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Published on January 12, 2015 - 23:46 GMT

South and Central Asia: Background Briefing on Secretary Kerry's Meetings in Islamabad, Pakistan

MODERATOR: Okay, so I know it’s late. This is a background briefing reading out the Secretary’s meetings this evening. We will not make this a marathon. We’ll just give a quick overview. QUESTION: Let’s make it a very short sprint. MODERATOR: Excellent. We …

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Published on January 12, 2015 - 12:25 GMT

South and Central Asia: Press Availability at Vibrant Gujarat

SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. I want to begin by thanking Prime Minister Modi for his very generous welcome here to the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. And I particularly am grateful to him for the personal engagement, for the thorough discussion that …

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Published on January 12, 2015 - 10:51 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks at Ford Factory Tour Sanand

Well, good morning, everybody. What a great team. How are you? Everybody learning everything you have to learn? Everybody knows how to build a car? All right. This is very, very exciting for me. I was mentioning to Nigel that, back in my home state of …

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Published on January 11, 2015 - 22:21 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks at Vibrant Gujarat Conclave

SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very, very much, Mr. Prime Minister. It’s a privilege to have an opportunity to twice be able to address this extraordinary conclave. And I’m particularly privileged to do so following my friend, Jim Kim, who is doing an …

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Published on January 11, 2015 - 12:34 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks at the Vibrant Gujarat Opening Ceremony

SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Prime Minister Modi and Secretary General Ban, many famous ministers, trade representatives, the prime ministers – ladies and gentlemen, I fear we have reached that magical moment in an event when just about everything …

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Published on January 9, 2015 - 04:12 GMT

South and Central Asia: Conclusion of Sri Lankan Elections and Election of Maithripala Sirisena

The Sri Lankan people deserve great credit on the successful conclusion of their elections. They turned out in great numbers to exercise their democratic rights and every vote was a victory for Sri Lanka. The United States applauds the Sri Lankan Elections …

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Published on January 6, 2015 - 17:42 GMT

South and Central Asia: Associate Field Officer (Protection): Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Application Deadline: January 27th 2015 Applications must be emailed to JPOCoordinator@state.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the date indicated in order to be considered. Thank you. How to Apply: Please note that PRM-sponsored JPO positions are …

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Published on January 2, 2015 - 15:45 GMT

South and Central Asia: Myanmar's Independence Day

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I would like to congratulate the people of Myanmar as you celebrate the 67th anniversary of your nation’s independence. This day is an appropriate moment to reiterate America’s commitment to …

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Published on December 16, 2014 - 18:12 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks at John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Thanks very much Dean Nasr for the warm welcome and the invitation to come here today. I’ve had the privilege of following in Vali’s footsteps at many points in my career - first at university, then within the foreign policy community, at the State …

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Published on December 16, 2014 - 18:12 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks at Center for American Progress

Thanks very much for the warm welcome and the invitation to come here today. The last six months have set the stage for positive changes in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has just finished a historic, democratic transfer of power to what CAP’s Ariella Viehe and …

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Published on December 11, 2014 - 13:37 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks at the Political Session of the United States-Kazakhstan Convention

Foreign Minister Idrissov, Ambassador Umarov, distinguished guests, thank you for the opportunity to speak today about the U.S.-Kazakhstan bilateral relationship and how we see it growing in the future. But first, let me thank the Embassy of Kazakhstan …

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Published on December 10, 2014 - 19:03 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks With Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrisov Before Their Meeting

SECRETARY KERRY: It’s my pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Idrisov of Kazakhstan. You okay? Sorry. I’m really delighted to welcome the foreign minister here and I want to congratulate him and Kazakhstan on the near 23rd anniversary of their independence …

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Published on December 10, 2014 - 17:18 GMT

South and Central Asia: Press Conference in Tashkent

Well, once again, thank you very much for coming so late in the evening. I’m really delighted to be here in Uzbekistan. This is my first visit as Assistant Secretary, and I want to thank the Government and people of Uzbekistan for the warm hospitality. And …

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Published on December 10, 2014 - 17:18 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy

Thank you very much. Thank you Vice Rector Turdiev for your wonderful introduction. And I also want to acknowledge our excellent Ambassador George Krol who is here with us today for his service to our country and to the U.S. - Uzbek partnership. Let me …

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Published on December 4, 2014 - 18:56 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks at the London Conference on Afghanistan

Thank you very much, all of you, for being here. And thank you for the privilege of being part of this very important conference. And I want to thank Prime Minister Cameron for hosting and, you, President Ghani for cohosting this effort. We saw each other …

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Published on December 3, 2014 - 17:17 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks at the Institute for Defence and Strategic Analyses

As prepared Thank you very much, Ambassador Shankar, for that very kind introduction … and even more importantly, thank you for everything you have done to deepen the ties between the United States and India … during your tenure in Washington and …

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Published on November 26, 2014 - 18:51 GMT

South and Central Asia: Statement by the United States of America at the 18th SAARC Summit

Honorable Prime Minister Koirala, Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, it is a pleasure to be here today representing the United States of America at the 18th Summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit. Let me begin by …

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Published on November 20, 2014 - 16:29 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks for AgBio Tech Session at U.S.-India Tech Summit

Thank you and good afternoon. I am delighted to attend this panel, and to join such a distinguished collection of dignitaries and experts, as we address the greatest technological challenges of our time. One of those has to be: Can we sustainably feed the …

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Published on November 20, 2014 - 16:29 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks for Tech Panel at U.S.-India Tech Summit

Thank you. I am honored to join so many key leaders in the ICT sector, from both our governments and private sectors. And I would like to thank the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology, who …

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Published on November 20, 2014 - 16:29 GMT

South and Central Asia: Remarks for the Asia Society

Thank you. It’s a pleasure to address the Asia Society. As you may know, I spoke to the Asia Society in Los Angeles last week – about the importance of fostering international partnerships between Chinese and American film companies. My travels on this …

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