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John Kerry

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John Kerry is a prominent Democratic politician from Massachusetts who served as the 68th Secretary of State from February 2013 to January 2017 under President Barack Obama. Prior to his role as Secretary of State, Kerry was a United States Senator, representing Massachusetts from January 1985 until June 2013. During his time in the Senate, he was known for his work on foreign relations, environmental issues, and healthcare reform. He played a significant role in the negotiation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, emphasizing the importance of international cooperation in addressing global challenges.

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Feb 23, 2015

$300 million of that $1 billion will help improve security, speaks specifically to security.

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Feb 23, 2015

What we want is as large a vote as possible for Congress to say Daesh deserves to be defeated, and we are committed to the fight.

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Feb 23, 2015

I am worried about where we are, and I have joined with a dozen of my colleagues, Democrats and Republicans, urging you to call on the President to provide defensive arms to Ukraine and to do it quickly.

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Feb 23, 2015

We believe that the Palestinians do not qualify as a state to be able to apply.

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Feb 23, 2015

What we are fighting are a group who are naming themselves with a name referring to Islam who have absolutely nothing that has anything to do with Islam.

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Feb 23, 2015

A lot of lessons learned from that about inclusivity and having a stake in the process.

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Feb 23, 2015

Look, the last thing we want to do is see the people of Russia pay the price for what we think are bad political decisions.

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Feb 23, 2015

He has suggested that the 2002 ought to be repealed, because there is a distinction between the two.

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Feb 23, 2015

What we can't control is the quality of governance.

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Feb 23, 2015

I hate to be cynical, but when it comes to Russia, they deserve it. They have time and again promised and not delivered.

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Feb 23, 2015

Our preference is to have the Minsk agreement implemented fully and be able to de-escalate the situation.

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Feb 23, 2015

I think that we have Feed the Future and Food for Peace, both are taking place there.

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Feb 23, 2015

$2 billion out of $50 billion in this budget is dedicated to democracy, promoting democracy and governance and human rights globally.

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Feb 23, 2015

I have huge admiration for Wendy Sherman. She is a professional, and she works harder than anybody I have met.

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Feb 23, 2015

We are tracking exactly what a centrifuge is doing, how many centrifuges there are, what their production levels are, where the waste is going.

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Feb 23, 2015

I once told Fidel Castro that our embargo was the best thing he had going for him because he could blame a failed economy and a failed political system on the United States, instead of having to take the blame himself.

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Feb 23, 2015

The danger, the uncertainty, the need for alertness, for effort, for discipline, will be upon us.

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Feb 23, 2015

The policy is Iran will not get a nuclear weapon.

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Feb 23, 2015

The test has been whether we can manage them decisively over time in ways that reduce the peril and strengthen the forces of democracy, humanity, justice, law, human rights.

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Feb 23, 2015

We are a great country, and we need to behave like a great country.

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Feb 23, 2015

This policy change, I can tell you, has been received with an extraordinary sense of welcome in Latin America, in Central America, in Europe, in Asia, and elsewhere.

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Feb 23, 2015

This administration, the United States, I am convinced this Congress, are absolutely prepared to answer the call.

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Feb 23, 2015

America's support for democratic reforms, human rights, Internet freedom, and the release of political prisoners is unequivocal.

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Feb 23, 2015

We cannot lead, we cannot do what we need to do in the world, on the cheap.

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Feb 23, 2015

The President is asking that you refine and adjust the 2001 as necessary, if it is necessary.

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