On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Croatia as you celebrate the anniversary of your declaration of independence on June 25. The United States is proud to count Croatia as a close friend and ally. The values …
Earlier today, I spoke to British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond regarding yesterday's referendum in the United Kingdom. The citizens of the U.K. have made their decision and we will of course respect it. I want to emphasize that although the U.K. …
SECRETARY KERRY: I think we have great expectations for the NATO summit on July 8th and 9th, and I think the E.U. participation, the U.K. engagement with respect to NATO, is as important as ever. And we have high expectations of a very strong NATO meeting …
The United States is concerned that the Turkish parliament’s adoption today of a constitutional amendment, which would lift the parliamentary immunity of more than 100 members of parliament, will have a chilling effect on freedom of speech across Turkey. …
AMBASSADOR BAUER: So very quickly, on behalf of Ambassador and Mrs. Gardner, and everyone (inaudible), Secretary Kerry, welcome. We are honored to have you and so grateful for taking the time. You are a true inspiration to all of us. Your lifelong devotion …
Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the European Union and the United States have lifted economic and financial nuclear-related sanctions on Iran in exchange for Iran’s significant curtailment of its nuclear program. This commitment to …
AMBASSADOR WESNER: So on behalf of all three missions here, Secretary Kerry, welcome back to Vienna. Thank you for taking the time this morning to be with us. It means a lot to us. It also – I mean, I am especially grateful that you’re here today. Perhaps …
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, Secretary of State of the United States of America John Kerry, and State Secretary for European Affairs of France Harlem Desir, representing the co-chair countries of the OSCE Minsk …
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel May 1-2 to Geneva, Switzerland, where he will meet with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura. In all of his …
SECRETARY KERRY: So let me just say quickly that I’m delighted to be with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh of Jordan, and we will be talking about not just Syria and the cessation of hostilities but a number of other regional topics, but I think we both want …
SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. My apologies to all for our being a little bit late. We just ran a little bit behind, and Federica and I had an opportunity to have a meeting and unfortunately got interrupted even in that, but I appreciate …
The text of the following statement was issued by the U.S.-EU Energy Council. Begin Text: The seventh United States-European Union Energy Council met today in Washington, D.C., chaired by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest …
Dzien dobry, dziekuje Panstwu serdecznie. To wszystko po polsku. Thank you very much. Thank you, Michal, for your warm introduction. I’m grateful to the German Marshall Fund and the Warsaw Public Library for your generous hospitality. I understand that the …
The following is attributable to Spokesperson John Kirby: Secretary Kerry spoke today via phone with Republic of Croatia Foreign Minister Kovac. They discussed the challenges facing Europe, including energy security. The Secretary underscored U.S. …
Mr. Prime Minister, thank you very much for your incredibly gracious hospitality. It is a great pleasure for me to be in Bulgaria. I’m very appreciative especially to be here on this day, and the hospitality of your government, yourself is greatly …
Good morning to all of you, and thank you all very much for coming out on a weekend. I apologize again for intruding on what is a holiday weekend for Bulgaria, and I’m really grateful to all of our counterparts here for their very, very warm hospitality. I …
SECRETARY KERRY: I want to thank Secretary Hammond for hosting key bankers from around Europe in order to answer questions that the banking community has had regarding the impact of lifting of sanctions and questions that they have about what this really …
SECRETARY KERRY: Mr. Prime Minister, thank you very, very much. Thank you first of all for the invitation, and thank you for the courage of doing this. There are skeptics, not just probably in the audience but in the world, as to whether or not this is a …
Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett McGurk will travel to Brussels, Belgium, May 13–14, to brief the North Atlantic Council at NATO and for meetings with senior Belgian government officials on the progress of the …
SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very, very much. Please be seated. Good afternoon to everybody. (In Norwegian.) (Applause.) Which, not translated literally, means “Welcome, all of you, to my house.” And it’s hardly that it’s our house; it’s Ben Franklin’s room, …
