Remarks On Near Eastern Affairs


2016 Remarks: July-December
12/28/16 Remarks on Middle East Peace;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The Dean Acheson Auditorium; Washington, DC
12/18/16 Joint Press Availability with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
12/15/16 Remarks on Syria;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
12/04/16 Remarks at the Saban Forum;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The Willard Hotel; Washington, DC
12/02/16 Remarks at the Mediterranean Dialogues Conference;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Parco dei Principi Hotel; Rome, Italy
11/30/16 Signing a Memorandum of Understanding With Foreign Minister of Egypt Sameh Shoukry;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The Treaty Room; Washington, DC
11/22/16 The Struggle Against Terrorism: Lessons Learned & Next Steps;  Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for International Studies; Cambridge, MA
11/17/16 Remarks With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lima, Peru
11/16/16 Remarks at the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Marrakech, Morocco
11/15/16 Press Roundtable in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
11/14/16 Meet and Greet With Embassy Staff in Oman;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Muscat, Oman
11/07/16 Background Briefing on Humanitarian Response and Preparation for Post-Operational Mosul; Via Teleconference
11/01/16 Remarks at 35th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkey Relations;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Washington, DC
10/31/16 Remarks With Chatham House Director Robin Niblett at the Chatham House Prize Ceremony;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Chatham House; London, United Kingdom
10/31/16 Remarks and Conversation With Mayor of London Sadiq Khan at the Youth Outreach Event;  Secretary of State John Kerry; London, United Kingdom
10/26/16 Remarks at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Hilton Chicago Hotel; Chicago, Illinois
10/21/16 Remarks With Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
10/20/16 Beyond Autocrats and Islamists: The Future of Arab Reform;  Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Washington, DC
10/20/16 Remarks With Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Secretary of State's Outer Office; Washington, DC
10/16/16 Joint Statement From Secretary John Kerry and U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lancaster House; London, United Kingdom
10/07/16 Remarks With French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
10/07/16 Update on Campaign Against ISIL;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL Brett McGurk, Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL; Washington, DC
09/23/16 Remarks With Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The London NYC; New York City
09/22/16 Background Briefing on the Meeting of the International Syria Support Group; Office of the Spokesperson; Via Teleconference
09/22/16 Statement to the Press After the ISSG Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The Palace Hotel; New York City
09/21/16 Remarks With Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi at the U.S. Africa Business Forum;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The Palace Hotel; New York City
09/21/16 Remarks at the Council Session on Syria;  Secretary of State John Kerry; United Nations Headquarters; New York City
09/20/16 Remarks Before Meeting With Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Residence of the Kuwaiti Permanent Representative to the United Nations; New York City, NY
09/19/16 Remarks With Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Waldorf Astoria; New York City
09/19/16 Remarks With Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The Plaza Hotel; New York City
09/19/16 Remarks With Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Waldorf Astoria; New York City
09/19/16 Remarks at the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Assistance to the Palestinians;  Secretary of State John Kerry; United Nations Headquarters; New York City
09/14/16 Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States and Israel on Security Assistance;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
09/13/16 Background Briefing on Syria; Via Teleconference
09/12/16 Remarks on Women and Countering Violent Extremism;  Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall; Residence of the Dutch Ambassador to the United States; Washington, DC
09/09/16 Remarks With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura at a Press Availability;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Geneva, Switzerland
09/08/16 Background Briefing: Previewing Secretary Kerry's Visit to Geneva; En Route Geneva
07/29/16 Remarks With United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/29/16 Remarks at the Washington Conference on Threats to Religious and Ethnic Minorities Under ISIL;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Loy Henderson Auditorium; Washington, DC
07/22/16 Press Statement with Foreign Minister Jhinaoui;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Tunis, Tunisia
07/22/16 Remarks at the Montreal Protocol High-level Segment;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna International Center; Vienna, Austria
07/21/16 Remarks With Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
07/21/16 Remarks With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
07/20/16 Remarks With Pledging Conference in Support of Iraq Co-Chairs;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Dean Acheson; Washington, DC
07/20/16 Remarks at the Pledging Conference in Support of Iraq;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
07/19/16 Briefing on the Counter-ISIL Ministerial;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL Brett McGurk, Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL; Via Teleconference; Washington, DC
07/18/16 Background Briefing on the Pledging Conference in Support of Iraq; Office of the Spokesperson; Via Teleconference
07/18/16 Joint Press Availability With EU High Representative Federica Mogherini;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Justus Lipsius Building; Brussels, Belgium
07/14/16 Remarks With Russian President Vladimir Putin;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The Kremlin; Moscow, Russia
07/14/16 Remarks on the One-Year Anniversary of the JCPOA;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Westin Hotel; Paris, France
07/12/16 Remarks at a Reception in Celebration of Eid al-Fitr;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC

2016 Remarks: January-June
06/27/16 Remarks With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Chief of Mission's Residence; Rome, Italy
06/20/16 Remarks With Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Angelina Jolie Pitt;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
06/15/16 Remarks at the Oslo Forum;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Oslo, Norway
06/08/16 Remarks at Meeting With UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Mina Palace; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
06/05/16 On the Occasion of Ramadan;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
05/19/16 Press Availability at NATO Headquarters;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Brussels, Belgium
05/18/16 Meeting With U.S. Embassy Vienna Staff;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Bristol Hotel; Vienna, Austria
05/17/16 Joint Press Availability With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
05/16/16 Background Briefing on the Conflict in Syria and the International Syria Support Group; Office of the Spokesperson; Vienna, Austria
05/16/16 Remarks at the Libya Ministerial;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
05/15/16 Background Briefing on Secretary Kerry's Participation in the Vienna Ministerial Meeting on Libya; Office of the Spokesperson; via Teleconference
05/12/16 Remarks With Foreign Secretary Hammond After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; 1 Carlton Gardens; London, United Kingdom
05/09/16 Remarks Before His Meeting With French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Quai d'Orsay; Paris, France
05/09/16 U.S. Official On Syria; Via Teleconference
05/06/16 Remarks at Northeastern University Commencement Ceremony;  Secretary of State John Kerry; TD Garden; Boston, MA
05/06/16 U.S.-Tunisia Joint Economic Commission;  Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Catherine A. Novelli; Washington, DC
05/04/16 Remarks With EU High Representative Federica Mogherini;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
05/02/16 Remarks With Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; President Wilson Hotel; Geneva, Switzerland
05/02/16 Remarks With UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura after Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; President Wilson Hotel; Geneva, Switzerland
05/01/16 Remarks With Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Wilson Hotel; Geneva, Switzerland
04/29/16 Background Briefing On Syria; Via Teleconference
04/27/16 Remarks at the Vietnam War Summit and Conversation With Ken Burns;  Secretary of State John Kerry; LBJ Presidential Library at the University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX
04/22/16 Remarks Before Meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif;  Secretary of State John Kerry; New York, NY
04/20/16 Remarks After Meeting With Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Cairo, Egypt
04/19/16 Remarks After Meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif;  Secretary of State John Kerry; United Nations; New York, NY
04/18/16 Remarks at J Street's National Gala Dinner;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center; Washington, DC
04/14/16 Supporting Tunisia's Transition;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Washington, DC
04/08/16 Meets With Embassy Baghdad Staff;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Embassy Baghdad; Baghdad, Iraq
04/08/16 Press Availability in Baghdad, Iraq;  Secretary of State John Kerry; U.S. Embassy Baghdad; Baghdad, Iraq
04/08/16 Remarks With Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Foreign Minister's Villa; Baghdad, Iraq
04/07/16 Joint Press Availability With Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Four Seasons Hotel; Manama, Bahrain
04/07/16 Remarks Before the Gulf Cooperation Council Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Four Seasons Hotel; Manama, Bahrain
04/07/16 Remarks With His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Gudaibiya Palace; Manama, Bahrain
04/07/16 Remarks With Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Four Seasons Hotel; Manama, Bahrain
04/05/16 Iran's Recent Actions and Implementation of the JCPOA;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
04/04/16 Remarks With Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
03/30/16 Remarks With Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/24/16 Remarks Before Meeting With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Moscow, Russia
03/24/16 Remarks With Russian President Vladimir Putin;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The Kremlin; Moscow, Russia
03/21/16 Remarks at AIPAC Policy Luncheon for Rabbis and Cantors;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Washington, DC
03/17/16 Remarks on Daesh and Genocide;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/15/16 Remarks With Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
03/13/16 Press Availability With French Foreign Minister Ayrault, German Foreign Minister Steinmeier, British Foreign Secretary Hammond, EU High Representative Mogherini, and Italian Foreign Minister Gentiloni;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Paris, France
03/12/16 Remarks With Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Hafr al Batin, Saudi Arabia
02/29/16 Remarks With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
02/23/16 Review of the FY 2017 State Department Budget Request;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
02/18/16 Remarks With Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
02/12/16 Press Availability at the International Syria Support Group;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Munich, Germany
02/09/16 Remarks With Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
02/08/16 Remarks With Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
02/04/16 Remarks With U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lancaster House; London, United Kingdom
02/04/16 Remarks at the Syria Donors Conference;  Secretary of State John Kerry; London, United Kingdom
02/03/16 Countering the Spread of ISIL and Other Threats;  Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Tina S. Kaidanow; Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
02/03/16 Remarks on the Impact of the 3G agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority;  Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy Daniel A. Sepulveda, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; Executive Club Ramallah; Ramallah, Palestinian Territories
02/02/16 Reception on "American Diplomacy: Preparing for the Challenges of Tomorrow";  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Washington, DC
02/02/16 Remarks at the Ministerial Meeting of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Rome, Italy
01/31/16 Video Statement on Syria Negotiations;  Secretary of State John Kerry; State Department; Washington, DC
01/21/16 Implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; Washington, DC
01/18/16 Interview With CNN's New Day;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/18/16 Interview With CNN's Wolf Blitzer;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/18/16 Interview With Joe Scarborough of MSNBC's Morning Joe;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/18/16 Interview on Fox and Friends;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
01/16/16 Remarks on Implementation Day;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
01/14/16 Remarks With Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir;  Secretary of State John Kerry; London, United Kingdom
01/11/16 Remarks With Jordanian King Abdullah;  Secretary of State John Kerry; State Department; Washington, DC

2015 Remarks: July-December
12/22/15 Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen; U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samantha Power; New York City
12/18/15 Remarks at the United Nations Security Council Meeting on Syria;  Secretary of State John Kerry; New York, NY
12/15/15 Background Briefing Previewing Secretary Kerry's Trip to Moscow; Office of the Spokesperson; Paris, France
12/15/15 Press Availability With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The Kremlin; Moscow, Russia
12/15/15 Remarks With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Moscow, Russia
12/15/15 Remarks With Russian President Vladimir Putin;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The Kremlin; Moscow, Russia
12/15/15 Remarks at a Briefing by the Chair of the UN Security Council's Iran Sanctions Committee; U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samantha Power; New York City
12/13/15 Press Availability With Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General Martin Kobler;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Rome, Italy
12/09/15 Remarks Before Meeting With Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Paris, France
12/08/15 Remarks With UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Le Bourget; Paris, France
11/24/15 Remarks Before His Meeting With Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ramallah
11/24/15 Remarks With Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Before Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; President's Residence; Jerusalem
11/24/15 Remarks With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Before Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Jerusalem
11/23/15 Remarks With United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan After Their Tour of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
11/20/15 Mobilizing Against a Preeminent Challenge of the 21st Century: Countering Violent Extremism;  Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall; Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Washington, DC
11/19/15 Remarks Following Briefing at the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Hart Senate Office Building; Washington, DC
11/19/15 Remarks With Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
11/18/15 Remarks at the 30th Overseas Security Advisory Council Annual Briefing;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Dean Acheson Auditorium; Washington, DC
11/17/15 Remarks After His Meeting With French President Francois Hollande;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Elysee Paris, France
11/14/15 Press Availability with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
11/14/15 Remarks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Vienna, Austria
11/13/15 Press Availability with Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Tunis, Tunisia
11/12/15 Remarks on the U.S. Strategy in Syria;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
11/11/15 Principles for a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East;  Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller; Amman Security Colloquium; Amman, Jordan
11/11/15 The Battle for Zionism at the UN: Marking 40 Years Since the Historic Speech of the Honorable Chaim Herzog;  Secretary of State John Kerry; United Nations; New York City
11/04/15 U.S. Policy After Russia's Escalation in Syria;  Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Testimony Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
11/03/15 Human Rights Conditions in Egypt;  Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Testimony Before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
10/31/15 Manama Dialogue;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Manama, Bahrain
10/30/15 Joint Press Availability with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Grand Hotel; Vienna, Austria
10/28/15 Remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
10/26/15 Remarks at the U.S.-Qatar Economic & Commercial Dialogue & Signing Ceremony;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC
10/24/15 Remarks to the Press With Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Amman Marka Airport; Amman, Jordan
10/23/15 Remarks to the Press in Vienna, Austria;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Imperial Hotel; Vienna, Austria
10/22/15 Remarks Before Meeting With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Berlin, Germany
10/22/15 Remarks With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Berlin, Germany
10/15/15 Remarks to the 2015 Institute for Inclusive Security Forum;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; Newseum; Washington, DC
10/13/15 Remarks With Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, and Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Boston, Massachusetts
10/13/15 Remarks to the Economic Club of New York;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; The Plaza Hotel; New York City
10/02/15 Remarks With Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Loews Regency Hotel; New York City
10/02/15 Remarks at the High-Level Ministerial on Libya;  Secretary of State John Kerry; United Nations Headquarters; New York City
09/30/15 Remarks on the Humanitarian Situation in Iraq;  Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall; New York City
09/29/15  Remarks by President Obama at the Leaders' Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism
09/28/15  Remarks by President Obama to the United Nations General Assembly
09/27/15 Remarks With Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu At Global Counterterrorism Forum Ministerial;  Secretary of State John Kerry; New York Palace Hotel; New York City
09/26/15 Remarks With Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Before their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; United Nations Headquarters; New York City
09/26/15 Remarks With Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir;  Secretary of State John Kerry; New York Palace Hotel; New York City
09/20/15 Joint Press Availability with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Villa Borsig; Berlin, Germany
09/18/15 Remarks With United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Grosvenor House Hotel; London, United Kingdom
09/16/15 Al-Qaida, the Islamic State, and the Future of the Global Jihadi Movement;  Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Tina S. Kaidanow; Brookings Institution; Washington, DC
09/16/15 Press Availability With South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
09/13/15 Interview With Quentin Sommerville, BBC;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; London, United Kingdom
09/11/15 Interview With Martha Raddatz of ABC News;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; Washington, DC
09/11/15 Interview With Nadia Bilbassy of Al Arabiya;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; Washington, DC
09/09/15 Background Briefing on the United States Refugee Admissions Program; Office of the Spokesperson; Via Teleconference
09/09/15 Remarks Following Meeting With Senator Durbin;  Secretary of State John Kerry; U.S. Capitol; Washington, DC
09/03/15 Interview With Joe Madison on SiriusXM;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Via Telephone; Washington, DC
09/03/15 Interview With Rev. Al Sharpton of "Keeping it Real" on MSNBC;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Via Teleconference
09/03/15 Interview With Sam Stein of the Huffington Post;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
09/02/15 Interview With Christiane Amanpour of CNN International;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
09/02/15 Interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
09/02/15 Interview with Dave Davies of WHYY Philadelphia Radio;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Philadelphia, PA
09/02/15 Interview with Matt O'Donnell of ABC/WPVI-TV 6 Philadelphia;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Philadelphia, PA
09/02/15 Remarks on Nuclear Agreement With Iran;  Secretary of State John Kerry; National Constitution Center; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
09/02/15 Remarks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
09/02/15 The New Tunisian Model of Governance;  Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Tunis, Tunisia
08/06/15 Intervention at the East Asia Summit;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
08/05/15  The President Speaks on the Iran Nuclear Deal at American University
08/03/15 Press Availability With Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Mohammed al-Attiyah;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Doha, Qatar
08/02/15 Press Availability with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Cairo, Egypt
08/02/15 Remarks at the U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Cairo, Egypt
07/28/15 Iran Nuclear Agreement: The Administration's Case;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
07/24/15 Interview With Matt Lauer of NBC Today Show;  Secretary of State John Kerry; New York City
07/23/15 Iran Nuclear Agreement Review;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
07/22/15 Remarks at a Reception in Honor of Eid-al-Fitr;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
07/22/15 Remarks at a Stakeout;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/22/15 The Case for the Nuclear Deal With Iran;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The Washington Post
07/19/15 Interview With Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/19/15 Interview With Chuck Todd of NBC's Meet the Press;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/19/15 Interview With Jake Tapper of CNN's State of the Union;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/19/15 Interview With John Dickerson of CBS Face the Nation;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/19/15 Interview With Jonathan Karl of ABC This Week;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/17/15 Interview With Joe Scarborough From MSNBC's Morning Joe;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/16/15 Briefing With Israeli Journalists;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Via Teleconference
07/16/15 Remarks With Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/14/15 Interview With Andrea Mitchell of NBC;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/14/15 Interview With Christiane Amanpour of CNN;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/14/15 Interview With James Robbins of BBC;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/14/15 Interview With Margaret Brennan of CBS;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/14/15 Interview With Rich Edson of Fox;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/14/15 Interview With Terry Moran of ABC;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/14/15 Remarks at the Center for American Progress;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; Washington, DC
07/09/15 Updating the EU/P5+1 Ongoing Negotiations With Iran;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Palais Coburg; Vienna, Austria
07/06/15 Background Briefing in Vienna, Austria; Office of the Spokesperson; Vienna, Austria
07/05/15 Remarks on the Iran Negotiations in Vienna;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Palais Coburg; Vienna, Austria
07/03/15 Remarks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Palais Coburg; Vienna, Austria

2015 Remarks: January-June
06/29/15 Background Briefing: P5+1 Negotiations With Iran in Vienna, Austria; Vienna, Austria
06/27/15 Remarks With Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Palais Coburg; Vienna, Austria
06/26/15 Background Briefing on Secretary Kerry's Trip to Vienna; Via Teleconference
06/03/15 Remarks at Brookings-Doha U.S. Islamic World Forum;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; Doha, Qatar
05/28/15 Interview With CBS News;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; Washington, DC
05/21/15 Remarks by President Obama and President Essebsi of Tunisia After Bilateral Meeting; Washington, DC
05/20/15 Remarks With Tunisian Minister for Political Affairs Mohsen Marzouk;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Blair House; Washington, DC
05/12/15 Press Availability With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Sochi, Russia
05/08/15 Press Availability with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Paris, France
05/07/15 Remarks With Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Riyadh Air Base; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
04/30/15 Remarks With Syrian Opposition Coalition President Khaled Khoja;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
04/27/15 How to Make Sure Iran Is a Nuclear Non-Proliferator;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Foreign Policy
04/27/15 Remarks at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Biennial Leadership Policy Conference;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Doubletree Hotel; Arlington, VA
04/21/15 Remarks With Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
04/17/15 Remarks at the East Asia Summit Symposium;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; Singapore
04/15/15 Remarks With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lubeck, Germany
04/12/15 Interview With Bob Schieffer of CBS Face the Nation;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/12/15 Interview With Chuck Todd of NBC Meet the Press;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/12/15 Interview With George Stephanopoulos of ABC This Week;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/09/15 Remarks With Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/08/15 Remarks With Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
04/06/15 A Critical Deal With Iran, But More Work To Be Done;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/06/15 In the News: U.S. Officials on the Iran Nuclear Deal; Washington, DC
04/06/15 Remarks Following Meeting With Prime Minister Tammam Salam;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Beirut, Lebanon
03/21/15 Remarks to the Press;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Olympic Museum; Lausanne, Switzerland
03/20/15 Remarks With Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lausanne, Switzerland
03/18/15 Inaugural Meeting of the Coalition Stabilization Working Group;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; Berlin, Germany
03/16/15 Stabilizing Iraqi Territories;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL John Allen; Prime Minister's Guest House; Baghdad, Iraq
03/15/15 Interview With Margaret Brennan of CBS;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
03/14/15 Press Availability in Sharm el-Sheikh;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
03/13/15 Reception to Commemorate the Fourth Anniversary of the Syrian Uprising;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Washington, DC
03/13/15 Remarks at a Reception Hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce of Egypt;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
03/13/15 Remarks at the Opening Plenary of the Egypt Economic Development Conference;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
03/11/15 The President's Request for Authorization to Use Force Against ISIS: Military and Diplomatic Efforts;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
03/09/15 Remarks at a Luncheon in Honor of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women-U.S. Department of State Entrepreneurship Program for Women in the Middle East;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
03/07/15 Remarks with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Quai d'Orsay; Paris, France
03/05/15 Press Availability With Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Riyadh Air Base; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
03/02/15 Five Things You Need to Know About the U.S.-Israel Relationship Under President Obama; Washington, DC
03/01/15 Interview With Martha Raddatz of ABC This Week;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
02/26/15 Remarks With Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
02/24/15 Remarks by President Obama and the Amir of Qatar After Bilateral Meeting; Washington, DC
02/21/15 Remarks at Press Availability;  Secretary of State John Kerry; U.S. Embassy London; London, United Kingdom
02/20/15 Remarks With Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
02/19/15 Remarks With Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
02/19/15 Remarks with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
02/13/15 Statement on the Anniversary of the Death of Rafic Hariri; Washington, DC
02/11/15 Remarks by the President on Request to Congress for Authorization of Force Against ISIL; Washington, DC
02/11/15 Seizing the Post-ISIL Opportunity for Democracy and Inclusion;  Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Middle East Research Institute; Erbil, Iraq
02/08/15 Remarks at the Munich Security Conference Panel Discussion;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Bayerischer Hof Hotel; Munich, Germany
02/03/15 Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for U.S. Bilateral Assistance to Jordan;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Four Seasons Hotel; Washington, DC
02/03/15 The Death of Jordanian First Lieutenant al-Kasasbeh;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
02/02/15 Remarks With Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
01/27/15 Perspectives on the Strategic Necessity of Iran Sanctions;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Statement Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Washington, DC
01/22/15 Joint Press Availability with UK Foreign Secretary Hammond and Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; London, United Kingdom
01/22/15 Remarks With U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond Before the Counter-ISIL Coalition Small Group Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lancaster House; London, United Kingdom
01/21/15 Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Status of Talks and the Role of Congress;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Written Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
01/15/15 Examining the Crisis in Syria: What Can Be Done?;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas O. Melia, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Conference Hosted by Arizona State University and New America Foundation; Washington, DC
01/14/15 Remarks With UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Geneva, Switzerland

2014 Remarks: July-December
12/16/14 Press Availability in London;  Secretary of State John Kerry; U.S. Embassy; London, United Kingdom
12/12/14 U.S. Humanitarian Assistance in Response to the Iraq Crisis;  Deputy Assistant Secretary Kelly Clements, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; Washington, DC
12/10/14 One Year Since Abduction of "Douma 4";  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
12/09/14 Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against ISIL;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
12/09/14 U.S. Plans To Lead in Resettling Syrian Refugees;  Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; Geneva, Switzerland
12/08/14 Remarks at Middle East Commercial Center Leadership Dinner;  Secretary of State John Kerry; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Washington, DC
12/07/14 Remarks at the Brookings Institution's 2014 Saban Forum;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Willard Hotel; Washington, DC
12/03/14 Press Availability in Brussels, Belgium;  Secretary of State John Kerry; NATO Headquarters; Brussels, Belgium
12/03/14 Remarks With EU High Representative Federica Mogherini Following Their Working Lunch;  Secretary of State John Kerry; European External Action Service; Brussels, Belgium
12/03/14 Remarks With Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; NATO Headquarters; Brussels, Belgium
12/03/14 Remarks at the Counter-ISIL Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Brussels, Belgium
11/24/14 Solo Press Availability in Vienna, Austria;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
11/22/14 Remarks With Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Imperial Hotel; Vienna, Austria
11/20/14 Remarks at a Solo Press Availability;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Paris, France
11/18/14 Remarks With U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond Before Their Bilateral Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; London, United Kingdom
11/17/14 Remarks at 3rd Annual Transformational Trends Policy Forum;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Four Seasons Hotel; Washington, DC
11/16/14 Statement by the President on the Death of Abdul-Rahman Kassig; Washington, DC
11/13/14 Remarks With Jordanian Foreign Minister Judeh After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Amman, Jordan
11/09/14 Remarks With Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Al Bustan Palace Hotel; Muscat, Oman
11/05/14 Remarks With Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Paris, France
10/31/14 Interview With Al Hunt of Bloomberg News on the Charlie Rose Show;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
10/30/14 Situation in Jerusalem;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
10/27/14 Remarks at the Coalition Communications Conference; Kuwait City, Kuwait
10/23/14 Remarks at a Symposium on P5+1 Iran Nuclear Negotiations;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
10/16/14 Background Briefing: P5+1 Talks; Vienna, Austria
10/16/14 Remarks at a Reception in Honor of Eid al-Adha;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Delegates Lounge; Washington, DC
10/15/14 Remarks to the Press on Countering ISIL;  Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL John Allen; Washington, DC
10/15/14 Senior State Department Official On the trilateral meeting with Secretary Kerry, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, and Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif; Vienna, Austria
10/12/14 Remarks With Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Cairo, Egypt
10/12/14 Remarks at the Gaza Donors Conference;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Cairo, Egypt
10/10/14 Preview of Secretary Kerry's Travel to Cairo, Egypt; Via Teleconference; Washington, DC
10/01/14 Interview of General Allen With Elise Labott of CNN; Washington, DC
10/01/14 Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel Before Bilateral Meeting; Washington, DC
09/29/14 Remarks at the Samuel L. Lewis Memorial Symposium;  Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns; Washington, DC
09/26/14 Under U.S. Leadership, World Will Defeat ISIS;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Boston Globe
09/24/14 Remarks at Syria Ministerial;  Secretary of State John Kerry; UN Headquarters; New York City
09/24/14 Remarks at the Friends of Yemen Ministerial;  Assistant Secretary Anne W. Patterson, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; Washington, DC
09/23/14 Remarks at a Stakeout With Iraqi President Fuad Masum and Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Eshaiker al-Jafari;  Secretary of State John Kerry; UN Headquarters; New York City
09/23/14 Remarks at the Global Counterterrorism Forum;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Waldorf Astoria Hotel; New York City
09/23/14 Statement by the President on Airstrikes in Syria; Washington, DC
09/22/14 Interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
09/22/14 Remarks at Threats to Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Syria Event;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York City
09/19/14 Statement as Chair of Ministerial Debate of the UN Security Council on Iraq;  Secretary of State John Kerry; New York, NY
09/18/14 Remarks With Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
09/17/14 Opening Remarks on the United States Strategy To Defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
09/16/14 Remarks on U.S. Policy in the Middle East;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Georgetown University; Washington, DC
09/13/14 Announcement of General John Allen as Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
09/13/14 Background Briefing on the Secretary's Trip to Cairo, Egypt; En Route to Cairo, Egypt
09/13/14 Interview With Bob Schieffer of CBS's Face The Nation;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Cairo, Egypt
09/13/14 Joint Press Availability With Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Cairo, Egypt
09/11/14 Joint Press Statement With Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Royal Terminal; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
09/10/14 ISIL's Persecution of Religious Minorities in Iraq and Syria;  Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; House Foreign Affairs Subcommittees on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations and the Middle East and North Africa; Washington, DC
09/10/14 President Obama's Address on the ISIL Threat; Washington, DC
09/10/14 Press Availability in Baghdad, Iraq;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Embassy Baghdad; Baghdad, Iraq
09/10/14 Readout of the President's Call with His Majesty King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Washington, DC
09/10/14 Remarks With Iraqi Council of Representatives Speaker Salim al-Jabouri Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Baghdad, Iraq
09/10/14 Remarks With Iraqi President Fuad Masum Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Presidential Guest House; Baghdad, Iraq
09/10/14 Remarks at the Launch of the Senate Human Rights Caucus;  Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Washington, DC
09/08/14 Remarks on the 20th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development;  Secretary of State John Kerry; U.S. Institute of Peace Headquarters; Washington, DC
09/08/14 Remarks on the Formation of the Iraqi Government;  Secretary of State John Kerry; State Department Briefing Room; Washington, DC
09/05/14 Remarks at Top of Meeting on Building an Anti-ISIL Coalition Co-Chaired by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, and U.K. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Celtic Manor; Wales, United Kingdom
08/29/14 U.S. Citizens Detained or Missing in Iran;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
08/19/14 World Humanitarian Day;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
08/18/14 Milestone in Eliminating Syria's Chemical Weapons Program;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
08/18/14 President Obama on the Latest Events in Iraq; Washington, DC
08/14/14 Maliki Steps Aside and Supports Al-Abadi;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
08/12/14 Remarks With Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, and Australian Minister of Defense David Johnston;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Admiralty House; Sydney, Australia
08/11/14 Background Briefing En Route to Sydney, Australia; En Route to Sydney, Australia
08/11/14 Remarks After a Tour of the HMB Endeavour;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Australian National Maritime Museum; Sydney, Australia
08/11/14 U.S. Welcomes Important Step in Iraq's Government Formation Process;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
08/07/14 Statement by the President on Iraq; State Dining Room; Washington, DC
08/07/14 Statement on Iraq;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
08/04/14 Remarks With Prime Minister of Libya Abdullah al-Thinni Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
08/04/14 Remarks With Tunisian Foreign Minister Mongi Hamdi Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
08/01/14 Remarks on the Humanitarian Cease-fire Announcement in Gaza;  Secretary of State John Kerry; New Delhi, India
08/01/14 The Situation in the Gaza Strip;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/30/14 Morocco National Day;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/30/14 The United States Contributes $378 Million in Additional Funding to Syria;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/25/14 Remarks With UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Cairo, Egypt
07/23/14 Remarks Following Meeting With Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Muqata'a, Ramallah
07/23/14 Remarks With UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Jerusalem
07/22/14 Secretary of State John Kerry and Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry Joint Statements After Meeting With Egyptian President al-Sisi;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Presidential Palace; Cairo, Egypt
07/21/14 Remarks With UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Cairo, Egypt
07/20/14 Interview With Candy Crowley of CNN's State of the Union;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/20/14 Interview With Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/20/14 Interview With George Stephanopoulos of ABC's This Week;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/18/14 Briefing on Iran Nuclear Negotiations; Washington, DC
07/18/14 Extension of Iran Nuclear Talks;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/17/14 Statement on Attack Against Tunisian Soldiers on July 16, 2014;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
07/15/14 Press Availability in Vienna, Austria;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/15/14 U.S. Congratulates Iraqis on the Election of a Parliamentary Speaker;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/13/14 Remarks With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Palais Coburg; Vienna, Austria
07/13/14 Remarks With United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Palais Coburg; Vienna, Austria
07/10/14 Appointment of Staffan de Mistura as UN Special Envoy for Syria;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/07/14 Sentencing of Saudi Human Rights Lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair;  Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki; Washington, DC
07/03/14 Background Briefing on the P5+1/Iran Discussions; Via Teleconference
07/02/14 Abduction and Murder of Muhammad Hussein Abu Khdeir;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/01/14 U.S. Welcomes Saudi Arabia's $500 Million Pledge To Help Iraqis in Need;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
06/25/14 Bahrain's Acquittal of Khalil Marzooq;  Deputy Department Spokesperson Marie Harf, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
06/23/14 Removal of Declared Chemical Materials from Syria;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC