Jack Straw
Jack Straw
John Whitaker Strawis an English politician who served as the Member of Parliamentfor Blackburn from 1979 to 2015. Straw served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He held two of the traditional Great Offices of State, as Home Secretary from 1997 to 2001 and Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 under Blair. From 2007 to 2010 he served as Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Justice throughout Brown's...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 August 1946
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Kofi Annan has already been instrumental in pushing forward that debate in the United Nations. I firmly support his efforts. A successful United Nations Summit next week presents the international community with a real opportunity to secure the necessary change.
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We should take stock on Iran and discuss how we might best pursue the nuclear file over the coming weeks, ... This might also be an opportunity to discuss what Iran's new government and its breaking of the Paris Agreement means for EU-Iran relations over the coming months.
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If people are caught up for 36 hours in a soulless building in Brussels, tempers are going to fray... It is in many ways a sad day for Europe. But out of this sad day there is an opportunity to reconnect.
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I profoundly regret the circumstances in which we had to hold this meeting, ... I would personally like take this opportunity to offer my own condolences to Mr. Menezes' family and friends, and condolences to the Brazilian government and people.
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Iran has the opportunity now to address the clear concerns of the IAEA, and the lack of confidence in Iran's nuclear intentions.
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It will spell out that we are approaching the end of the final opportunity that Saddam Hussein was given to completely disarm in substance as well as process.
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The foreign secretary urged Iran even at this late stage to take the opportunity to come into compliance,
It has been distressing for the Wises and their family,
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It is not on the agenda, I happen to think that it is inconceivable.
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I say this on behalf of the EU3 (Britain, France and Germany): We do not wish to see Iran referred to the Security Council.
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We have spoken to the Italian administration at the highest level and they have agreed that these allegations will be fully investigated as part of the wider investigation into police malpractice by the Genoa Public Prosecutor,
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We can't be sure there will be free and fair elections,
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We've made a historic decision tonight on behalf of Croatia,
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Robin and I had been good friends for nearly 30 years and that friendship survived our policy disagreements over Iraq, ... He was the greatest parliamentarian of his generation and a very fine foreign secretary. I deeply mourn his loss.