QUESTION: Good morning, Secretary Kerry. What do you expect from this meeting today? SECRETARY KERRY: I hope a very constructive conversation about the importance of NATO and our commitment to many enterprises that we’re working on together, ranging from …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa Thomas Perriello will travel to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); and Paris, France December 3-9. In the DRC, he will engage with government, opposition, and civil society stakeholders to …
Good afternoon everyone. Thank you Göran, and thanks to the Embassy of Sweden and the Newseum for hosting us on this special day. Twenty-five years before James Madison wrote the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and 250 years ago to the day, the …
FOREIGN MINISTER GENTILONI: (Via interpreter) Good evening. Welcome to the Secretary of State and the Minister of Foreign Affair’s meeting. Thank you. Thank you to the Secretary of State John Kerry for having accepted to take part in this MED dialogues. I …
SECRETARY KERRY: (Via interpreter) Thank you very much, Paolo, and good evening. I would like to thank Foreign Minister Gentiloni, the president of the Italian Republic, the Instituto di Studi Internazionale for hosting this successful conference on the …
SECRETARY KERRY: We have exchanged a set of ideas which there will be a meeting on early next week in Geneva and we have to wait and see whether those ideas have any legs on them, but I will say that both sides understand the importance of trying to …
Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Amos J. Hochstein is in Brussels, Belgium today to meet with European Commission officials to discuss European energy security issues, including infrastructure projects that will enhance Europe …
Thank you John and to MIT’s Center for International Studies for bringing us together this afternoon. It’s always wonderful to be back among familiar faces in Cambridge. I want to make sure we have plenty of time for questions later, so let’s dive right in …
This is the announcement of funding opportunity number, DRLA-DRLAQM-16-100. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: January 16, 2017 A. Project Description The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights …
This is the announcement of funding opportunity number, DRLA-DRLAQM-16-101. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: January 16, 2017 A. Project Description The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights …
This is the announcement of funding opportunity number, DRLA-DRLAQM-16-102. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345 Application Deadline: January 17, 2017 A. Project Description The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights …
I. Requested Statements of Interest Objectives The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) from organizations interested in submitting Statements of Interest (SOI) for programs that support …
On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the Monegasque citizens as you celebrate the Sovereign Prince’s Day on November 19. Please also accept our warmest felicitations on the tenth anniversary of full diplomatic relations …
The Thirtieth Session of the Special Verification Commission under the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty) took place …
Today we remember the death of Sergey Magnitskiy, who died November 16, 2009 in Moscow’s Butyrka prison, where he was confined after making corruption allegations against Russian officials. An investigation by Russia's Presidential Human Rights Council …
I thank you, Mr. President, and I warmly congratulate you on your election. For four decades, the Biological Weapons Convention has served as the primary mechanism for addressing the risk of weaponized pathogens. It has solidified the global norm against …
MR KHAN: Can I thank you all very much for coming to this town hall meeting at the best town hall in the world, city hall. This is my living room, and I’m really pleased that we have the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in city hall today. And Secretary …
