Press Conferences with Politicians

Images of politicians giving speeches or press conferences, often accompanied by flags. They convey formality and diplomatic significance.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Strong Cities Network International Visitors Leadership Program for Municipal Leaders and Countering Violence Extremism Experts event at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks about his weeklong negotiating session with Iranian leaders about the future of their nuclear program in a statement to the international media working from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 21, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters in Ahmedabad, India, during a news conference following his attendance at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit on January 12, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry briefs the White House press corps on May 24, 2016, at the Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as he accompanies President Obama during his trip to Vietnam.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks on Middle East peace, at the Department of State in Washington, DC on December 28, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the annual Department of State Retirement Ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 28, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a news conference at the U.S. Consulate General's Residence in Lagos, Nigeria, after he met with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his re-election challenger, retired Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, in Lagos on January 25, 2015, for meetings urging both candidates to accept the results of their upcoming general-election vote.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Strong Cities Network International Visitors Leadership Program for Municipal Leaders and Countering Violence Extremism Experts event at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Art in Embassies Medal of Arts Award Luncheon at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the 30th Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Annual Briefing, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 18, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks to the Plenary Session of partner Ambassadors of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 3, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks a news conference at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Paris, France, after a round of meetings with French and Jordanian officials on November 5, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a news conference after he and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with their Japanese counterparts, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, for a 2+2 meeting to discuss foreign policy and defense issues in New York, New York, on April 27, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses local and international reporters on January 26, 2016, in the courtyard at the Raffles Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, following a museum tour and meetings with government leaders, leaders of the government opposition, and members of Cambodian civil society, and on January 26, 2016, during a conversation at the Raffles Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and following a series of meetings with government leaders and the government opposition.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the media at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China, on January 27, 2016, after meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and amid a series of discussions with high-level Chinese officials focused on the Democratic People�s Republic of Korea and other regional issues.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks on the 20th anniversary of the Summit of the Americas, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 10, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks about press freedom and his work to free Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian - who was unjustly held in Iran for 18 months - as he addressed a ceremony on January 28, 2016, to dedicate the new Post headquarters in Washington, D.C.

U.S Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters at a news conference on December 2, 2015, following a two-day NATO Ministerial meeting at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement to the media in Nicosia, Cyprus, on December 3, 2015, amid meetings with both Greek and Turkish leaders on the island nation.

Secretary Kerry delivers remarks on �Trade and National Security: Renewing U.S. Leadership Through Economic Strength� at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. on April 23, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement to the press after the International Syria Support Group Meeting in New York City, New York on September 22, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Spanish President Mariano Rajoy at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, on October 19, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at a joint news conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 5, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds a town hall meeting with Department of State personnel, at the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C. on February 8, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the 45th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on April 21, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a group of reporters on December 12, 2015, after delegates to the COP21 climate change conference approved a sweeping environmental agreement during a meeting at LeBourget Airport in Paris, France.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the U.S. Department of Energy�s Stockpile Stewardship Event at the U.S. Navy Heritage Center in Washington, D.C., on October 21, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks to embassy employees during a meet and greet at U.S. Embassy Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya on May 4, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during his joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 8, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a joint news conference with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh following a trilateral meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and bilateral meetings with Judeh and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman, Jordan, on November 13, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement to the U.S. and Somali media in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 6, 2015, after attending meetings with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Somali regional leaders, members of Somali civil society, and U.S. Special Representative for Somalia James McAnulty.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Counter-ISIL Ministerial press availability, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on July 21, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hosts an Iftar to commemorate the month of Ramadan at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 24, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry comments on the tragic shooting in Orlando, Florida, during his news conference with Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulidis at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue joint press conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 22, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks to participants of the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 30, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters gathered in a briefing room at the National Convention Center in Vientiane, Laos, on July 26, 2016, during a news conference amid the annual meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement to the media in Nicosia, Cyprus, on December 3, 2015, amid meetings with both Greek and Turkish leaders on the island nation.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, addresses reporters on October 30, 2015, in the Grand Hotel in Vienna, Austria, during a news conference to announce widespread international cooperation on reaching a political solution to the fighting in Syria.

Secretary Kerry Listens as Norwegian Prime Minister Solberg Addresses Reporters at a News Conference in Oslo

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, addresses reporters during a news conference with on May 17, 2016, at the Palais Niederosterreich Hotel in Vienna, Austria, following a meeting of the International Syria Support Group.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry releases the 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 13, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens to an introduction by U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Jennifer Galt at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on June 5, 2016, before the Secretary greeted staff at the U.S. Embassy, and before he held bilateral meetings with Mongolian Foreign Minister Lundeg Purevsuren and Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters following a bilateral meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the Casa de Narino Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, on December 12, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech about diplomacy today to over 1,500 members and friends of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on October 26, 2016, at the Chicago Hilton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Kosovo's Prime Minister Isa Mustafa deliver statements to the press after their meeting in Pristina, Kosovo, on December 2, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on March 25, 2016, following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers his opening statement before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations after arriving on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 2015, for a day of testimony before the appropriators and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to the press at a news conference at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs after meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in Athens, Greece, on December 4, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as Kosovo's Prime Minister Isa Mustafa delivers a statement to the press after their meeting in Pristina, Kosovo, on December 2, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry officiates the 132nd Civil Service Orientation Class Swearing-In Ceremony, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 28, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Overseas Security Advisory Council�s 28th Annual Briefing at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 20, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks about the virtues of switching from annual business and tourism visas to ones lasting for 10 years - made possible by a reciprocal deal announced this week by President Obama and President Xi Jinping - before the Secretary presented the first such documents to 11 Chinese nationals during a ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, on November 12, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird participate in a joint news conference at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa, Canada, on October 28, 2014. The Secretary is in Ottawa to emphasize steadfast U.S. support for our Canadian partners, continued close cooperation in our shared approach to countering violent extremism, and our commitment to stand beside our Canadian neighbors and friends.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a news conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry following a series of security and economic meetings during a Strategic Dialogue between the United States and Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, on August 2, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters after the London 11 ministerial meeting on Syria in London, United Kingdom, on October 22, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with members of the Council on Foreign Relations about the Iranian nuclear deal during a visit to the Council's headquarters in New York, N.Y., on July 24, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference in Tel Aviv after meetings in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 6, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos make statements to reporters following a bilateral meeting at the Casa de Narino Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, on December 12, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry thanks European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini as he addresses reporters on July 18, 2016, at Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels, Belgium, during a joint news conference after the two attended a breakfast meeting with members of the E.U. Foreign Affairs Council.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by Mayor Anne Hidalgo, addresses an audience at City Hall in Paris, France, on January 16, 2015, as he pays tribute to the victims of last week's shooting spree in the city.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during his joint press conference with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr�guez after their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 20, 2015. This marks the first visit to the Department by a Cuban foreign minister since 1958.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters on August 6, 2015, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during a news conference following two days of meetings at the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers his closing statement at the conclusion of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) / Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright, Colin L. Powell and Hillary Rodham Clinton, delivers remarks at a reception celebrating the completion of the U.S. Diplomacy Center at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on January 10, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shares a laugh with a group of 50 Kenyan Young African Leader Initiative Mandela Washington Fellows and graduates of the YALI Regional Leadership Center for East Africa following a series of government meetings on August 22, 2016, at the Villa Rose Kempinski Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, addresses reporters following a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council member nations on January 23, 2016, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the international press corps during a news conference that followed a NATO Ministerial meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on December 3, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks with Portuguese Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Rui Machete during at a meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on April 21, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds a news conference on April 11, 2016, at the International Media Center following the G7 Ministerial Meetings in Hiroshima, Japan.

Senator John Kerry D-MA speaks to the Campaign for America's Future, Take back America conference in Washington,DC on June 13, 2006.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announces that Ambassador Martin Indyk will serve as the U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 29, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement to the press on Syria and the United Nations at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 19, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as Philippines Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay addresses reporters at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Philippines, during a joint news conference that followed their bilateral meeting on July 27, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to reporters during a news conference that followed his meeting with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Juba on May 2, 2014.

Flanked by Second Lady of the U.S., Dr. Jill Biden, and Vice President Joseph Biden, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Holiday Reception for the Diplomatic Corps and their spouses at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 9, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters at the U.S. Embassy in London, United Kingdom, on December 16, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks through the entrance at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on December 1, 2015, after arriving for a NATO Ministerial meeting.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini addresses reporters on July 18, 2016, at Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels, Belgium, during a joint news conference after the two attended a breakfast meeting with members of the E.U. Foreign Affairs Council.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses his traveling press corps on December 11, 2015, between meetings at the COP21 climate change conference at LeBourget Aiport in Paris, France.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the international media during a press conference he held jointly with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman in Bali, Indonesia on October 5, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota address reporters during a joint news conference in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 13, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses local and international reporters on January 26, 2016, in the courtyard at the Raffles Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, following a museum tour and meetings with government leaders, leaders of the government opposition, and members of Cambodian civil society, and on January 26, 2016, during a conversation at the Raffles Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and following a series of meetings with government leaders and the government opposition.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds a news conference after meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 4, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at a dinner in honor of South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 2015.

Flanked by U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder, left, and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union William Kennard, center, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the staff and families of Tri-Mission Brussels at the U.S. ambassador's residence on April 22, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Ministerial in New York City on the sidelines of the 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, New York, on September 27, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech commemorating the 20th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam, at the Daewoo Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, on August 7, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters on December 6, 2016, during a news conference as he attends a North Atlantic Treaty Organization Ministerial Session at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, addresses the media on February 12, 2016, at the Hilton Hotel join Munich, Germany, following a meeting of the International Syria Support Group.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Toria Nuland, addresses Russian President Vladimir Putin in a meeting room at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, at the outset of a bilateral meeting on July 14, 2016.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, addresses reporters after the two held a wide-ranging meeting on December 3, 2014, at the headquarters of the EU External Action Service in Brussels, Belgium.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Global Demining Initiative for the Colombia Ministerial at the Palace Hotel, in New York City, New York on September 18, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters on December 6, 2016, during a news conference as he attends a North Atlantic Treaty Organization Ministerial Session at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera makes a statement to reporters assembled at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 2, 2015, before the Secretary met with President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a news conference with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal on March 5, 2015, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, following a series of meetings with King Salman, Deputy Crown Prince Muhammed bin Nayef, and members of the regional Gulf Cooperation Council.

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni listens as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks on February 2, 2016, at the Italian Foreign Ministry following a meeting of the multinational counter-ISIL coalition.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as Chatham House Director Robin Niblett addresses him and his former counterpart, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, before the Secretary and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif received the Chatham House Prize from the famed international think-tank in London, U.K., on October 31, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech on U.S. Policy Towards the Middle East at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., on October 28, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a news conference at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on May 19, 2016, amid the alliance's two-day, biannual Foreign Ministerial Meetings.

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