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Secretary of State John Kerry, former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah, and Afghan Ambassador to the U.N. Zahir Tanin were among those who spoke ab…

Secretary of State John Kerry testified on the recent nuclear deal with Iran. He urged Congress not to pass new sanctions on Iran and to give negotiators time and space. He expressed skeptic…

Secretary of State John Kerry gave the keynote address at the 2013 Saban Forum. He talked about the interim nuclear deal with Iran, the U.S. role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and …

President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius made remarks on the 25th annual World AIDS Day. In his remarks President Obama annou…

Secretary of State John Kerry testified about the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. He urged senators to ratify the treaty and pledged to work with lawmakers who ha…

Secretary of State John Kerry talked about U.S. policy in Latin America at the Organization of American States meeting. He said the U.S. is one of the largest contributors to the problem of …

Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at a conference organized by the Commerce Department. The Secretary was introduced by Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker. Secretary Kerry’s speech was …

Secretary of State John Kerry talked about the effects of the government shutdown and overall political dysfunction on the U.S.' standing in the world. He said that the world’s faith in Amer…

Following a meeting in London of foreign ministers and representatives of the Syrian opposition, Secretary of State John Kerry attended a news conference. He said that negotiators had still …

The United Nations Security Council voted on a resolution requiring Syria to turn over its chemical weapons. The United States and Russia agreed on the language of the Security Council resol…

Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to reporters about the United Nations report on its investigation on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. He said that although the report did not say na…

Secretary of State Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov spoke to reporters in Geneva after meetings on a proposal to place Syrian chemical weapons under international control. Secretary…

Secretary of State Kerry, Secretary of Defense Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chair Dempsey testified about the Obama administration’s request for authorization for the use of force in Syria in resp…

The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Obama administration’s response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria, including President Obama’s request for an authorization fo…

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Joint Chiefs Chair Martin Dempsey testified on the Obama administrations’s case for the use of military force against Syr…

Secretary John Kerry announced that Shaun Casey would lead the launch of the State Department’s Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives,. Secretary Kerry said the office would help U.S. …

Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to reporters at the State Department about the U.S. response to the use of chemical weapons on civilians by Syrian forces. He said that the regime of Syri…

Secretary of State John Kerry made a statement to the press regarding the Obama administration’s stance on the use of chemical weapons against civilians in Syria. He called the attacks a “mo…

Secretary of State John Kerry and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari spoke to reporters following a meeting to discuss regional stability, strengthening bilateral cooperation, and combati…

Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to reporters about the violence in Egypt before the daily State Department briefing.