Secretary Remarks

Davos

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Met with UN Secretary-General Annan and the Foreign Ministers of the Permanent Members of the Security Council.

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Geneva, Switzerland November 24, 2013 QUESTION: Thank you for joining us, Mr. Secretary. The big question right now: Will this agreement really stop the Iranian nuclear program in its tracks? We’ve already got some critics in Congress suggesting it won’t. Marco Rubio says it will not freeze the Iranian nuclear program, makes a nuclear Iran more not less likely. Lindsey Graham says unless the deal requires dismantling centrifuges, we haven’t gained ...

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Regions: Iran , Israel , Switzerland , United States

Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Geneva, Switzerland November 24, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good very early morning to all of you. It’s been a long day and a long night, and I’m delighted to be here to share some thoughts with you about the recent negotiations. I particularly want to thank the Swiss Government. I want to thank the United Nations. It’s been a (inaudible) and we’re honored to be here, even at this very early hour of the morning. I particularly want to thank my colleagues from the U...

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Regions: Afghanistan, China, France , Iran , Israel , Switzerland , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Energy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palais des Nations Geneva, Switzerland December 6, 2011 Good evening, and let me express my deep honor and pleasure at being here. I want to thank Director General Tokayev and Ms. Wyden along with other ministers, ambassadors, excellencies, and UN partners. This weekend, we will celebrate Human Rights Day, the anniversary of one of the great accomplishments of the last century. Beginning in 1947, delegates from six continents devoted themselves to drafti...

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Regions: Argentina, Botswana , Colombia , India , Mongolia , South Africa , Switzerland , United States

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

Interview With Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC Secretary Condoleezza Rice Washington, DC January 12, 2009 QUESTION: Thank you very much. Madame Secretary, Iran. The President-elect has said that he wants a change of approach to Iran. Do you think a change of approach, engagement with Iran, can work? SECRETARY RICE: Well, it’s not an issue of engagement or non-engagement with Iran. It’s a question of whether or not Iran is willing to make a strategic choice to move in a different direction. And ther...

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Regions: China, India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States

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

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

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Regions: Afghanistan, Argentina, Bolivia , China, Czech Republic , Ecuador , France , Germany , Haiti , Honduras , India , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Korea, North , Mozambique , Pakistan , Poland , Russia , United Kingdom , United States , Uruguay , Venezuela

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

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

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Regions: Afghanistan, Iran , Iraq , Israel , Pakistan , United Kingdom , United States

Topics: Countering Terrorism, Human Rights and Democracy, Treaties and International Agreements