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Nothing that I’ve seen and nothing that we’re aware of falls outside the lines of what would be a normal.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Politics

Everything that we’ve done since then has supported that overarching goal, what the president said five years ago, you have to take that in totality and all its context.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

We just don’t pay ransom. … This was not ransom.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

It was their money.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

We continue to urge the government of Bahrain to reverse their recent harmful actions.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

We will not comment on the contents of this year’s report until after the report is released.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago World

Without commenting on specific announcements by private companies, I would remind you that under the [ Iran deal ] we issued a statement of licensing policy that allowed for case-by-case licensing of individuals and entities seeking to export, re-export, sell, lease, or transfer to Iran commercial passenger aircraft and associated parts and services exclusively for commercial passenger aviation.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

Such treatment has the potential to negatively impact U.S. and Nicaraguan bilateral relations, particularly trade, we've conveyed our strong displeasure.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago World

We've made clear our concerns about this expulsion, we believe it was unwarranted and inconsistent with the positive and constructive agenda that we seek with the government of Nicaragua.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago World

We've conveyed our strong displeasure.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago World

There was a deliberate request [ to delete the footage ] – this was n’t a technical glitch.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

There was a deliberate request – this was n’t a technical glitch.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

The United States supports the World Food Program moving forward on their planning to carry out air operations to provide additional aid.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Industrials

I’m not aware of any specific, credible terrorist threat around these events or in any particular place in Europe.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

We took the opportunity because it’s the beginning of summer, to make our concerns known.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

The Bashar Assad regime continues to escalate the conflict by predominantly targeting innocent civilians and parties to the cessation of hostilities – not Nusra, as The Assad regime falsely claims.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago World

In both calls, the secretary underscored that the initial efforts to reaffirm the cessation of hostilities in Latakia and Eastern Ghouta are not limited to these two areas and that efforts to renew the cessation must and do include Aleppo.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago World

Once again we call on the regime to cease these absolutely senseless attacks, which are of course violations of the cessation of hostilities.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Healthcare

As long as Iran continues to meet its nuclear commitments, we will continue to meet our JCPOA commitments for sanctions lifting.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

The decision to do this wasn’t taken lightly. It was done after careful thought and consideration, and inter-agency coordination, the timing of it was completely considered independently of the Nuclear Security Summit and the visit here to Washington by Turkish officials.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Most Read Articles

Regardless of whether their conduct satisfies certain legal definitions, including genocide and crimes against humanity, the United States has been clear that our interest in accountability for the perpetrators remains undiminished.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

We always have those tools available to us.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

I'd say the young man needs to pay more attention to the North Korean people and taking care of them than in pursuing these sorts of reckless capabilities.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago World

They have a choice. Rather than continuing to fight their fellow Afghans and destabilizing their country, they should engage in a peace process and ultimately become a legitimate part of the political system of a sovereign united Afghanistan, there is and should be a sense of urgency around getting these talks up and running.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago World

We're supportive of the commission and the important role they play in reviewing facts and circumstances of violations of religious freedom around the world.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

We are in regular, close coordination with the Swedes and I have nothing additional to add.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago US News

The Secretary is still interested in visiting in the near future, and we are working with our Cuban counterparts and our embassy to determine the best timeframe.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Top News

?To be clear, it was the North Koreans who proposed discussing a peace treaty, we carefully considered their proposal, and made clear that denuclearization had to be part of any such discussion. The North rejected our response.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Top News

We carefully considered their proposal, and made clear that denuclearization had to be part of any such discussion. The North rejected our response.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Top News

We don’t, as you know, recognize the PYD as a terrorist organization. We recognize that the Turks do, and I understand that.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago World

I would not want to comment specifically on this until we've had a chance to review it.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago World

It's certainly possible that for any number of reasons, traffic can be sent that's not marked appropriately for its classification. That is certainly possible.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago US News

All I can tell you definitively is it wasn't marked classified at the time it was sent.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago US News

We are aware that there is intense interest in this matter, and we are announcing this decision now because the (Freedom of Information Act) process regarding these emails has been completed, while we have requested a month's extension to complete the entire review, we did not need the extension for these documents.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

The State Department is focused on and committed to releasing former Secretary Clinton's emails in a manner that protects sensitive information, no one takes this more seriously than we do. We have said repeatedly that we anticipate more upgrades throughout our release process. Our (Freedom of Information Act) review process is still ongoing. Once that process is complete, if it is determined that information should be classified as Top Secret, we will do so.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

We remain committed not only to transparency but to making our efforts in that regard as efficient as possible.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

We don't want this to impact operations against ISIL, and so far it is not.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

To begin flight operations at this new airfield in a disputed area raises tensions and threatens regional stability.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Politics

He can't prevent somebody from emailing him if they have (the address for) his private email account, but when that happens we have a process in place ... so that that traffic is appropriately captured.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

The process is handled collaboratively between [the Department of Homeland Security] and the State Department, obviously, the State Department's role is primarily overseas with the fiance that is applying for the K-1 visa program.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

It would be, obviously, imprudent for us not to ask these questions.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

100% security is very difficult to achieve 100% of the time.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

If somebody had mal intent going into that [process], and they had no prior record that would lead anybody in law enforcement or the security establishment to question their motives, you could easily see where somebody could dupe the system.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

We're going to vigorously work through this review process.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

We don't have any indications right now that the screening process for Miss Malik was any different than it is for any fiancée or that there were any things missing inside this very vigorous screening process, ... If we find areas where that process needs to be improved, or mistakes that might have been made, we'll be accountable for that and make the proper changes.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Top News

We are taking the report very seriously, if the reports are confirmed and if there is a violation of any relevant Security Council resolution, then we're going to take the appropriate actions, as we've proven that we're capable of doing in the past.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

If the reports are confirmed and if there is a violation of any relevant Security Council resolution, then we're going to take the appropriate actions, as we've proven that we're capable of doing in the past.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

For years, Iran has serially ignored Security Council resolutions. It's a fact.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 4 years ago Latest Headlines

Everybody here in the United States government are taking these threats seriously.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Top News

We do believe that terrorist activity is likely the reason.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Top News

If it is determined that a non-state actor such as ISIL was also using chemical weapons, such use would be consistent with ISIL’s record of complete disregard for human rights and international norms and values.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Most Read Articles

We have seen some press reporting to that end, we have seen some Syrian civil society groups say that, i would tell you that we have other operational information that leads us to believe that Russian targeting has not only not been focused on ISIL( Islamic State) but has, in fact, caused collateral damage and some civilian casualties, to include some civil infrastructure.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago World

The normalization of relations between Pakistan and India is vital to both countries and to the region.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago World

Obviously our position ... in terms of the right of peaceful protest remains the same.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago World

Obviously, we don’t like to see that, and we want to see restrictions that are elevated in this time of violence to be as temporary as possible if they have to be enacted.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago World

We continue to call for all charges against Jason to be dropped and for him to be immediately released.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Top News

I can't speak to a specific operation or investigation going on, but it is an issue that we routinely talk to Russian authorities about, and as I said, I think we believe is a shared concern between our two governments.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago World

If something like that happened, again, I can't confirm it, but I think it points all the more towards the need to have proper de-confliction procedures in place.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 4 years ago World

The move to disqualify some 100 candidates, through an opaque and discriminatory process, risks undermining the confidence of the Burmese people and the international community in these elections, we urge the Burmese authorities to redouble their efforts to address these concerns and ensure that the upcoming elections constitute a step forward for the country.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 5 years ago World

I expect to see the U.S. will take in even more going forward.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 5 years ago Politics

We’ve raised our concerns over the detained and missing U.S. citizens at a variety of levels with Iranian officials and will continue to do so.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Top News

Some of those determinations are fairly easy -- yes or no. Some of them require additional review and discussion.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 5 years ago Politics

So there wouldn't be any IAEA or other restrictions on new construction at that site were they to occur.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 5 years ago Top News

In accordance with department policy, the mission requires the use of official email accounts to conduct official business whenever possible, there's absolutely no indication that (Kennedy) violated department policy.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 5 years ago Top News

His abduction, his detention and now conviction on baseless charges demonstrated a flagrant disregard by Russian authorities for the rule of law and raises serious concerns regarding Russia's compliance with its international legal obligations.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 5 years ago World

It is not a restriction-free environment, but we're comfortable that they will be able to do the job that they need to do.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Latest Headlines

In fact, it reinforces the need to move forward with re-establishing diplomatic relations because opening that embassy, we believe, will advance our human rights agenda by opening up channels of official engagement.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Politics

The database responsible for handling biometric clearances has been rebuilt and ... is being tested.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 5 years ago Politics

The United States ... encourages high-level visits from Burundi’s neighbors to Burundi to reiterate the importance of upholding the Arusha Agreement and ensuring the conditions necessary for free, fair, and credible elections.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on Reuters 5 years ago World

Paramedics and a physician were on the scene with the secretary's motorcade at the time of the accident.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 5 years ago Top News

Paramedics and a physician were on the scene with the Secretary's motorcade at the time of the accident.

– State Department spokesman John Kirby

Found on CNN 5 years ago Politics

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