U.S. Secretary of State Activities

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at a joint press availability in Berlin, Germany.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the seventh U.S.-EU Energy Council meeting on May 4, 2016, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.

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 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, 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 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 with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at a joint press availability in Berlin, Germany.

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 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 delivers remarks with Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama at the U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a news conference on December 3, 2014, after meetings focused on ISIL, Libya, and energy policy at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers opening remarks at the 2016 Chief of Missions Conference, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at an event on "Our Ocean: Next Steps on Sustainable Fishing and Marine Protected Areas," in New York City on September 25, 2014. The Secretary's participation in the event reinforces U.S. leadership on climate change action during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a news conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir - during which he announced that a cease fire in Yemen will begin Tuesday - following a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council on May 8, 2015, in Paris, France.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks for Pledging Conference in Support of Iraq at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on July 20, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the press availability in support of the Pledging Conference in Support of Iraq at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on July 20, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in a statement attended by Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, the Chairman of the Gulf Cooperation Council, addresses reporters after a meeting with their fellow Foreign Ministers from the GCC members - representatives of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and the GCC itself - on April 7, 2016, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Manama, Bahrain.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers the opening remarks at the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters in London, U.K., on February 21, 2015, after meeting with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and hold discussions focused on the anti-ISIL coalition and the situation in Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry participates in a press conference with Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 19, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to Malta Kathleen Hill, at the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters in Montreux, Switzerland, on March 4, 2015, after concluding his latest round of negotiations with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif about the future of his country's nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks with Afghan President Ghani at a joint press availability in Kabul, Afghanistan, in April 9, 2016.

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 Council of the Americas' 44th Annual Conference on the Americas at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry updates his traveling press corps on the status of his Middle East peace negotiations before departing Jerusalem and Israel for further talks in Jordan and Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2014.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond listens as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters gathered at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London, U.K., on June 27, 2016, amid consultations between the Secretary and his counterpart and British Prime Minister David Cameron in the aftermath of last week's "Brexit" vote by the British people.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, on July 22, 2014, amid a series of discussions with Egyptian leaders focused on creating a cease-fire for fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters in Montreux, Switzerland, on March 4, 2015, after concluding his latest round of negotiations with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif about the future of his country's nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador-designate to the Philippines Sung Kim, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 3, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters at the Revere Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 13, 2015, during a four-way news conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and their Australian counterparts - Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Defense Minister Marise Payne - following their annual AUSMIN diplomatic and defense meetings.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a news conference that followed his meeting with Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa on May 4, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council reception at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC on May 21, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Montreal Protocol Donor Declaration Event in New York City, New York on September 22, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Montreal Protocol Donor Declaration Event in New York City, New York on September 22, 2016.

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 addresses reporters during a news conference on December 3, 2014, after meetings focused on ISIL, Libya, and energy policy at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Vietnamese Executive Secretary Dinh The Huynh address reporters at a joint press conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 25, 2016

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters gathered at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria, on January 16, 2016, after the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action outlining the shape of that country's nuclear program.

Department Spokesperson John Kirby watches as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters at a news conference following Syria-related meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu, and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the Imperial Hotel in Vienna, Austria, on October 23, 2015.

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 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 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 and Syrian Opposition Coalition President Ahmad al-Jarba members hold a joint news conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 8, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the international media in Vienna, Austria, on November 24, 2014, following P5+1 and European Union-nation negotiations with Iran about the future of its nuclear program.

Flanked by Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry participates in the U.S.-India Joint Strategic and Commercial Dialogue Opening Plenary at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 22, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to students, administrators, and civic leaders about U.S.-India relations and foreign affairs during a visit to Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in New Dehli, India, on August 31, 2016, amid a visit to India for a series of bilateral meetings.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in a statement attended by Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, the Chairman of the Gulf Cooperation Council, addresses reporters after a meeting with their fellow Foreign Ministers from the GCC members - representatives of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and the GCC itself - on April 7, 2016, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Manama, Bahrain.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at a Call to Action event in New York City on September 22, 2014. Also pictured is Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. The Secretary is participating in events in conjunction with the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry thanks the staff and family members of Embassy Canberra and Consulate Sydney after completion of a successful Australia-U.S. Ministerial meeting in Sydney, Australia on August 12, 2014.

Flanked by Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on the sidelines of the 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, New York, on September 29, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement on Syria at the top of the Daily Press Briefing, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 15, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the staff Embassy Sofia amid an employee meet-and-greet on January 15, 2015, in Sofia, Bulgaria.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter meet with Philippines Secretary of Foreign Relations Albert F. Del Rosario and Philippines Secretary of Defense Violtaire T. Gazmin, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on January 12, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the 2014 Transformational Trends Forum, co-hosted by the U.S. Department of State and Foreign Policy, in Washington, D.C., on November 17, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a group of Latin and Central American educators at the University Rectors' Forum in Panama City, Panama, on April 9, 2015, before he joined President Obama at the Summit of the Americas.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at a dinner he hosted in honor of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, and Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah, right, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses an Italian-hosted multinational meeting focused on Mediterranean issues on December 2, 2016, at the Parco dei Principe Hotel in Rome, Italy.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Equal Futures Partnership meeting, at the Palace Hotel, in New York City, New York on September 22, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 4, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters after meetings on Libya and Ukraine in Rome, Italy, on March 6, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 26, 2014. The Secretary is participating in events in conjunction with the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks after receiving the Order of Merit - the higher civilian award in Germany - from German officials during a ceremony at the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on December 5, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a news conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 30, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks on World Press Freedom during the top of the Daily Press Briefing at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 3, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a group of Latin and Central American educators at the University Rectors' Forum in Panama City, Panama, on April 9, 2015, before he joined President Obama at the Summit of the Americas.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters during a joint news conference with Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa following a bilateral meeting on April 7, 2016, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Manama, Bahrain.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks with British Foreign Secretary William Hague during a news conference in London, United Kingdom on September 9, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, speaks during a news conference at the Grand Hotel in Vienna, Austria, on November 15, 2015, following a multinational meeting focused on reaching a political solution to the fighting in Syria.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Department's Economic Leadership Day event at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 9, 2015.

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 and Moldovan Prime Minister Iurie Leanca address reporters after their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at a briefing on the U.S. response to Ebola for members of the Diplomatic Corps, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 17, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech focused on U.S. and Pacific regional trade policy at the Boeing Co.'s 737 Airplane Factory in Renton, Washington, on May 19, 2015.

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 reporters during a news conference after an array of multinational meetings on December 2, 2014, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, focused on ISIL, Libya, and the future of the alliance's commitment to Afghanistan.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard address reporters at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 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 sits in the State Department's Monroe Room during a break amid a round of morning network television interviews focused on President Obama's planned speech about foreign policy at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on May 28, 2014.

Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond of the United Kingdom condemns a Palestinian attack on a Jewish synagogue in Jerusalem before beginning a wide-ranging bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in London, UK, on November 18, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to students, administrators, and civic leaders about U.S.-India relations and foreign affairs during a visit to Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in New Dehli, India, on August 31, 2016, amid a visit to India for a series of bilateral meetings.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the �Battle for Zionism at the U.N.: Marking 40 Years Since the Historic Speech of President Chaim Herzog,� on November 11, 2015, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, N.Y.

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks after President Barack Obama delivers remarks in observance of World AIDS Day.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at an event celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the United States Foreign Service at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 22, 2014. The modern Foreign Service was created on May 24, 1924, with the passage of the Rogers Act establishing the current merit-based, professional Foreign Service.

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 and Arab League Secretary-General Dr. Nabil Elaraby address reporters at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 2015. The Secretary met with the Arab League Secretary General on the margins of the White House Summit to Counter Violent Extremism.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the 2014 Frontiers in Development Forum at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., on September 19, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Director-General Ahmet Uzumcu, speaks to reporters about removal of chemical weapons in Syria before a meeting at The Hague, the Netherlands, on March 24, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech about U.S.-Sri Lankan relations in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 2, 2015, after a series of meetings with President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, and Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as UN Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres addresses reporters at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 4, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Spanish Foreign Minister Jos� Garc�a-Margallo deliver remarks at a joint press conference at the Santa Cruz Palace in Madrid, Spain, on October 19, 2015.

Secretary Kerry addresses an international press corps gathered at the Austria Center in Vienna, Austria, on July 14, 2015, after the E.U./P5+1/Iranian nuclear agreement was announced.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, February 20, 2013.

King Felipe VI of Spain and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry head off to their meeting at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain, on October 19, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, on March 24, 2016. U.S. Ambassador to Russia John R. Tefft sits to the Secretary's right.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement on Syria at the top of the Daily Press Briefing, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 15, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a news conference after the United States assumed a two-year chairmanship of the body during a meeting of its eight member nations and seven Permanent Representatives in Iqaluit, Canada, just below the Arctic Circle, on April 24, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks with Prince Albert II of Monaco prior to their meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on June 16, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry answers questions from his traveling press crops about Middle East peace negotiations, Iraq, and Syria before departing Jerusalem and Israel for further talks in Jordan and Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes remarks after his former counterpart, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, and Chatham House Director Robin Niblett presented him with the Chatham House Prize in tandem with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif at the headquarters of the famed international think-tank in London, U.K., on October 31, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters as he stands with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a hotel in Jerusalem on July 23, 2014, amid multi-party negotiations aimed at bringing a cease-fire to fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry listens as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters on April 20, 2016, at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, after the Secretary concluded a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that preceded his onward flight to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to accompany President Obama during a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

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