http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/ The Bureau of Public Affairs will communicate with Americans and the media to release all speeches, testimony, briefings, statements, and other remarks from the Secretary of State as soon as they are available. U.S. Department of State No en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:02:00 EDT Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:02:00 EDT 60 http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107457.htm http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107457.htm Video Excerpt FOREIGN MINISTER SMITH: All right. Well, thanks. Everyone all right? Okay. Well, thanks very much, ladies and gentlemen. I’d just like to make some opening remarks and introduce the Secretary of State. I understand the ground rules are three per side, so I’ll do my best to emcee. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107467.htm http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107467.htm SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Thank you very much. And first of all, thank you very much for this great Mercedes College welcome. It makes -- it reminds me of being at St. Mary’s Academy, which is where I went to school, in Denver, Colorado. And it really -- it’s so warmly welcomed. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107441.htm http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107441.htm SECRETARY RICE: All right. Well, welcome. And I’m really delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, my great colleague from Australia. We& rsquo;ve already developed not only a very good working relationship, but I think a budding friendship. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107433.htm http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107433.htm SECRETARY RICE: All right. MR. MCCORMACK: I thought what we would do, everybody, is start with the our -- some of our local journalists, and then we’ll get some of the imports after that. (Laughter.) QUESTION: Imports? (Laughter.) Imports and -- MR. MCCORMACK: Yeah, I’ll leave it with imports. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107428.htm http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107428.htm In any partnership, the coin of the realm is trust and responsibility - in other words, saying what you mean and doing what you say. In the dramatic rescue on July 2 of 15 hostages, including three Americans, held captive for many years by guerrillas and terrorists, deep in the Colombian jungles, we saw a powerful reminder that the United States has no better partner in South America than the government and people of Colombia. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107379.htm http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107379.htm SECRETARY RICE: Look, it was a good meeting, no surprises. It was just an informal opportunity. I think everybody essentially confirmed the September agreement, confirmed the October 2007 agreement, confirmed that we need to move ahead rapidly to finish phase two obligations; a lot of discussion of the verification protocol and the importance of the verification protocol; a call to have better bilateral relations among the various parties. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107350.htm http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107350.htm SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. Thank you, Minister, and thank you very much for the excellent arrangements for all of us here in Singapore. It’s always a pleasure to visit Singapore. And I want to thank my ASEAN colleagues for this opportunity to join you to discuss the many very important, some crucial issues, that we all face. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107286.htm http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107286.htm SECRETARY RICE: I’m happy just to take your questions. We don’t have to start with any formalities.  MR. MCCORMACK: And no windup. SECRETARY RICE: No windup. No windup. We’ll take the pitch.  QUESTION: Can you give us a little reaction to, you know, what happened yesterday in Geneva? Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107253.htm http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107253.htm QUESTION: Madame Secretary, thanks very much for joining us. SECRETARY RICE: Pleasure to be with you, Wolf. QUESTION: Let’s talk about Iran right now. The number three diplomat at the State Department, and indeed, the man whose office we’re sitting in right now is meeting this weekend with high-ranking Iranian officials. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107225.htm http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/07/107225.htm View Video SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. I’m honored to welcome President Sejdiu and Prime Minister Thaci on their first visit to Washington as the leaders of an independent Kosovo. Oh, that’s right, you’re translating simultaneously. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDT