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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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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Department of State Washington, DC January 10, 2017 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: Secretary Baker was not able to be with us here this evening, but it’s now my honor to read a letter from the 61st Secretary of State: “Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. I regret that I am unable to join Secretary Kerry and my former secretary colleagues, all of whom have been crucial to the creation of the U.S. Diplomacy Center Pavilion. The completion of the Diplomacy Center...

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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 Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC November 3, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, mabuhay . AUDIENCE: Mabuhay. SECRETARY KERRY: I’m happy really happy to welcome everybody. What a crowd. This is amazing. Are you running for office? (Laughter.) AMBASSADOR KIM: Next job. SECRETARY KERRY: Next job. (Laughter.) Obviously, one of our most popular diplomats, and impressive. I am really delighted that so many of you could come and join us...

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Regions: Australia , Korea, North , Philippines , United States

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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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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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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Washington, DC March 30, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY:   Well, good afternoon and hello, and welcome to the Treaty Room of the State Department.  We don’t have a treaty to sign today, but we’re delighted to be here.  I’m really pleased to be joined by my colleague Geoffrey Onyeama, and very happy to welcome his distinguished delegation here today.  The importance of today, which is a full day&r...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Vientiane, Laos January 25, 2016 MR KIRBY: Okay, folks, same rules as applied in Davos. We’ve got 30 minutes for this. The Secretary’s just going to kick it off with a few opening thoughts for you and then we’ll go around to you guys. As before – you were great in Davos, but keep – limit the follow-ups and – so that everybody gets a shot, and then if we get a chance to go around again, we’ll go around again, okay? With that,...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Pristina, Kosovo December 2, 2015 PRIME MINISTER MUSTAFA: (Via interpreter) (Inaudible) the United States Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry – Secretary Kerry about current political situation in the country, and about the priorities of the Government of Republic of Kosovo. I thanked him as the Secretary of State, the United States Government, and the American people for the support and assistance that the United States has given and continues to give to Kosov...

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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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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Loy Henderson Auditorium Washington, DC October 9, 2015 Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. I apologize for being a little bit late, and if this is indeed the moment you’ve all been waiting for, you’re leading very drab lives. (Laughter.) I’m really happy to be here with all of you. Thank you very much. Welcome to the launch of the Global Diaspora Week here at the State Department. We’re very proud of this effort and it...

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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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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, Treaties and International Agreements

Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Myanmar International Conference Center Naypyitaw, Burma August 9, 2014 Thank you very much, Mr. Co-Chair, I appreciate it very much. And again, I repeat we all appreciate your leadership and particularly hosting us here now. And I want to welcome the ASEAN Secretary General Minh. Thank you very much for being here with us, too. And to all of our colleagues. Cooperating closely with ASEAN, by the way, couldn't be more important for this effort because we and the...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Department of Foreign Affairs Manila, Philippines December 17, 2013 MODERATOR: Friends from the media, let us welcome the arrival of the Honorable Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert S. del Rosario and His Excellency, John F. Kerry, Secretary of State of the United States of America. Ladies and gentlemen, the Honorable Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert S. del Rosario and His Excellency, John F. Kerry, Secretary of State of the United States of America, will now give the...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Kien Vang Market Pier Mekong Delta, Vietnam December 15, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: I want to thank Dr. Dang Kieu Nhan for – from Can Tho, from the Can Tho University, who just gave me, over the course of our boat ride, a briefing, and before the boat ride, a really eye-opening briefing about the effect of climate change here in the Mekong Delta. Dr. Nhan and colleagues of the Climate Change Research Institute have been working very closely with the U.S. Geological...

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Testimony John Kerry Secretary of State Opening Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC November 21, 2013 Well, thank you. Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Corker and members of the committee, thanks very, very much for welcoming me here to talk about the Disabilities Treaty, which I’m very anxious to do. I’m mindful of the comments of the Ranking Member just now. I’d just start off by saying we are 100 percent prepared, as we have been, to work through wh...

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Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Opening Remarks Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Washington, DC April 17, 2013 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very, very much, Madam Chairwoman and Madam Ranking Member, my good friend Nita Lowey, Chairman Rogers, and members of the committee. It’s great to appear before you. This is a privilege for me. I like the intimate setting, and I look forward to having good dialogue with everybody. We do indeed...

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Testimony John Kerry Secretary of State Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Washington, DC April 17, 2013 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube . Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I ask you just to remember what goes around comes around. (Laughter.) Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Congressman Engel, Ranking Member. Thank you for your comments about Boston. It’s impossible for me to express my sadness and my anger, frankly, over those terrible even...

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Address John Kerry Secretary of State University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA February 20, 2013 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube . Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Good morning. Thank you for an extraordinarily warm welcome, Charlottesville. I am really honored to be here. Senator Tim Kaine, thank you very, very much for your generous words of introduction. Tim, as he mentioned, has only been on the Foreign Relations Committee, I guess now for a total of a few week...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Millennium Challenge Corporation Washington, DC November 27, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, all. Thank you. Well, it’s wonderful to be here and to have this opportunity to tell you in person how much I value the work that you do every day. I’m aware that it’s not only those of you in this room that are part of this event today, but also by video conference and those who are calling in from around the world. And my first and most imp...

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

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Georgetown University Washington, DC October 18, 2012 Video is available with closed captioning on YouTube Thank you. Well, it is wonderful to be back here at Georgetown and in one of the most beautiful venues not only in Washington but anywhere, to have this chance to talk with you about an issue that will definitely shape your futures, and to share with you some thoughts about what that actually means. As Dean Lancaster said, I am a Hoya by marriage. (...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Lima, Peru October 15, 2012 QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, thank you so much for joining CNN. I want to talk a little bit about the Benghazi attack. September 11th, the evening of this horrible day you get a call that the consulate in Benghazi was attacked, and the Ambassador has died. What goes through your head at that moment? SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, Elise, this was a many-hour ordeal that we were all involved in, and I was deeply concerned, as you wo...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Sheraton Midtown Hotel New York City September 24, 2012 The video below is available with closed captioning on YouTube PRESIDENT CLINTON: Thank you very much. Of all the useless introductions I’ve ever given, this would top the list. (Laughter.) We’ve already had a good morning laughing and talking about what happened yesterday, getting a report from Chelsea about a dinner she attended last night. I just wanted to say one thing to set this li...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad-Eddine Al-Othmani Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC September 13, 2012 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. Well, let me welcome our friends and colleagues from Morocco here to the Benjamin Franklin Room on the eighth floor of the State Department for this very important first session of the U.S.-Morocco Strategic Dialogue. Before I begin to address the significance of this Strategic Dialogue and the next step in our long r...

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Address Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC December 19, 2011 Thank you.  Well, it is wonderful to be back at Georgetown to give all of the students an excuse not to keep studying for their last finals.  (Laughter.)  That’s what accounts for the enthusiastic response here in Gaston Hall.  But thank you so much, President DeGioia.  This great university has such a long history of nurturing diplomats and peacemakers and at least one former president who ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Busan Exhibition and Convention Center Busan, South Korea November 30, 2011 Well, good morning, and let me begin by thanking President Lee and the Korean Government for the excellent preparation and for the example that we have heard about and see for ourselves here in Busan. And let me also thank the OECD for helping to organize this Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. I’m pleased to be the first American Secretary of State to attend suc...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC November 8, 2011 Thank you. Thank you all very much. Well, I am absolutely delighted to be here for this really important summit and the work that we’re doing together. I want to thank Susan. She’s the first ever special advisor on international children’s issues here at the State Department. We are delighted that someone of her interest and energy would be the person to set the template for this important position. And I...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State National Institutes of Health's Masur Auditorium Bethesda November 8, 2011 Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. And it is, for me, a distinct personal pleasure to be back here at NIH, a set of institutions that I admire so much and which are so critically important not only to our own country and to the future of science here but indeed around the world. I want to begin by thanking Francis Collins for his leadership and for the work that he has don...

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Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Intercontinental Hotel New York City September 19, 2011 Moderated by Nick Kristof MODERATOR:  Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States; Nick Kristof, moderator and columnist for The New York Times; Reema Nanavaty, director for economic and rural development for the Self-Employed Women’s Association; Paul Polman, chief executive officer of Unilever; His Excel...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium Washington, DC September 13, 2011 Good afternoon, everyone. I am absolutely delighted and honored to join President Bush and Laura Bush today. I want to thank President Bush for his remarks and for his commitment to this important health program. And I want to thank Laura and Barbara Bush for getting him to do it. (Laughter.) Because what we see here is a continuation of the Bush family’s commitment to global health and ...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Rajiv Shah    USAID Administrator Ronald Reagan Building Washington, DC December 17, 2010 MR. STEINBERG: Thank you for that welcome and thank you for coming to the program here today. I’m Don Steinberg and it’s my pleasure to introduce today’s proceedings to mark the release of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Defense Review, or QDDR. SECRETARY CLINTON: Development. (Laughter.) MR. STEINBERG: Hmm. (Laughter.) Le...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton    Secretary of State Anne-Marie Slaughter    Director Patrick F. Kennedy    Under Secretary for Management  Rajiv Shah    USAID Administrator Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC December 15, 2010 UNDER SECRETARY KENNEDY: Good morning, everyone. Before beginning this Secretary of State town hall meeting on the QDDR, I would like to ask all of you to rise for a moment in a moment of silence and memory of Ambassador R...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Via Satellite Washington, DC November 10, 2010 MR. CROWLEY: Good morning and welcome to the Department of State. We have a global traveler back with us after 30,000 air miles in the Asia region. But clearly, what the Secretary will talk about today underscores our ongoing, significant commitment to the Palestinian Authority and to helping build the institutions of the Palestinian Authority as we continue to press t...

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Topics: Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Lahore, Pakistan October 29, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. It is indeed an honor for me to join you here at GC University Lahore, a distinguished place of learning with so much history and so many graduates who have made contributions not only to Pakistan, but to the world. I thank all of you for gathering here today. I wish to thank certainly Professor Awan and Vice Chancellor Aftab. Thank you both very much. And I’m delighted that the for...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington Convention Center Washington, DC October 1, 2009 Thank you. Well, thank you very much, Stephen, and it is a real pleasure for me to join you today and be part of what has already been a very substantive program. I thank you and the Corporate Council on Africa for your tireless efforts to develop stronger business and trade ties between the United States and the countries of Africa. And I want to also recognize my colleague in the cabinet, the ...

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Interview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Conducted by Fareed Zakaria of CNN and Beatrice Marshall of KTN University of Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya August 6, 2009 VICE CHANCELLOR MAGOHA: Secretary Clinton, your Excellencies, Dr. Sally Kosgey, the minister for education, science, and technology, Chancellor Wanjui, PS higher education, Your Excellencies, invited guests, participants, ladies, and gentlemen, on behalf of the University of Nairobi and on my own behalf, I warmly welcome you all to the un...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Kenyatta International Conference Centre Nairobi, Kenya August 5, 2009 Good morning. Let me thank the trade minister for those welcoming words, and tell you what a privilege it is for me to join you here today. I am very grateful to the people and Government of Kenya for hosting this AGOA Forum, and particularly to the president, the prime minister, and the entire Kenyan Government. The presence of so many distinguished leaders from across Africa reflect...

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Press Availability Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Sheraton Grande Laguna Laguna Phuket, Thailand July 22, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. Let me begin by saying how delighted I am to be here in Phuket for meetings with the nations of ASEAN and its partners throughout the region. This visit to the ASEAN Regional Forum follows my February trip to Jakarta and my visit to the ASEAN secretariat, where I stressed America’s commitment to strengthen our presence and engagement in this r...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Remarks at White House Briefing Washington, DC May 6, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you, Robert. You know, I successfully avoided this room for eight years. (Laughter.) But I'm very pleased to be here to discuss the series of meetings that we had this morning as part of our second trilateral with delegations from Afghanistan and Pakistan, and this time led by their respective Presidents. I think the takeaway is that this process is producing some very pr...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Benjamin Franklin Room Washington, DC May 6, 2009 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, and welcome to the State Department. This is what’s called the Benjamin Franklin Room, after one of our early and most important leaders. And today, we are welcoming to the Franklin Room two very important leaders who are leading their countries at a difficult time in history, who are working hard...

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Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State The Mayflower Hotel Washington, DC April 22, 2009 Thank you. Thank you all very much. Thank you. It is a real pleasure to be here with you today on Earth Day, to thank you for your hard work and your generosity in tackling some of the most urgent problems facing our planet and its people. I especially appreciate being with both Jane and Walter, two visionary leaders who have made such a difference in their lives and work. I have to confess that when Jane...

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Remarks With Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Secretary Condoleezza Rice Jenin November 8, 2008 PRIME MINISTER FAYYAD: (Via interpreter). Good evening. I would like, at the beginning, to express my utmost pleasure to receive Madame Secretary of the United States of America, Secretary Rice, in Jenin. This is for us, as Palestinians, a historic visit for numerous reasons. This is the first visit conducted by a Secretary of State of the United States to Jenin. When I say it is historic for more than...

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A Civilian Partner for Our Troops Secretary Condoleezza Rice Op-Ed with Senator Richard G. Lugar The Washington Post December 17, 2007 It is unusual in Washington when an idea is overwhelmingly supported by the president, a bipartisan majority of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the State Department, and both the civilian and military leadership of the Pentagon. But that is the case with the proposed Civilian Reserve Corps, a volunteer cadre of civilian experts who can work with our military to p...

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Briefing En Route Paris, France Secretary Condoleezza Rice En Route Paris, France December 16, 2007 SECRETARY RICE: Okay, we can just go directly to questions. You know that we're going to Paris for the donors conference, the kind of next event for the international community after Annapolis. And the goal here is to focus on that part of the movement toward a Palestinian state that we consider to be absolutely essential to creating a two-state solution; that is, capacity building for the Palestinian sta...

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Remarks with USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios, Ambassador William Taylor and Chairman John Birkelund at the Polish American Enterprise Fund Ceremony Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington, DC November 5, 2001 [ audio ] 4:15 P.M. EST AMBASSADOR TAYLOR: Ladies and gentlemen, let me first of all thank you very much for coming out here this afternoon. This is a big event for several people, who will have an opportunity to address you here this afternoon. The Polish American Enterprise Fund and Freedom Found...

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Campaign Against Terrorism Secretary Colin L. Powell House International Relations Committee Washington, DC October 24, 2001 [ As Delivered ] As Prepared Mr. Chairman. Mr. Lantos. Members of the Committee. I am pleased to appear before you today to update you on our nation�s diplomatic response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, as well as to report to you on my recent trip to Pakistan, India, and China. Before I begin, I would like to take a moment to commend you, Mr. Chairman, along with this Comm...

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Remarks with USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios Secretary Colin L. Powell Press availability following meeting with UN and non-governmental organization representatives Nairobi, Kenya May 27, 2001 SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I just finished having a meeting with representatives of the NGO and other private organizations that are providing support to the people of Sudan. I was deeply moved by the dedication that these organizations bring to their task. I was also moved by the de...

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Prepared Statement for the Record on the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002 Secretary Colin L. Powell Testimony Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Washington, DC May 15, 2001 As Delivered As Prepared Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you for the first time as Secretary of State, and to testify in support of the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002. This Budget represents a needed increase in the Dep...

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Prepared Testimony on the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002 Secretary Colin L. Powell House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Other Programs Washington, DC May 10, 2001 [As Delivered] As Prepared Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you for the first time as Secretary of State, and to testify in support of the President�s International Affairs Budget for FY 2002.  This Budget represents a needed increase in...

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Testimony on the President's International Affairs Budget for FY 2002 Secretary Colin L. Powell House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Other Programs Washington, DC May 10, 2001 Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Mrs. Lowey, for those opening remarks and thank you for allowing my full statement to go into the record. What I would like to do, Mr. Chairman, is to summarize that statement, touching on a few high points, and then before going to your que...

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