Kerry Speech

8/9/2019 Kerry Speech

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REMARKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE FORUM ON COMBATTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN

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Remarks

John Kerr

Se!re"ar o# S"a"e

Wh$"e Ho%se

Wash$n&"on' (C

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SECRETARY KERRY. Goo/ morn$n&' e0er1o/2 An/ "hank o% 0er' 0er m%!h2 T$na'

"hanks2 I "h$nk $"3s sa#e "o sa "ha" 4hen $" !omes "o "h$s 5&h" a&a$ns" mo/ern

s6a0er 7 an/ "ha"3s e8a!"6 4ha" $" $s 7 T$na se"s "he &o6/ s"an/ar/' an/ I mean "ha"2

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4e ha0e "o 1e a16e "o !rea"e a!!o%n"a1$6$"' %n/ers"an/ 4ha" $s ha::en$n&' "ra!k

"he s"a"$s"$!s an/ make s%re "ha" "h$s $s no" a !r$me #or 4h$!h "here $s $m:%n$"2

There are "oo man !r$mes #or 4h$!h "here are $m:%n$"2

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en&a&e/ $n "ha" an/ "he o::or"%n$"$es "he ha0e 0ers%s "hose "he e8:6o$"2

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