • Interview With PBS's Charlie Rose

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State New York City April 5, 2016 QUESTION: John Kerry is here. He is the 68th Secretary of State of the United States. After 28 years in the Senate, he succeeded Hillary Clinton in 2013. Last year, he brokered a landmark nuclear deal with Iran. He’s also played a key role in the latest round of Syrian peace negotiations. According to The New Yorker ’s David Remnick, Kerry’s admirers and critics alike describe him in similar terms – “tirele...

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  • Remarks at a Working Dinner with Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz for the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 31, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Could I ask everybody – ladies, gentlemen – shhh. I know the foreign ministers are unruly, but the energy ministers really, I mean – (laughter). Ladies and gentlemen, excellencies, colleagues, honored guests, a very warm good evening to all of you here. We’re really delighted to have you over here at the State Department. We gather tonight in a suite of rooms – here in the Jefferson Room, i...

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  • Remarks With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Kremlin Moscow, Russia March 24, 2016 MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Distinguished colleagues, we are beginning the press conference of the ministers of foreign affairs here of the Russian Federation and the U.S. FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: (Via interpreter) Ladies and gentlemen, today the State – the Secretary of State of the U.S. have had a day of negotiations in the Russian capital. First, we had a long meeting in the ministry of foreign affairs, and now, th...

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  • Interview With Maria Celeste Arraras of Telemundo

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Hotel Nacional Havana, Cuba March 22, 2016 QUESTION: Good morning. SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning. QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, these attacks in Brussels are sending shockwaves across the world. What can you tell Americans this morning? Are we safe? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, we’re constantly vigilant. We work as hard as humanly possible to make everybody safe. Regrettably, if one person decides they want to kill themselves and they want to blow themselves up around ...

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  • John Kerry: Travel to Saudi Arabia and France, March 11-13, 2016

    Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled March 11 to Hafar al Batin, Saudi Arabia to meet with senior government officials to discuss a variety of topics, including efforts to resolve the crises in Syria and Yemen, as well as other regional security issues. On March 12-13, Secretary Kerry traveled to Paris, where he met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, as well as UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Italian Foreign...

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  • Press Availability With French Foreign Minister Ayrault, German Foreign Minister Steinmeier, British Foreign Secretary Hammond, EU High Representative Mogherini, and Italian Foreign Minister Gentiloni

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Paris, France March 13, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER AYRAULT: (Via interpreter) (In progress) This is a conflict that next Tuesday will be completing its fifth year of existence. Now the intra-Syrian negotiations should resume tomorrow and they will be very difficult. But together we would like to restate the support we want to give to the moderate opposition. The moderate opposition has decided to attend the Geneva talks and to sit around the table for the negotiations. W...

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  • Remarks With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC February 29, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good evening, everybody. Well, Frank-Walter and I wanted to take advantage of Leap Year, the extra day in February, so we figured we’d get together once again. We are hardly, hardly strangers. We spent an enormous amount of time in Vienna, in Lausanne, in Montreux, in Geneva, and already in Munich this year, and we’ve spent a lot of time working together, cooperating, and talking about the cri...

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  • John Kerry: Travel to Munich, Tirana, and Rancho Mirage, February 10-16, 2016

    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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  • Interview With Hayvi Bouzo of Orient TV

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Munich, Germany February 13, 2016 QUESTION: Thank you so much for giving us the time today, Secretary of State John Kerry. I want to start by talking about the cessation of violence and the statement that you released yesterday with Lavrov about Syria. They’re talking about entering aid to the besieged areas and cessation of violence and not ceasefire. Can you please tell us the difference? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, a ceasefire implies the end of the conflict i...

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  • Remarks at the 2016 Munich Security Conference

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Bayerischer Hof Hotel Munich, Germany February 13, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you, Wolfgang. Thank you very much. Well, Wolfgang, thank you for reminding me that everything I’m doing now is a last. (Laughter.) It’s a little – depending on what I decide to do, so maybe not. (Laughter.) I am really happy to be back in Munich and I’m very happy to share thoughts with this, the 52nd edition of the Security Conference. And I think if you all thin...

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  • Press Availability at the International Syria Support Group

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, United Nations Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura Munich, Germany February 12, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody. Let me start by thanking Foreign Minister Steinmeier and the people of Germany for hosting this important meeting of the International Syria Support Group on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, and we’re very grateful to our colleague, Frank Walter, for his help and assistance in th...

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  • John Kerry: Travel to Rome and London, February 1-4, 2016

    Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Rome, Italy, to lead the U.S. delegation to the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Small Group Ministerial. Coalition partners reviewed progress to date and discussed ways to further intensify commitments across all lines of effort to degrade and defeat this terrorist group. Other nation countries represented included Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, European Union, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, New Z...

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  • Remarks With U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond After Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Lancaster House London, United Kingdom February 4, 2016 FOREIGN SECRETARY HAMMOND: Well, this conference today of course is primarily about the humanitarian challenges in Syria, both raising money for the short-term support of refugees, but also moving on to thinking about the stabilization and then the reconstruction of Syria once Assad is gone and the new Syria can be built. And of course, in the margins of this discussion, we are meeting, as we’ve met over ...

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  • Remarks at the World Economic Forum

    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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  • Roundtable with Journalists

    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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  • Interview With CNN's Wolf Blitzer

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC January 18, 2016 QUESTION: And joining us now, the Secretary of State John Kerry. Mr. Secretary, thanks very much for joining us here in our Situation Room. I know you’ve spent a lot of time in another Situation Room in town as well. SECRETARY KERRY: Happy to be here. QUESTION: You have said the prisoner release, in your word, was accelerated by the nuclear talks, the nuclear deal. Were these prisoners pawns, part of that deal? SECRETARY KERRY...

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  • Remarks on Implementation Day

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Vienna, Austria January 16, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good evening, everybody. Thank you very much for your patience. And I apologize for the fact that I can’t stay to take questions, which I would like to do. But we are operating under some very tight constraints on the rest period the law allows for our pilots, because of some of the delays. So as a result, I need to get to the airport and get on the plane. But I will make a statement before doing so, and I hope...

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  • Remarks on the United States Foreign Policy Agenda for 2016

    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 at a Press Availability with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State New York, NY December 18, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody. Thank you very much for coming. First of all, I want to express again my appreciation and the appreciation of all of the P5 members of the International Syria Support Group who worked through the day, and I appreciate Foreign Minister Lavrov’s engagement and his commitment to trying to get to a place that everybody could be comfortable. What we’ve achieved today is ...

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  • Remarks at the United Nations Security Council Meeting on Syria

    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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  • New York Times Energy for Tomorrow Event

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Paris, France December 9, 2015 MR FRIEDMAN: It’s a treat for us to have you here this morning. We really appreciate your taking time. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. MR FRIEDMAN: And I want to dive right in. Are we going to get a deal here in Paris, and why will it be important? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, look, I hope we do. We’ll see a new text around noon today, and then we’ll be able to begin to measure where the potential derailers really are, or aren&...

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  • Brookings Institution's 2015 Saban Forum Keynote Address

    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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  • Joint Press Availability With Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs Athens, Greece December 4, 2015 FOREIGN MINISTER KOTZIAS: (Via interpreter) Good morning. I would like to welcome dear U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with whom we’ve been working very closely, and I know that there are traditional friendship ties that join the two countries. I would like to welcome him and hope to see him again in the future, because he is a man who loves sailing, who really loves the sea, and the Gr...

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  • Remarks at OSCE Ministerial Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Kombank Arena Belgrade, Serbia December 3, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Secretary-General, colleagues, all. Before I address the priorities of the OSCE, let me just, first of all, say thank you to Sergey for his condolences to the American people regarding the events, and I want to express my personal condolences to the families of the victims of yesterday’s shooting in San Bernardino, California. Obviously, all of us &nda...

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  • Press Availability at NATO

    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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  • Interview With Gregory Palkot of Fox News

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Chief of Mission's Residence Paris, France November 17, 2015 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, again, thank you for doing this with us. Last Friday, you were quoted as saying that ISIS – or you call it Daesh – you were quoting saying its days are numbered. President Obama recently has said it’s been contained, at least geographically. Just a couple of hours after you said that, 129 people were killed by ISIS here in Paris. Don’t you think that we ne...

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  • Interview With Scott Pelley of CBS

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Chief of Mission's Residence Paris, France November 17, 2015 QUESTION: Is it worth it to put troops on the ground now to prevent an attack on the United States? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, as you know, President Obama made the decision some time ago to put American Special Forces on the ground in order to augment the ability of Syrian Arabs and Kurds and others to do the job. And it’s getting the job done. It is working. Unfortunately, as we know, there are fight...

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  • Press Availability with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura

    Press Availability John Kerry Secretary of State Vienna, Austria November 14, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: (In French.) I’ll just say what I said, the last part, in English. I want to make sure that it is absolutely crystal clear that the United States stands with France and the rest of the world in our resolve to eliminate the scourge of violent extremist groups from the face of the Earth. And make no mistake: that resolve has only grown stronger in the wake of this unspeakable brutality. And I think Se...

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  • Remarks on the U.S. Strategy in Syria

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC November 12, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Nancy, thank you very, very much. I apologize for being a couple minutes late over here. And I’m delighted to see a lot of friends and pleased that all of you could come here, share some thoughts this afternoon. It’s great for me to be here, and I want to thank the United States Institute of Peace for hosting all of us here this afternoon. I have to tell you I’m used to flying long distances to deli...

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  • John Kerry: Travel to Europe and the Middle East, October 21-25, 2015

    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 to the Press in Vienna, Austria

    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 Before Meeting With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Berlin, Germany October 22, 2015 FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER: (In German.) SECRETARY KERRY: Well, (inaudible) danke , my friend. How are you? (Laughter.) You will hear that I have (inaudible) my voice (inaudible) too much talking (inaudible). Let me say to start with that I really appreciate the friendship and the leadership offered by Germany, by Chancellor Merkel, and by my friend Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is relentless in his own diplomacy. And I appreciate hi...

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  • Remarks at the Opening Session of the Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Loy Henderson Auditorium Washington, DC October 20, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Drew, thank you very, very much. Good morning everybody. Welcome to the State Department. And Drew, thanks so much for not just great leadership, but for years of friendship. Drew was really the surrogate senator for the state of Massachusetts for a period of time. He was my director up there in the state and did an absolutely magnificent job. John, Jeremy, Andrea, thank you so much for being ...

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  • Remarks at UNESCO Luncheon

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Paris, France October 18, 2015 DIRECTOR-GENERAL BOKOVA : (In French.) As the fabric of human society seems increasingly under attack by forces that deny the existence of a shared heritage, forces that strike at the heart of our sense of community, I am convinced world heritage holds out a contrary and positive vision of human society and our human nature. So it is not just world heritage; UNESCO itself holds out a positive vision of human society against violent ext...

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  • Interview With Steve Inskeep of NPR

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Bloomington, Indiana October 15, 2015 QUESTION: I want to ask about Syria and ask about the perception – the widespread perception – of the President’s policy in Syria. Why do you think it is so common that this policy is perceived as weak? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, for the simple reason that it’s hard to understand a policy in which people don’t have your troops fighting the war, so to speak. But I think the President has taken a very p...

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  • Interview With Abderrahim Foqaraa of Al Jazeera Arabic

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Palace Hotel New York City October 2, 2015 QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you for doing this, first of all. SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. QUESTION: Let me start you off with a very broad question on Syria: How important is Syria to U.S. interests in the region, do you think? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, resolving the conflict of Syria is very, very important because Syria is having a profoundly negative impact, number one, on the production of jihadists, on the creation a...

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  • Interview With Amaro Gomez-Pablos of Television Nacional de Chile

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Palace Hotel New York City October 2, 2015 QUESTION: Gracias for this interview. Thank you. SECRETARY KERRY: My pleasure. QUESTION: There was a solo handshake with the Pope at the Capitol. How would you characterize your relationship, and how much should Pope Francis be credited with the opening of relations with Cuba? SECRETARY KERRY: Well, obviously, I was very, very moved and very personally touched by the gesture of the Holy Father, and it’s hard not to ...

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  • Interview With Bahman Kalbasi of BBC Persia

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Palace Hotel New York City October 2, 2015 QUESTION: Secretary Kerry, thank you very much for sitting down with the BBC. SECRETARY KERRY: Very happy to sit with you, thank you. QUESTION: And based on the latest updates you have on Russia’s military operation in Syria and the reports that now they have targeted ISIS, they – next to confirmation or not – unconfirmed reports that Iran is boosting its presence in Syria, do you – is it your anal...

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    Regions: Iran , Israel , Lebanon , Russia , Syria , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

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  • Interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State New York City October 1, 2015 QUESTION: How are you doing? SECRETARY KERRY: Tyler’s not going to jump in my lap, is he? (Laughter.) QUESTION: If you give him some cash, he will. (Laughter.) How much – by the way, how much do you miss fundraising? SECRETARY KERRY: Zero. (Laughter.) It’s the worst thing in the world. I’m so happy. It’s one of the great things about this job. QUESTION: You don’t have to ask anybody for money, just ...

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  • John Kerry: Travel to London and Berlin, September 18 - 20, 2015

    Photos from the Trip» Secretary of State John Kerry visited London, United Kingdom, from September 18 - 20 to meet with UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond for discussion of bilateral and global issues, including the ongoing crisis in Syria and refugee situation. While in London, Secretary Kerry also met with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed to discuss a variety of regional and bilateral issues. Secretary Kerry also traveled to Berlin, Germany, on September 20 to meet with ...

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  • John Kerry: Travel to Egypt, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, March 12-21, 2015

    Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on March 12 to attend the Egypt Economic Development Conference. While in Sharm el-Sheikh, Secretary Kerry met with President al-Sisi and other senior Egyptian leaders to discuss a range of bilateral and global issues, including Coalition efforts against ISIL, the situation in Libya, and the ongoing crisis in Syria. The United States is committed to strengthening its long-term strategic and economic partnership...

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  • John Kerry: Travel to Germany, India, Pakistan, Switzerland, Bulgaria, and France, January 10-16, 2015

    Photos from the trip» Secretary of State John Kerry stopped in Munich, Germany, on Jan. 10 to meet with Sultan Qaboos of Oman to express his gratitude for their long-standing and strong relationship. Secretary Kerry then traveled to Ahmedabad, India, to attend the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Secretary joined leading U.S. business executives and innovators at the Summit to highlight the critical role that U.S. technology plays in s...

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  • Press Availability in London

    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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    Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Countering Terrorism, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Remarks at Middle East Commercial Center Leadership Dinner

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Chamber of Commerce Washington, DC December 8, 2014 Thank you very much, Myron, and I accept the nomination. (Laughter.) I am happy to be here with all of you. It’s got to be hard walking around with everybody calling you brilliant, don’t you think? (Laughter.) Not a bad way to go. Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests all, Ambassadors, Your Excellencies, my great friend former Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa, former Deputy Secr...

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  • Remarks at the Brookings Institution's 2014 Saban Forum

    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 With Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Before Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Imperial Hotel Vienna, Austria November 22, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: So let me just say to everybody, first of all, I’m delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Steinmeier, appreciate enormously his cooperation and help – Germany’s help – on so many things. And most recently, with respect to Ebola, we’ve been doing a great deal, and we’re grateful for your help on that. We’ve been, obviously, having difficult talks here – co...

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  • Remarks With French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius After Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Paris, France November 20, 2014 FOREIGN MINISTER FABIUS: (In French.) SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you, Laurent. I think basically what I’m going to say will effectively be the English version of what Laurent has just said to you, because we are in agreement. And I want to begin by thanking Laurent for hosting me here today and for working, as he has, so effectively over the last months in order to get us to the place where we have the choice that is before us...

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  • Press Availability With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

    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 at Syria Ministerial

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State UN Headquarters New York City September 24, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Philip, thank you very much and thank you for chairing, and I appreciate enormously everybody’s indulgence. I’m sorry to be late. Because the foreign fighters forum is still going on, the President asked me to chair for some of the prime ministers and heads of state still there, and I need to go back in a moment, so I am very grateful for everybody’s indulgence with respect to that. ...

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  • Statement as Chair of Ministerial Debate of the UN Security Council on Iraq

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State New York, NY September 19, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much, Your Excellency, Mr. al-Jafari, for a very important statement, and we appreciate very much your leadership and the new government’s efforts. Now it’s my privilege to make a statement in my capacity as Secretary of State of the United States. Let me start again by thanking every single one of you for participating in this session. I’ve seen in the last weeks traveling around how ...

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  • Remarks With Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, and Australian Minister of Defense David Johnston

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Admiralty House Sydney, Australia August 12, 2014 FOREIGN MINISTER BISHOP: Ladies and gentlemen, today we have welcomed to Sydney and to AUSMIN Secretaries John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, and this is the second AUSMIN meeting that the four principals here have participated in. The United States alliance is the most important security relationship for Australia, and AUSMIN is an annual opportunity for us to take stock of this relationship. And today’s discussion wa...

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  • Remarks at the Tri-Mission Vienna Meeting With Staff and Families

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Vienna, Austria July 14, 2014 AMBASSADOR MACMANUS: (In progress) working the last several days, and have probably seen more of the Secretary than the three ambassadors up here. (Laughter.) So if anything, this is a great honor for us to be with you, Mr. Secretary, and of course with this combined staff of S staff coming from Washington with you and the Vienna missions staff. If there’s a great opportunity – I learned – I’m an old staff guy. T...

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  • Remarks With French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius After Their Meeting

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Paris, France June 26, 2014 SECRETARY KERRY: I want to thank Foreign Minister Fabius for France’s extraordinary hospitality and helping to provide the venue for a number of meetings today. And Foreign Minister Fabius and I discussed each of the individual many hotspots that we are challenged by today. We particularly agree on Iraq that we want a government formation as rapidly as possible that represents unity for the country. We are also deeply concerned abou...

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  • Interview With Katie Couric of Yahoo! News

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC June 16, 2014 QUESTION: Hi, everyone, and welcome to a special Yahoo livestream from the State Department with Secretary of State John Kerry. Secretary Kerry, thank you so much for joining us. SECRETARY KERRY: Happy to be with you. QUESTION: We’re going to be talking about the oceans, a subject near and dear to your heart in a moment, but of course, there is a lot going on in Iraq -- SECRETARY KERRY: Absolutely. QUESTION: -...

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    Regions: Afghanistan, Belgium , Canada , Egypt , France , Iran , Iraq , Korea, North , Monaco , Syria , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States , Yemen

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Global Health

  • Secretary Kerry Meets With Staff and Families at Embassy London

    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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  • The P5+1's First Step Agreement With Iran on its Nuclear Program

    Testimony John Kerry Secretary of State Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Washington, DC December 10, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Mr. Chairman, thank you very, very much. Ranking Member Engel, Members of the Committee, thanks very much for welcoming me back, and I am happy to be back here. There’s no more important issue in American foreign policy than the question of the one we’re focused on here today. And obviously, from the Chairman’s introduction, you know...

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    Topics: Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy

  • Interview With Andres Oppenheimer of CNN Espanol and The Miami Herald

    Interview John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 9, 2013 QUESTION: Secretary Kerry, thanks – thank you very much for this interview. SECRETARY KERRY: Delighted. Thanks for coming up. QUESTION: Thank you. You made a big speech recently at the Organization of American States about Latin America, but there is a perception in Latin America that the U.S. doesn’t care about Latin America. And they cite, for instance, the fact that you’ve made 19 trips abroad and only two to La...

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  • Joint Press Availability With Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, and Australian Defence Minister David Johnston

    Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC November 20, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon. I’m delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Bishop and Defence Minister Johnston to Washington for what has been a very productive Australia-United States Ministerial meeting, or AUSMIN as we call it for short. I think everybody understands that the relationship between the United States and Australia is really extraordinary, and though we live in different hemispheres and ...

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