Department of State Press Releases

• Published on October 23, 2015 - 20:40 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Senate Vote on the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015

  The U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval of the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 demonstrates clear leadership in the fight to protect global fish stocks and the millions of people who depend on them. Upon President …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on October 23, 2015 - 13:39 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Policies and Priorities for a Clean Energy Future

  As Prepared for Delivery Introduction Good afternoon everyone. It has been an incredible couple of days, and I want to thank Georgetown University for hosting Day Two of the Secretary’s Climate and Clean Energy investment forum. You’ve heard from smart and …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on October 21, 2015 - 16:26 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Commitments at the Secretary's Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum

  The State Department is pleased to announce several important commitments made at the Secretary’s Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum on October 20-21. The two-day Forum convened investors, corporations, philanthropies, and policymakers to discuss …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on October 20, 2015 - 17:52 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks at the Opening Session of the Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum

  SECRETARY KERRY: Drew, thank you very, very much. Good morning everybody. Welcome to the State Department. And Drew, thanks so much for not just great leadership, but for years of friendship. Drew was really the surrogate senator for the state of …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on October 19, 2015 - 19:19 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Secretary Kerry Hosts the Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver opening remarks to launch the Secretary’s Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum at 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, in the Loy Henderson Auditorium at the Department of State. Secretary Kerry will …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on October 8, 2015 - 21:03 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks With UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change Michael ...

  ASSISTANT SECRETARY RYAN: Thank you. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the State Department today in honor of Our Cities, Our Climate – an initiative between the State Department and Bloomberg Philanthropies. We are here to recognize and …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on October 7, 2015 - 17:55 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: On the Release of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development/Climate Policy ...

  In 2009, developed countries committed to mobilize financial flows to mitigate climate change and protect the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities from its worst impacts. Today’s report from the OECD and CPI shows developed countries are well on …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on October 5, 2015 - 22:14 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks at the Our Ocean Conference High-Level Segment

  SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you, Madam Secretary-General. Thank you for your very personal and generous introduction. And Heraldo, thank you for making it so crystal clear not only how you personally are deeply committed to this effort, but also your …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on October 5, 2015 - 19:49 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Our Ocean Town Hall Event in Valparaiso, Chile

  SECRETARY KERRY: (In Spanish.) Thank you very much. PARTICIPANT: (Via interpreter) Thank you. (Inaudible.) SECRETARY KERRY: Buenos dias, everybody. How are you? Good. All right. I’m testing your English – better than my Spanish. What a pleasure for me to …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on October 5, 2015 - 16:19 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks at the Opening of the 2015 Our Ocean Conference

  Thank you very much and good morning to all of you, and let me begin by thanking our very, very generous hosts.  President Michelle Bachelet, thank you very much, and my colleague and friend, Heraldo Munoz, the minister – foreign minister of Chile, who …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on September 29, 2015 - 22:36 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks at the Major Economies Forum Ministerial

  SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody, and thank you all for being here and for waging incredible struggle with New York traffic to get from place to place. It amazes me that anybody is able to be where they are supposed to be, and we’re …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on September 28, 2015 - 18:13 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks at Climate Week

  Thank you to Mark Kenber at the Climate Group for putting on this event. Thank you as well, Stephanie. Two years and three days ago, I took this podium to talk about where we stood halfway into a four-year global effort to negotiate a new international …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on September 25, 2015 - 19:09 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Regarding the U.S.-China Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change

  Climate change is a defining challenge of our time, and it cannot be addressed without the United States and China working together. As the world’s two largest economies and emitters, the United States and China have a critical role to play in tackling …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on September 22, 2015 - 17:22 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Our Fate Tied to the Ocean's Fate

  World leaders and the international community are gathering soon at the United Nations to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals, which will guide the UN and member states for the next 15 years. A critical component of achieving all the goals will be …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on September 14, 2015 - 22:29 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern Travels to Los Angeles, CA

  U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern will travel September 15 – 16 to Los Angeles, California to represent the U.S. Department of State at the U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit. Announced last November by President Obama and President Xi …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on September 11, 2015 - 21:00 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: United States and Russia Sign Agreement to Prevent Illegal Fishing

  On September 11, 2015, Russian and U.S. negotiators signed a bilateral agreement to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The two governments have been working together for many years on efforts to address illegal fishing. The signing …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on September 6, 2015 - 16:52 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Outcome of the Climate Finance Ministerial

  This weekend in Paris, the United States and Switzerland hosted senior officials from 18 developed countries to discuss our collaborative efforts to scale up climate finance for developing nations, and to provide increased transparency on our progress. Our …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on September 5, 2015 - 00:42 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Acting Assistant Secretary Garber Travel to the Republic of Korea and Vietnam

  Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Judith Garber will travel September 7-11 to Seoul, Republic of Korea and Hanoi, Vietnam. While in Seoul, Acting Assistant Secretary Garber …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on September 1, 2015 - 11:20 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Concluding Remarks at the Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, ...

  SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very, very much. Thank you all, Governor Walker, Lieutenant Governor Mallott, and Senator Murkowski, Senator Sullivan. We are so appreciative to all of you, to Alaska, for an absolutely spectacular welcome here. And I think it is …

  Distribution channels: Environment
• Published on August 31, 2015 - 21:37 GMT

  Climate, Environment, and Conservation: Remarks at the Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement, and ...

  SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody. Thank you very, very much, Admiral Papp, for a very generous introduction. I have to tell you that I’m surprised that on an Irish ship in St. Petersburg any sailors were able to talk at all. (Laughter.) I …

  Distribution channels: Environment