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Remarks, Testimony, Speeches, and Briefings by Department of State Officials



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2013


February
-02/22/13  Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
-02/21/13  Priorities for Arms Control Negotiations Post-New START; Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller; Exchange Monitor's Fifth Annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit; Arlington, VA
-02/20/13  Address at the University of Virginia;  Secretary of State John Kerry; University of Virginia; Charlottesville, VA
-02/20/13  Measures Ensuring Respect for and Protection of the Human Rights of Migrants;  Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; United Nations
-02/20/13  Trends in Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance; New York, NY
-02/19/13  Food Security and Minimizing Postharvest Loss;  Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Robert D. Hormats; Marshall Center East Auditorium; Washington, DC
-02/19/13  Interview With Shalinder Wangu of ETV;  Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr., Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; New Delhi, India
-02/19/13  Interview With Smita Sharma of IBN-7;  Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr., Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; New Delhi, India
-02/19/13  Interview With Suhasini Haidar of CNN-IBN;  Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr., Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; New Delhi, India
-02/19/13  Remarks on Preventing Postharvest Loss;  Assistant Secretary Jose W. Fernandez, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; Washington, DC
-02/19/13  The Future of The Maker Movement; New York, NY
-02/18/13  Statement of United States on Institutional Arrangements at the First Universal Session of the Governing Council United Nations Environment Programme; Nairobi, Kenya
-02/15/13  Remarks to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Headquarters;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ronald Reagan Building; Washington, DC
-02/14/13  Remarks With EU High Representative Catherine Ashton Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
-02/14/13  Remarks With UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
-02/14/13  The Crisis in Mali: U.S. Interests and the International Response;  Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (As Prepared); Washington, DC
-02/13/13  Remarks With Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
-02/13/13  Remarks for the USEITI Advisory Committee; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert F. Cekuta, Bureau of Energy Resources; U.S. Department of Interior; Washington, DC
-02/12/13  Major League Soccer's Growth in the United States and Role in Diplomacy; New York, NY
-02/12/13  Remarks at a Security Council Debate on Protection of Civilians;  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice, U.S. Mission to the United Nations; New York, NY
-02/12/13  Remarks at the Security Council Stakeout;  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice, U.S. Mission to the United Nations; New York, NY
-02/12/13  Forging Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities for the NPT; Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller; Institute for National Security Studies (INSS); Tel Aviv, Israel
-02/11/13  Finding a Lasting Solution to Instability in The Democratic Republic of the Congo;  Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; Brookings Institution; Washington, DC
-02/11/13  Preview of the State of the Union Address; Washington, DC 

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-02/09/13  The World Refugee Crisis: Conflict, Consequences, Cooperation;  Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; Young Leaders of the World Affairs Council; Atlanta, GA
-02/08/13  Remarks With Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
-02/08/13  What is the United States' Role in Addressing Sexual Violence in Libya and Syria?; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Patricia Haslach, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations; Toronto, Canada
-02/07/13  Remarks to a Foreign Policy Classroom;  Secretary of State John Kerry; George C. Marshall Auditorium; Washington, DC
-02/07/13  Remarks to the Ensembles of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music; Deputy Secretary William J. Burns; Kennedy Center Concert Hall; Washington, DC
-02/07/13  Warsaw Workshop: Prospects for Information-Sharing and Confidence-Building on Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons in Europe; Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller; Warsaw, Poland
-02/06/13  Remarks at Swearing-in Ceremony;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
-02/06/13  Remarks at the International Community College Conference;  Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine; India's Ministry of Human Resource Development; New Dheli, India
-02/06/13  U.S. Humanitarian Response to the Crisis in Syria;  Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; Via Teleconference; Washington, DC
-02/04/13  A Conversation With Dawn L. McCall;  Coordinator Dawn McCall, International Information Programs; Public Diplomacy Council-University of Southern California Center Forum (As Prepared); Washington, DC
-02/04/13  Remarks to the Afghan National Institute of Music Ensembles;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Dean Acheson Auditorium; Washington, DC
-02/04/13  Welcome Remarks to Employees;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
-02/03/13  U.S. Participates in 49th Munich Security Conference; Munich, Germany
-02/01/13  Farewell Remarks to State Department Employees;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; C Street Lobby; Washington, DC
-02/01/13  Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly on U.S. Aid to Syrian Refugees in Lebanon; Beirut, Lebanon


January
-01/31/13  Biotechnology: Role of Biotechnology in Advancing Health and Food Security;  Assistant Secretary Jose W. Fernandez, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; Washington, DC
-01/31/13  Global Conference of Locally Elected Women Opening Roundtable: Participation of Women in Local Decision-Making;  Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis; Paris City Hall; Paris, France
-01/31/13  LiveAtState: U.S.-Mexico Economic Relationship;  Assistant Secretary Jose W. Fernandez, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; Washington, DC
-01/31/13  Remarks at Reception Honoring the Department of State's Public/Private Partnerships;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
-01/31/13  Remarks at the 24th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues 'Creating a Peaceful and Safe Future: Pressing Issues and Potential Solutions' on "Nuclear Terrorism: Threats to Asia and Beyond";  Special Envoy and Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs Bonnie D. Jenkins; Shizuoka, Japan
-01/31/13  Remarks on American Leadership at the Council on Foreign Relations;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-01/30/13  International Pledging Conference for Syria;  Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; Kuwait
-01/30/13  Remarks With Mexican Foreign Secretary Jose Antonio Meade Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; The Treaty Room; Washington, DC
-01/30/13  Remarks at Final Town Hall Meeting With Department of State Personnel;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Dean Acheson Auditorium; Washington, DC
-01/30/13  Remarks at Signing of the Declaration of Learning;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
-01/29/13  Remarks at a Press Gaggle Following UN Security Council Consultations on Syria;  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice, U.S. Mission to the United Nations; New York, NY
-01/29/13  Hurricane Sandy Recovery Update in New York; New York, NY
-01/29/13  Interview With Andrea Mitchell of NBC;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-01/29/13  Interview With Cynthia McFadden of ABC;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-01/29/13  Interview With Elise Labott and Jill Dougherty of CNN;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-01/29/13  Interview With Greta Van Susteren of FoxNews;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-01/29/13  Interview With Michele Kelemen of NPR;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-01/29/13  Remarks to the Press at Narita Airport, Japan;  Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies; Narita Airport, Japan
-01/29/13  Syrians Transition to Safety in Jordan;  Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; Jordan
-01/29/13  The Intersection of Policy and Public Diplomacy: The View from State;  Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine; George Washington University; Washington, DC
-01/29/13  Video Message for International Women Leaders Summit;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Karachi, Pakistan
-01/28/13  International Holocaust Remembrance Day Event; Acting Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Michael G. Kozak; Washington, DC
-01/28/13  Remarks at International Holocaust Remembrance Day Program;  Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Maria Otero; Washington, DC
-01/28/13  Remarks at the Announcement of the Open Book Project;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
-01/28/13  Remarks to the Media at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan;  Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies; Tokyo, Japan
-01/28/13  The New Emerging Global Economic Order: Taking the U.S.-India Example;  Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Robert D. Hormats, Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs; Agra, India
-01/26/13  Combating Impunity and Exposing Illicit Wealth: Towards an APEC Network on Prosecuting Bribery and Corruption and Tracking Illicit Financial Flows (Dirty Money);  Director for Anticrime Programs David M. Luna, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Jakarta, Indonesia
-01/26/13  One Voice International Women's Conference;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Washington, DC
-01/26/13  Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs (OPEN) Event in Silicon Valley;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Washington, DC
-01/25/13  Remarks to Reporters at Four Seasons Hotel;  Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies; Beijing, China
-01/25/13  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Former Secretary of State James Baker Host the Launch of the Diplomacy Center;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Franklin Room; Washington, DC
-01/25/13  Syrian Refugees;  Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; Turkey
-01/24/13  Remarks Introducing Nominee for Secretary of State, Senator John Kerry at His Senate Foreign Relations Committee Confirmation Hearing;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Hart Office Building; Washington, DC
-01/24/13  Remarks at Launch of the 100,000 Strong Foundation;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
-01/24/13  Remarks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade;  Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies; Seoul, South Korea
-01/24/13  Statement of Senator John F. Kerry, Nominee for Secretary of State; Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
-01/23/13  Remarks At a Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East;  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice, U.S. Mission to the United Nations; New York, NY
-01/23/13  Remarks to NY State Bar Association; Deputy Secretary William J. Burns; New York City
-01/23/13  Remarks to Press at Incheon International Airport;  Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies; Incheon, South Korea
-01/23/13  Testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Committee;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
-01/23/13  Testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
-01/22/13  Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, At a Security Council Stakeout Following Adoption of Resolution 2087 on North Korea, January 22, 2013;  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice, U.S. Mission to the United Nations; New York, NY
-01/18/13  Highlighting the U.S.-Mexico Economic Relationship;  Assistant Secretary Jose W. Fernandez, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; Washington, DC
-01/18/13  Politics From on High: Presidential Inaugurations in Historical and Strategic Perspective; Washington, DC
-01/18/13  Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC
-01/17/13  Press Availability Following Annual Bilateral Consultations With Kyrgyzstan;  Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr., Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
-01/17/13  Press Stand-up at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;  Assistant Secretary Kurt M. Campbell, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Tokyo, Japan
-01/17/13  Remarks With President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
-01/16/13  Background Briefing on Africa; Washington, DC
-01/16/13  Media Coverage of Official Events of the 57th Presidential Inauguration; Washington, DC
-01/16/13  Meeting with Republic of Korea President-elect Park Geun-hye at Her Office;  Assistant Secretary Kurt M. Campbell, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Seoul, South Korea
-01/16/13  New Dimensions in Agricultural Extension Management Triangular Training Program; Acting Special Representative Jonathan Shrier, Office of Global Food Security; National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE); Hyderabad, India
-01/16/13  Public Diplomacy in a Changing Middle East;  Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine; Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Washington, DC
-01/16/13  Remarks on the Visit of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the Situation in Mali;  Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; Washington, DC
-01/16/13  Remarks to Press at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade;  Assistant Secretary Kurt M. Campbell, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Seoul, South Korea
-01/16/13  The U.S.-Europe Relationship;  Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; DipNote Blog; Washington, DC
-01/16/13  U.S.-Africa Partnership: The Last Four Years and Beyond;  Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, Bureau of African Affairs; Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Washington, DC
-01/15/13  Remarks At a Security Council Briefing on Counterterrorism;  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice, U.S. Mission to the United Nations; New York, NY
-01/15/13  LiveAtState: U.S. Foreign Policy in the 21st Century - Priorities, Goals, and Accomplishments;  Director of Policy Planning Jake Sullivan; Washington, DC
-01/15/13  Press Roundtable in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan;  Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr., Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs; Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
-01/15/13  Remarks at the U.S.-Liberia Partnership Dialogue Signing Ceremony;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
-01/15/13  Remarks to Press at Incheon International Airport;  Assistant Secretary Kurt M. Campbell, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Incheon, South Korea
-01/15/13  The New Climate Negotiations: Ambition, Differentiation and Flexibility;  Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern; World Future Energy Summit; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
-01/15/13  Video Message for International Center for Afghan Women's Economic Development;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; American University of Afghanistan; Kabul, Afghanistan
-01/13/13  Remarks at the Opening of the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Programme's Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Prepare a Legally Binding Instrument on Mercury; Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Geneva, Switzerland
-01/10/13  Remarks at a Press Gaggle Following UN Security Council Consultations on Mali;  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice, U.S. Mission to the United Nations; New York, NY
-01/10/13  The International Working Forum on Women, Information and Communication Technologies, and Development Co-hosted by the U.S. Department of State's Office of Global Women's Issues and UN Women;  Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer; Opening Plenary, Launch of Intel's "Women and the Web Report," and Panel Discussion on "The Internet Gender Gap"; Washington, DC
-01/10/13  Why APEC Matters; Atul Keshap, Special Representative for APEC; New York City
-01/09/13  Leveraging Culture and Diplomacy in the Age of Information;  Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine; Before the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy; Washington, DC
-01/09/13  Media Roundtable in London;  Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; London, United Kingdom
-01/09/13  Secretary Clinton Attends a Flag Ceremony for Ambassador Dan Rooney;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Diplomatic Reception Rooms; Washington, DC
-01/09/13  Statement on the Passage of Section 1261 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013;  Assistant Secretary Andrew J. Shapiro, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Washington, DC
-01/08/13  Remarks at a Stakeout after UN Security Council Consultations on Sudan and South Sudan;  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice, U.S. Mission to the United Nations; New York, NY
-01/08/13  Media Roundtable in The Hague, Netherlands;  Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; The Hague, Netherlands
-01/03/13  Remarks at Secretary Clinton's Foreign Affairs Policy Board Meeting;  Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern; Washington, DC


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