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Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked about the Obama administration’s foreign policy priorities for 2015 and U.S. leadership in the world, saying that the administration was not r…

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…

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed foreign policy and the U.S. approach to handling the situation in Iraq and Syria. He also commented on the use of the military in Western Afr…

Former Secretaries of State Madeline Albright and Colin Powell spoke about the U.S. role in world affairs and challenges facing U.S. foreign policy. They spoke about the importance of “soft …

The Atlantic Council presented awards in different categories at their annual dinner. Award recipients included Prince Harry of Great Britian for his humanitarian work, Secretary General Ban…

Colin Powell spoke at a naturalization ceremony where the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Alejandro Mayorkas, administered the Oath of Allegiance to 81 new U.S. citize…

Following the presentation of the colors by Princeton University ROTC members, President Tilghman introduced Secretary Powell to an audience largely made up of students. Secretary Powell pra…

International dignitaries commemorated the 20th anniversary of “perestroika” in the USSR with a symposium and gala hosted by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The dinner featured steak…

Participants paid tribute to Secretary Colin Powell as he received the George C. Marshall Award. The award was presented by David Rockefeller, the 1999 recipient of the Marshall Award for di…

Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to university students and European Parliament interns on U.S.-Europe relations. He also took questions from the students on the war in Iraq and the Isr…

General Powell spoke about post-Cold War U.S. foreign policy objectives. He discussed his service during Vietnam, in the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton administrations. General Powell was a natio…

Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke about international relations. He emphasized President Bush’s leadership in the war on terror, in Afghanistan, and in Iraq. He talked about the importan…

Secretary Powell received the Veterans of Foreign Wars Eisenhower Distinguished Service Award. He spoke about his own military experiences, and discussed the war in Iraq. He talked about adm…

Secretary Colin Powell talked to minority journalists about promoting global democracy, threats to international security, and aid programs in Africa. Following his remarks he answered quest…

Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary-General Kofi Annan spoke with reporters about the situation in Darfur. Mr. Annan called on the “Sudanese government to disarm militia in the reg…

Secretary of State Colin Powell talked about U.S. foreign policy and related issues. He spoke about the situation in Iraq, including efforts to build a new government, work on a new U.N. Sec…

Secretary Powell and Secretary Ridge testified about security concerns and foreign passports. The focus of the testimony was on a request to extend the deadline for biometric identifiers to …

Secretery of State Colin Powell and other officials talked to reporters about administering emergency AIDS relief funds and interdepartmental efforts on AIDS prevention and education. Follow…

Secretary Powell talked about U.S. foreign policy issues, including the reconstruction of Iraq and the recent bombing of the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad. He also discussed trade initiatives…

As part of the annual awards ceremony Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke at length about the accomplishments of former Secretary of State George Shultz (1982-1989) and presented the forme…