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Secretary John Forbes Kerry's Public Statements on Defense

John Kerry
Full Name: John Forbes Kerry
Office: U.S. Secretary of State, Democratic
First Appointed: 01/29/2013
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Teresa Heinz; 2 Children: Alexandra, Vanessa; 3 Stepchildren: John, Andre, Christopher
Birth Date: 12/11/1943
Birth Place: Aurora, CO
Home City: Boston, MA
Religion: Roman Catholic

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May 14, 2013 Remarks With Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt Stockholm, Sweden
April 24, 2013 Remarks With Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Pakistani General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, And Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Jilani Before Their Meeting Tervuren, Belgium
April 23, 2013 Remarks With Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius at a Signing Ceremony for Cooperation on Countering Nuclear Smuggling Brussels, Belgium
April 23, 2013 Press Availability After NATO Ministerial Brussels, Belgium
April 14, 2013 Joint Press Availability With Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida After Their Meeting Tokyo, Japan
April 13, 2013 Solo Press Availability in Beijing, China Beijing, China
April 13, 2013 Remarks to Staff and Families of Embassy Seoul Seoul, Republic of Korea
April 12, 2013 Remarks With Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se After Their Meeting Seoul, Republic of Korea
April 7, 2013 Remarks With Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Istanbul, Turkey
April 6, 2013 Deadly Attack in Zabul Province, Afghanistan Washington, DC
April 2, 2013 Remarks With Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Yun Byung-se After Their Meeting Washington, DC
April 2, 2013 Historic Arms Trade Treaty Washington, DC
March 26, 2013 Meeting With Staff and Families at U.S. Embassy Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan
March 25, 2013 Remarks With President Hamid Karzai After Their Meeting Kabul, Afghanistan
March 24, 2013 Solo Press Availability in Baghdad, Iraq Baghdad, Iraq
March 18, 2013 Remarks With Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr After Their Meeting Washington, DC
March 15, 2013 The United States Supports the Arms Trade Treaty Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2013 Remarks With United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Before Their Meeting Washington, DC
Feb. 14, 2013 Anniversary of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's Assassination Washington, DC
April 13, 2012 Letter to Carl Levin, Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services Boston, MA
Feb. 27, 2012 Lieutenant Governor Murray Signs Executive Order Establishing the Commonwealth's Military Asset and Security Task Force Boston, MA
Feb. 1, 2012 Letter to Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Department of Defense Boston, MA
Dec. 15, 2011 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Washington, DC
Dec. 2, 2011 Small Business Committee Senators Push for Federal R&D Programs Washington, DC
Dec. 1, 2011 Senate Passes Kerry, Collins Legislation to Protect Servicemembers from Sexual Assault Washington, DC
Aug. 2, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
June 17, 2011 Senate Armed Services Committee Approves Amendment to Protect Service Members Who Are Victims of Sexual Assault Washington, DC
March 16, 2011 Legislation to Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act Washington, DC
March 16, 2011 Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act Unknown
March 16, 2011 Senator Feinstein Introduces DOMA Repeal Legislation Washington, DC
March 15, 2011 Senators Introduce DOMA Repeal Legislation Washington, DC
Jan. 5, 2011 Letter to Robert M. Gates, United States Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
Dec. 20, 2010 Executive Session Washington, DC
Dec. 19, 2010 ABC "This Week" - Transcript Unknown
Dec. 19, 2010 Executive Session Washington, DC
Dec. 18, 2010 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 1999--Continued Washington, DC
Dec. 17, 2010 Executive Session Washington, DC
Dec. 16, 2010 Treaty with Russia on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms--Continued Washington, DC
Dec. 16, 2010 Executive Session Washington, DC
Dec. 15, 2010 New START Treaty Washington, DC
Nov. 29, 2010 New START Treaty Washington, DC
Nov. 26, 2010 Op-Ed: Now Is The Time To Ratify New START Unknown
Oct. 12, 2010 Letter to the Honorable Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General Washington, DC
Sept. 30, 2010 Chairman Kerry: U.S. Senate Approves Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties With The United Kingdom And Australia Washington, DC
Sept. 21, 2010 Kerry Statement on DADT/DREAM Act Filibuster on Defense Spending Washington, DC
Sept. 21, 2010 Chairman Kerry: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Votes to Approve Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties with the United Kingdom and Australia Washington, DC
July 15, 2010 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - The New START Treaty (Treaty Doc. 111-5): Maintaining a Safe, Secure and Effective Nuclear Arsenal Washington, DC
July 12, 2010 Roll Call - New Hope for Passage of Nuclear Arms Treaty Unknown
June 16, 2010 Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - The New START Treaty: Views from the Pentagon Washington, DC
May 25, 2010 Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - The Role of Strategic Arms Control in a Post-Cold War World Washington, DC

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