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Secretary Clinton:
Thank you all very much.

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Please be seated.

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Welcome to the State Department.

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We are thrilled and so pleased
to host this luncheon for our

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very special guests, Prime
Minister and Mrs. Cameron.

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It is wonderful to see all of
you celebrating spring with us

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and knowing that
our relationship,

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it's always spring.

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It's always being renewed,
it is always durable,

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it is a cornerstone of both of
our nations' foreign policies,

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and it has such a
great resonance between

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our two peoples.

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Now I want to recognize
our chef today.

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A native of Birmingham,
England -- not Alabama --

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(laughter)

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-- who made herself a home in
New York City as the executive

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chef of a couple of
very hip restaurants.

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One, The Spotted Pig,
the other The Breslin.

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So it's really a delight to
have April Bloomfield with us.

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She was just talking with
the Prime Minister --

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(applause)

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-- it was a very timely
introduction because when the

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Prime Minister and President
Obama exchanged gifts,

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President Obama gave the
Prime Minister a barbeque.

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I mean a real, down-home
American barbeque with a smoking

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compartment and everything else.

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So April stands ready
to help, Prime Minister.

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We joke about the
special relationship,

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but that's because we're
so comfortable with it.

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It means such a
great deal to us.

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It is not just because of a
wide range of shared interests,

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but our deeply rooted history
and the unbreakable friendship

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between our countries.

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Now, of course the President did
remind the Prime Minister at the

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White House ceremony this
morning that we are at the 200th

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anniversary of the War of 1812.

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(laughter)

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And I was pleased to tell
my counterpart and friend,

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the Foreign Secretary, and also
the Chancellor of the Exchequer,

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that it was my predecessor
in one of my other lives,

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Dolly Madison, who actually
saved the extraordinary

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portraits of George
and Martha Washington.

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Having received word
from her husband,

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who was truly being a
Commander-in-Chief in the field,

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that unfortunately the
British truly were coming.

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And --

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(laughter)

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-- so she rushed
from the White House,

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taking some treasures with her,
leaving behind the meal that she

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had prepared for her
husband and his officers.

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And the British officers ate
the meal before they burned

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the White House.

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So --

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(laughter)

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-- we are looking
forward, but nevertheless,

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there are certain memories
that are also of significance.

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And how wonderful it is, here we
are today and working together

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in so many important parts of
the world: helping to bring

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peace and stability
to Afghanistan;

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helping to promote successful
transitions and democratic

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reforms in the Arab world.

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We worked alongside each
other to end a dictator's

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rule in Libya.

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We are now focused on helping
the people of Syria realize a

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better future for themselves.

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We are grateful for the
leadership that the Prime

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Minister and his government have
shown on so many issues -- just

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recently, I was in London
for a conference on Somalia

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that they sponsored.

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No matter what the issue,
we are standing together.

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So I know, Prime
Minister and Samantha,

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that this is just a small
measure of hospitality to

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try to demonstrate our
commitment and appreciation

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for this relationship.

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We were so well treated when the
President and I and our teams

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were on a state visit last year
sponsored by the government,

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of course, Her
Majesty's government.

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So, we did the best we
could with the weather.

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We think we pulled
that off quite well.

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But it is now my great pleasure
to welcome a dear friend,

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a great American, and a superb
vice president, Joe Biden.

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(applause)

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Vice President Biden:
Well, Madam Secretary,
thank you very, very much.

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Mr. Prime Minister,
Mrs. Cameron,

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like you we host a large number
of visiting dignitaries for

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high-level meetings.

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But sometimes they're freighted
with challenges that require us

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to forge whole new
relationships.

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And sometimes, they're
preoccupied with hammering

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out agreements or producing
what the policy wonks refer

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to as 'deliverables.'

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This one is easy.

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This one is easy.

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Today is entirely different.

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The diplomatic engagement with a
full agenda of critical issues,

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yes, that was on --
it's on the agenda.

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But there's also something more
like a family gathering and very

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little disagreement.

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When we sat in the
Cabinet Room today,

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it was like a Cabinet meeting.

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It wasn't like meeting
with foreign dignitaries.

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And together, we have -- we, the
United States and Great Britain,

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are very, very proud
stewards of the deepest

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international partnership.

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The bond between our countries
and our people has stood the

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test of time and it's grown
stronger through the ravages

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of two world wars.

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We've weathered ever
shifting fortunes,

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even the political fortunes
in each of our countries and

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nothing changes
except it gets better.

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So, Mr. Prime Minister, we're
deeply honored to welcome you

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on your first official
visit to Washington.

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And we're also always anxious to
welcome a British Prime Minister

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back to Washington, even on the
anniversary of the War of 1812.

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(laughter)

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But I must tell you, Mr. Prime
Minister -- the Secretary knows

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this, and a few of my friends
like John Kerry know it -- in

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my family, it wasn't the War
of 1812 that really bothered

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anybody about the British.

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The Bidens emigrated
from Liverpool in 1825.

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But the other side
of the family,

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the Finnegan side
of the family --

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(laughter)

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-- they had a different problem
and it wasn't the War of 1812.

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(laughter)

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So my grandfather,
Ambrose Finnegan, please,

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things have changed.

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(laughter)

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I just want you to know.

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(applause)

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Mr. Prime Minister, we are truly
deeply honored that you're here.

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In your op-ed you co-authored
with President Obama, you wrote,

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"What makes our
relationship special,

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a unique and essential asset,
is that we join hands across

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so many endeavors.

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Put simply," you said, "we count
on each other and the world

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counts on our alliance."

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That is absolutely true.

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The United States and the
United Kingdom cooperate on

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a breathtaking array of issues,
none more important than the six

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military campaigns we've waged
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in the last 20 years.

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As you said, the world counts
on us -- it was true in Libya.

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And, Mr. Prime Minister, I'd
like to personally commend you

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for your leadership you
personally showed alongside

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President Obama in championing
the international effort to help

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drive Qaddafi from power
and give the Libyan people

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a better future.

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It's true in Afghanistan
as well, where 9,500

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British soldiers stand
shoulder to shoulder with

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American comrades and warriors,
preparing the Afghan security

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forces to take responsibility
for their country in 2014.

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And, as the President said
today in the Cabinet Room,

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Mr. Prime Minister, no country
has made a greater sacrifice

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than yours in that endeavor.

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And it's true as well in
the fight against al Qaeda,

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which has menaced
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Together, we've substantially
degraded al Qaeda and we'll

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continue to work
toward its destruction,

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dismantlement and
ultimate defeat.

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It's true that our efforts to
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after the deepest financial
crisis since the Depression

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have been remarkable.

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I remember when we
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within the first weeks when the
G8 was meeting and then the G20

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was meeting.

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The question was, could
we get a internationally

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coordinated effort?

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And I remember what
the President said.

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He said, the Brits
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It's an interesting comment.

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We had only been in
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if not -- it couldn't have
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And our efforts to fight
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end famine wherever it
strikes, Mr. Prime Minister,

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you've just --
you're always there.

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Your country has
always been there.

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To keep our shared sacred
obligation to our military

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veterans and those who
have served us so well,

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you have been a stalwart.

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And we'll see a strong symbol of
that shared sacrifice when the

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British Wounded Warriors compete
alongside American counterparts

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in the Wounded Warrior
Games in Colorado, in May.

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And I commend you,
Mr. Prime Minister,

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on the new US-UK Service
Personnel and Veterans Joint

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Task Force, which is helping our
troops transition to civilian

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life, which has been a difficult
circumstance for many of our

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veterans who have been
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into God-awful circumstances.

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Graham Greene, in The Quiet
American, said and wrote,

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"Friendship is
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It's the thing one feels.

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It's not a return
for something."

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I think that is a simple, best
definition of the relationship

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between the United
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So to honor our friendship,
please raise your glasses

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when you get them.

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Please raise your glasses to the
Prime Minister of Great Britain,

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Prime Minister Cameron, to the
people of the United Kingdom and

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the enduring, special
relationship that we

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have between us.

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(applause)

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Prime Minister Cameron:
Thank you so much
for those speeches

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and thank you for
that warm welcome.

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Of course, it is slightly
embarrassing being here on

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the 200th anniversary of 1812.

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And because of that, I asked
a historian friend of mine,

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Andrew Roberts, before coming
on this visit -- I said, Andrew,

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why is it that in Britain we
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recognize this rather
embarrassing episode

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in our history?

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And, he said, well, the thing
is that of course we're coming

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up to the 200th anniversary
of the Battle of Waterloo.

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And we so much more enjoy
talking about defeating the

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French than anything that went
wrong with our American cousins.

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(laughter and applause)

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It's great to know that there
is a chef from Birmingham,

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England who is here
cooking our meal today.

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Actually, my political party did
make the mistake in a recent

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Birmingham election of putting
out a leaflet and the person who

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had designed the leaflet took
off the Internet the scene,

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the city scene of Birmingham,
but not being a native of

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Birmingham actually put in
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Alabama on this leaflet.

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(laughter)

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And the great shock and surprise
was when the city council was

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reelected with this leaflet.

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(laughter)

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So anything can
happen in politics.

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You also mentioned,
Madam Secretary,

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the exchange of gifts between
President Obama and I.

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I think we've got
it slightly wrong,

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because I've given him a table
tennis table and he has given

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me a barbecue.

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But when you see us standing
next to each other,

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it is quite clear that the
person who needs the exercise

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is the British Prime Minister
and the person who needs the

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barbecue is the President
of the United States.

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(laughter and applause)

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Thank you also for
putting together such

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an amazing guest list.

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We were looking through it last
night -- Samantha and I -- in

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bed and looking through this
guest list, and Samantha said,

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that is my favorite -- the star
from my favorite movie is going

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to be here.

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I said, my God, is it Ben
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No, he is not coming.

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Is Peter O'Toole still okay
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Is he coming?

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No.

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It is Chevy Chase
from "Caddyshack."

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That's the great movie.

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So, Mr. Vice President,
Dr. Biden, Madam Secretary,

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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you
for this wonderful reception.

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Samantha and I are thrilled
to be with you at the State

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Department and even more
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Ben Franklin room.

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Franklin epitomizes so
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the character of our two
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passionate, diligent.

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He was a man who was prepared to
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his words with deeds.

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And in the best tradition
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he was also a straight talker.

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In fact he once said,
guests are a bit like fish,

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they begin to smell
after three days.

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(laughter)

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So you'll be relieved to know
having arrived yesterday,

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I'm leaving tomorrow.

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I want to start by paying a
personal tribute to Mr. Vice

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President, to Joe Biden, for
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contribution as a legislator, as
a campaigner, as a statesman.

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I remember in the 1990s when you
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need for military intervention
to stop the ethnic cleansing in

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Bosnia and in Kosovo.

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You were right to do that.

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And in Libya, I believe we
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We were able to intervene.

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We were able to act and change
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history, and we
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So today, we applaud your
vision and your courage,

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Mr. Vice President.

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Also a word of deep
gratitude to you,

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Madam Secretary: You've been
a great friend to Britain for

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20 years, and no one will
ever forget your contribution

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in Northern Ireland, your
incredible resilience and your

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conviction that peace really
could be achieved after so

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many decades of conflict.

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And I hope, Mr. Vice President,
with your relatives looking

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down, they will see --

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-- that the relations between
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Ireland have never been better.

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And it's a testament to one
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on the 60th year on the throne,
that her visit to the Republic

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of Ireland did so much to
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countries, and we should
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Now, Secretary of State Hillary,
in just three years you've

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visited 95 countries.

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You've traveled
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And some people wondered how
two British conservatives like

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William Hague and I would get
along with this great force of

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the Democratic Party.

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But as we in Britain
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we have been bowled over.

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Whenever we come together to
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issues, whether it's
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Syria, you always speak with
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greatest power.

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Every one of us is in
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the intellect and the relentless
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of international affairs.

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And you also bring great energy
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to one of the greatest pieces
of unfinished business in human

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history, the emancipation and
the empowerment of women.

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There are a generation of young
women out there in the world

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today who owe you much more than
they will ever know because they

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can live safer, more dignified,
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generations who
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And you are also a great
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and that's where I wanted to
just say a word about today

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because after two years working
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States, I know that we're at our
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but we are smart; when we
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at our disposal.

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In a world of complex
problems, there are no simple,

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easy solutions.

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Take Somalia, where there is a
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economic collapse, piracy,
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as our conference in
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a credible solution cannot just
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aid in isolation.

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We will only succeed when we
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military, diplomatic, economic,
politic effort to achieve peace

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and prosperity.

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And that's also why we in
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increased spending on aid as
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although we do believe that, we
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diplomatically and
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It enhances our ability
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Now, this kind of smart power is
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Britain and America
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and I think it's very
much on show looking

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around this room today.

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This morning, once again, young
British and American men and

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women in uniform got up to serve
together in the Persian Gulf,

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in Afghanistan, in
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and we honor their incredible
service and their sacrifice.

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But we're not just strong
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We're strong too because
of the power of British

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and American diplomacy.

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As Secretary Clinton put it,
the tide of war is receding,

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but as troops come home,
civilians remain to carry

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out the critical missions of
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Across the world our specialists
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influence other countries
in shaping the big issues,

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including in very challenging
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Minute by minute, hour by hour,
there are phone calls between

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London and Washington as our
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assess the latest intelligence and
work out the best ways forward.

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In fact, our national security
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often, that I think the
President was beginning to

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believe there was someone
called Ricketts-Donilon,

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who was just one
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than two working together.

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But this is not just a
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our smart power comes
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to defend our security.

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It is rooted in the
intertwining of two

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peoples and two communities.

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Britain and America continually
shape the world because whether

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you are scientists, innovators,
businessmen and women,

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athletes or stars of
fashion, art or music,

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all of you look across the
Atlantic in both directions

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to find kindred spirits
with the same big ideas

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and the same big ambitions.

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So at this, the
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in the midst of this
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let me end with a
tribute to all of you,

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to the people who day in, day
out make this the essential

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relationship that it is today,
and what it will be tomorrow

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and the years to come.

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And let me ask all
of you, please,

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to raise your glasses
to the Vice President,

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Dr. Biden and the
Secretary of State.