This afternoon the State Department issued a new Worldwide Caution document, one that bore many similarities to the last iteration of the warning from July 18, 2012. Once again, al-Qaida plays a central role in the ongoing threats. The document serves as a reminder of what U.S. citizens face overseas, and while it doesn’t contain...
Following through on a promise to reform the United States’ policies limiting the export of items related to the defense industry, the State Department sent a pair of changes to Congress last week. The agency told Congress that it would be redefining category 8 of the U.S. Munitions List (USML) and introducing a new category....
Less than 72 hours after former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left the State Department’s C Street lobby to applause and cheers, her successor filled the same room and offered some humor in introductory remarks. Secretary of State John Kerry, sworn in at a private ceremony on Friday, began his first day at Foggy Bottom Feb....
Thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you very much, Susan. Thank you very much for that welcome. Secretary Nides, who’s an old friend, I’m grateful to him. I told him that’s probably the first and only time he’s ever bowed to me and – (laughter) – I know I’ll never, ever get that again. But...
After months of little movement in the ongoing conflict between Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad and opposition forces, we’re starting to see some shifting, partially triggered by military action from Israel. Last week news broke of an airstrike supposedly by the Israelis against what was initially reported to be a convoy headed for Lebanon. Israel remained mum on...
U.S. Senator John Kerry, D-Mass., can now add secretary of state to his resume, having been sworn in at 4 p.m. Friday in a private ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The location of the ceremony was a secret closely guarded by the State Department, and reporters were not allowed to attend. Associate Justice of the...
Well, just standing here looking out at all of you, the people I have been honored to serve and lead and work with over the last four years, is an incredible experience. When I came into this building as the Secretary of State four years ago and received such a warm welcome, I knew there...
Subject: Thank You Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 19:50:00 +0000 THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON Dear Colleagues and Friends:Thank you. That’s what I want to say to you one last time before I finish my tenure as Secretary. Thank you for four wonderful years. When President Obama asked me to serve as Secretary of State,...
While much of today’s coverage of Senator Chuck Hagel’s confirmation hearing centered on several contentious exchanges with GOP senators, slipped in during the middle of the hearing was reference to an ongoing concern in the foreign policy community that DoD has claimed too many of the jobs that State once had. Hagel, in response to...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to spend her last day at Foggy Bottom Friday, as her designated replacement Sen. John Kerry is due to be sworn in by Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan that afternoon. But before she departs, I wanted to take a look back at her first day, January 22, 2009...
By an ever-so-slim margin, Sen. John Kerry was confirmed as the next U.S. Secretary of State this evening with a vote of 94-3. The three standing in opposition are all from the GOP. That Kerry would be confirmed was a near inevitability when U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice withdrew her name from consideration in December....
Kerry Urges Broader Foreign Policy of ‘Strategic Impatience’
Apr 18, 2013
State Issues New “Worldwide Caution”
Feb 19, 2013
Kerry’s Remarks at Ceremonial Swearing In
Feb 6, 2013
U.S. Congress Receives Proposed Export Reforms from State
Feb 6, 2013
Clinton’s Shadow Looms Large as Kerry Arrives at State
Feb 4, 2013
