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Secretary of State John Kerry and Angolan Foreign Minister George Chicoti spoke with reporters after meeting together. During the news conference, Secretary Kerry addressed President Obama’s…

Secretary of State John Kerry testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the use of military force against ISIS militants. Secretary Kerry said a new congressional Authori…

Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony for the United States Diplomacy Center (USDC). Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, James Baker, Madeleine Albright…

Secretary John Kerry spoke about the state of U.S.-China relations 35 years after the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between the two nations. Secretary Kerry called for greater cooperat…

Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Steve Clemons about U.S-Israel relations. He addressed the anonymous U.S. official who insulted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He also ad…

Secretary of State John Kerry spoke, followed by a discussion with African presidents on how the continent’s leaders are planning for economic growth over the next decade. “Game Plan: Sh…

Secretary of State John Kerry and South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se briefed reporters and responded to questions on issues affecting relations between the two countries, including t…

Secretary of State John Kerry spoke briefly to reporters before he and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with the two top South Korean military and diplomatic officials at State Department h…

Secretary John Kerry spoke at a briefing for members of the diplomatic corps about the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. He called for more equipment and health care worker…

Secretary John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond spoke to reporters following a meeting at the State Department. They focused on the international response to the Ebola viru…

President Obama presided over a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to urge the adoption of a resolution requiring countries to prosecute “foreign fighters,” individuals who leave…

Secretary John Kerry testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on President Obama’s announced strategy for battling Islamic State* militants in Syria and Iraq. He announced that…

Secretary of State John Kerry testified at a Senate Foreign Relation Committee hearing on U.S. strategy for combating the Islamic State* militant group. He had just returned from a trip abro…

Secretary John Kerry chaired a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York City. The U.S. was attempting to build a coalition of nations to combat ISI…

Secretary of State John Kerry briefed reporters and answered questions on Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abbadi’s formation of a government, and U.S. efforts to build a coalition t…

Secretary of State John Kerry hosted a ceremony honoring the appointment of Shaarik Zafar to be the new special representative to Muslim communities. Secretary Kerry talked about his departm…

U.S., African, and World Bank officials spoke about economic development in Africa and the modernization and renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Secretary Kerry spoke a…

Secretary John Kerry and Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni spoke to reporters before a meeting at the State Department. They spoke about the escalating tensions and violence in Libya …

Secretary of State John Kerry released the 2013 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. He spoke to reporters about countries where religious freedom rights were being violated, no…

Secretary John Kerry gave the keynote address at the Center for American Progress' launch of India: 2020, an initiative focused on U.S foreign policy in Southeast Asia and U.S.-India relatio…