Kerry bids farewell to the State Department

Record ID: 164873

  • Title: Kerry bids farewell to the State Department
  • Date: 19th January 2017
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JANUARY 19, 2017) (STATE DEPARTMENT TV) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY WALKING INTO HALL WHERE EMPLOYEES ARE WAITING (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY SAYING: "I am leaving here obviously with sadness. It's bittersweet because you leave. But I actually am excited about the next chapter. And I have a feeling we're all going to cross paths and continue to work for the same things. " WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY SAYING: "I am actually very optimistic about the future. I know that some of you accuse me of having blind optimism. No it's not blind. But I am optimistic. I am optimistic because this country has shown again and again how strong we are internally. How powerful we are. How incredibly resilient we are and how we have the ability to redefine our story. To write the next chapter. To go on to a stronger better place." WHITE FLASH KERRY WAVING KERRY SHAKING HANDS WITH EMPLOYEES KERRY SHAKING HAND ON WAY OUT OF STATE DEPARTMENT KERRY WALKING OUT OF DOOR AND GETTING INTO VEHICLE
  • Embargoed: 2nd February 2017 21:20
  • Keywords: John Kerry State Department Inauguration
  • Location: WASHINGTON. D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON. D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA0015ZR1BNR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said farewell to the State Department on Thursday (January 19), a day before President-Elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office for the presidency.
    Kerry told employees of the State Department that even though he was departing with sadness, he was excited for the next chapter.
    "I am actually very optimistic about the future. I know that some of you accuse me of having blind optimism. No it's not blind. But I am optimistic. I am optimistic because this country has shown again and again how strong we are internally. How powerful we are. How incredibly resilient we are and how we have the ability to redefine our story. To write the next chapter. To go on to a stronger better place," Kerry said.
    The speech to employees came hours after Kerry met with his likely successor Rex Tillerson. It was their first meeting since Trump named the former oil executive as his pick for the job, a senior State Department official said.
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