Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s remarks with Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide before their meeting: SECRETARY TILLERSON: Good morning, all. I want to welcome the Norwegian Foreign Minister Soreide to the State Department. Look forward to having some very important exchanges on a number of issues important to us in NATO, the Europe …
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“From the beginning, America has been a place that has cherished the freedom of worship. Sadly, many around the globe do not enjoy this freedom… [W]e pray for the strength and wisdom to achieve a better tomorrow – one where good people of all faiths, Christians and Muslims and Jewish and Hindu, can follow their …
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“Human trafficking is one of the most tragic human rights issues of our time. It splinters families, distorts global markets, undermines the rule of law, and spurs other transnational criminal activity. It threatens public safety and national security. But worst of all, the crime robs human beings of their freedom and their dignity. That’s why …
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Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC May 17, 2017 On behalf of President Trump and the American people, I congratulate Norway on the 203rd anniversary of Constitution Day. Almost five million Americans trace their origins to Norway, and the Norwegian-American community has played a proud role in U.S. history. Those close …
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On Wednesday, March 1, 2017, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende at the State Department in Washington.
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Read More» PRESIDENT OBAMA: President Hollande, it has been an honor to welcome you to the White House before, in happier times than this. But as Americans, we stand by our friends — in good times and in bad — no matter what. So on behalf of the American people, I want to once again express our …
Read More» Remarks by John Kerry -Secretary of State Treaty Room – Washington, DC SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I’m sorry to keep you waiting, but (inaudible) special for me to be able to welcome Foreign Minister Børge Brende from Norway here to Washington, and to underscore that there really is no country that I can think …
Read More» Remarks by John Kerry – Secretary of State Loy Henderson Auditorium – Washington, DC SECRETARY KERRY: Drew, thank you very, very much. Good morning everybody. Welcome to the State Department. And Drew, thanks so much for not just great leadership, but for years of friendship. Drew was really the surrogate senator for the state of …
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Read More» United Nations Headquarters New York, New York **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 10:18 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen: Seventy years after the founding of the United Nations, it is worth reflecting on what, together, the members of this body have helped …
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Read More» Press Statement by John Kerry – Secretary of State Washington, DC Today we mark 20 years since 8,000 people were murdered in the mountains of Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The discovery of that unconscionable crime against humanity–of broken bodies piled in mass graves–shocked the conscience of the world. This anniversary is a powerful reminder of …
Read More» Remarks by John Kerry – Secretary of State Palais Coburg – Vienna, Austria SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody, and let me start by thanking all of you for your remarkable patience. I know – in fact, all of us involved in this know – that this has been a very difficult couple of weeks …
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Read More» THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Have a seat. Five years ago, after nearly a century of talk, decades of trying, a year of bipartisan debate — we finally declared that in America, health care is not a privilege for a few, but a right for all. Over those five years, as we’ve worked to implement …
Read More» SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Well, Admiral Papp, thank you for a way over the top introduction, which I’ll take any day of the year. (Laughter.) We don’t get enough of those in public life. I want you all to know I began sailing when I was about five years old, which was way …
Read More» On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Norway on your Constitution Day on May 17. Norway is a stronghold of tolerance and progress. After the anti-Semitic attacks in Paris and Copenhagen this past winter, the world mourned. And in Norway more than one thousand young …
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Read More» ATLAPA Convention Center – Panama City, Panama PRESIDENT OBAMA: This is obviously a historic meeting. The history between the United States and Cuba is obviously complicated, and over the years a lot of mistrust has developed. But during the course of the last several months, there have been contacts between the U.S. and the Cuban …
Read More» In his weekly address, President Obama describes the historic understanding the United States — with its allies and partners — reached with Iran, which, if fully implemented, will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and will make the world safer. The deal, announced on April 2, meets the core objectives of cutting off every …
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Read More» Statement by the President on the 45th Anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Forty-five years ago today the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty entered into force. At the time that the treaty was signed, it was widely predicted that dozens of countries would develop nuclear weapons, a prospect that threatened to disrupt global stability and security. Instead, …
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Read More» SECRETARY KERRY: Are we still morning? We are for a few more minutes. (Laughter.) Good morning, everybody. This is a great pleasure for me because Børge Brende and I have become really good friends in the course of our work together. And Norway is such an extraordinary partner. There is nowhere or anything that is …
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