Remarks by John Kerry at a Ceremony Awarding the Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Berlin, Germany December 5, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, I’m going to wear that around the office for the next three weeks and see if ... Read More»
John Kerry at COP22 on Climate Change
Remarks at the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change John Kerry Secretary of State Marrakech, Morocco November 16, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you so much, everybody. I apologize for being a few moments late. There was a fire and then there was some traffic backed up, ... Read More»
John Kerry on the Passing of Guido Westerwelle
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC March 18, 2016 Teresa and I were deeply saddened to hear of the death of former German Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor Guido Westerwelle. My heartfelt condolences go to his husband, Michael Mronz, extended family, friends, and the German people. I had the privilege of working ... Read More»
Press Remarks by Secretary Kerry and German Foreign Minister Steinmeier
John Kerry Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC February 29, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Good evening, everybody. Well, Frank-Walter and I wanted to take advantage of Leap Year, the extra day in February, so we figured we’d get together once again. We are hardly, hardly strangers. We spent an enormous amount of time in Vienna, ... Read More»
Remarks at the 2016 Munich Security Conference
John Kerry Secretary of State Bayerischer Hof Hotel Munich, Germany February 13, 2016 Thank you, Wolfgang. Thank you very much. Well, Wolfgang, thank you for reminding me that everything I’m doing now is a last. (Laughter.) It’s a little – depending on what I decide to do, so maybe not. (Laughter.) I am really happy ... Read More»
Press Availability at the International Syria Support Group
John Kerry Secretary of State Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, United Nations Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura Munich, Germany February 12, 2016 Well, good evening, everybody. Let me start by thanking Foreign Minister Steinmeier and the people of Germany for hosting this important meeting of the International Syria Support Group on the margins of the ... Read More»
Building on 2015 As We Look Ahead
Posted by John Kerry December 29, 2015 One reason for the remarkable record of the New England Patriots is the team’s single-minded focus on the next game. Managing world affairs requires the same concentration on future challenges, for past accomplishments provide no guarantee of continued success. They can, however, lend confidence that, with the ... Read More»
John Kerry’s Remarks on COP21 and Action Beyond Paris
“Today we’re formally announcing – the United States – that we are part of what we are calling the High Ambition Coalition”, said the Secretary of State in Paris on December 9th. Speech (full text) Video Read More»
Tonight, we are all Parisians
Remarks at a Lighting Ceremony John Kerry, Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Paris, France November 16, 2015 AMBASSADOR HARTLEY: Welcome, everybody. I am honored and privileged to introduce you to a true friend of France and a person who has been fighting for freedom and liberty all his life, our Secretary of State John ... Read More»
Joint Press Conference on COP21 at the WWF in Berlin
On November 4, Ambassador Emerson and the Mexican Ambassador Patricia Espinosa came together at the WWF Deutschland at a joint press conference to discuss Climate Change issues relating to COP21. In particular they talked about the expectations for the upcoming COP21 conference in December in Paris. All were agreed that at the meeting in Paris, the international community ... Read More»
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