Office of the Spokesperson – Washington, DC – January 16, 2015 U.S. Special Representative for the Arctic Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr. will visit Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Russia for consultations with key Arctic stakeholders, January 15–27, ahead of the U.S. assumption of the Arctic Council chairmanship in April 2015. During his visit he will meet […]
John Kerry, Secretary of State – Hotel de Ville – Paris, France – January 16, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Madam Mayor, thank you for that very, very generous welcome, and thank you for reminding us of the extraordinary history (inaudible). And what an honor for me to be here in this historic venue which the mayor just talked about […]
John Kerry, Secretary of State – Elysee Palace – Paris, France – January 16, 2015 PRESIDENT HOLLANDE: (In progress) (Via interpreter) And (inaudible) victims of terrorism a couple of months ago, this is the reason why (inaudible) the violence together. This is the purpose of (inaudible) our friendship. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Mr. President, thank you very, very much. And […]
Office of the Spokesperson – Washington, DC – January 16, 2015 – Director of Policy Planning David McKean will travel to London on January 16. While there, he will meet with senior government officials in the Prime Minister’s office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Members of Parliament, and experts from think-tanks and academia on a range of strategic […]
John Kerry, Secretary of State – Washington, DC – January 16, 2015 – What’s surprising is that anyone is surprised that 2014 was the hottest year on record. The science has been screaming at us for a long, long time. We’ve seen thirteen of the warmest years on record since 2000. Greenhouse gas emissions from human activity are […]
Jeff Rathke, Director, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Press Relations – Washington, DC – January 16, 2015 The United States is closely following the legal proceedings against Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, President of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), IRA Vice President Brahim Bilal Ramdhane, and Djiby Sow, President of Kawal e […]
Office of the Spokesperson – Washington, DC – January 16, 2015 – Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel will travel to Manila, Philippines; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Bangkok, Thailand; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 18–28, to discuss a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues. Assistant Secretary Russel will be in Manila, January […]
John Kerry, Secretary of State – U.S. Embassy Sofia – Sofia, Bulgaria – January 15, 2015 AMBASSADOR RIES: (In progress.) Our purpose was to show a deep and broadened relationship with Bulgaria, and I certainly think we’ve done that. And Mr. Secretary, we thank you so much for everything you do. And I want to thank everyone here who […]
Office of the Spokesperson, Washington, DC – January 15, 2015 The Secretary of State of the United States of America John F. Kerry and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria Daniel Mitov today reaffirmed the strong strategic partnership between the United States and the Republic of Bulgaria and discussed a broad spectrum of […]
John Kerry, Secretary of State – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Sofia, Bulgaria – January 15, 2015 FOREIGN MINISTER MITOV: (Via interpreter) Dear Mr. Secretary, dear colleagues, for me it was an honor to host the official visit of the State Secretary of the United States John Kerry in Bulgaria. Today, we reaffirmed our strong strategic partnership between the […]