美国国务卿约翰克里在弗吉尼亚大学公开阐述其外交政策Word格式文档下载.docx

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JohnKerry

SecretaryofState

UniversityofVirginia

Charlottesville,VA

February20,2013

Thankyou.Thankyouvery,verymuch.Thankyou.Goodmorning.Thankyouforanextraordinarilywarmwelcome,Charlottesville.Iamreallyhonoredtobehere.

SenatorTimKaine,thankyouvery,verymuchforyourgenerouswordsofintroduction.Tim,ashementioned,hasonlybeenontheForeignRelationsCommittee,Iguessnowforatotalofafewweeks,butIcan,basedonhistestimonyamomentago,positivelycommendhimonhisvotingrecord.（Laughterandapplause.）He’sreally–he’sfoundhimselfnewjobsecuritytoo,becausehereinVirginiayouhaveasingle-termgovernorforfouryears,sohehastradedonesinglefour-yeartermforasix-yeartermwithpotentialextension.（Laughter.）SogiventhefactthatItradedtheseveralextensionsforafour-yeartermandthenI’mfinished,maybeheknowssomethingandIoughttobelisteningtohim.（Laughter.）Icouldlearnathingortwofromhim.

Wedidn’toverlapforlong,butIwanttotelleverybodyherethatweknoweachotherprettywellfromserviceasaLieutenantGovernorandwhenhewasGovernorofthestate.IwasLieutenantGovernorofmystate,sowehavethatincommonbeforebeingsenators.

I’lltellyouaquickstory.AndIdon’tknowwhatyoudoinVirginiaasLieutenantGovernor,butinMassachusetts,onceuponatimeCalvinCoolidgewasLieutenantGovernor.Andhewasatadinnerparty,andhisdinnerpartnerturnedtohimandsaid,“Whatdoyoudo?

”Andhesaid,“Well,I’mCalvinCoolidge.I’mLieutenantGovernorofMassachusetts.”Andshesaid,“Ohwow,thatmustbereallyinteresting.Tellmeallaboutthejob.”Andhesaid,“Ijustdid.”（Laughter.）SoItrust,becausetheyembracedyouandme,wemadesomethingmoreoutofit.

ButIhavehugeadmirationforthepaththatTimKainehasfollowed.IknowhissenseofwhatAmericameanstotheworldwasforgedintheearlydaysthatCongressmanHurtreferredtoabouthismissionarywork,theCatholicmissionaryworkinginHonduras,justhelpingotherpeopletolivehealthierlives.AndIknow,becausetwoweeksaftertheelection,TimcalledmeandheaskedifhecouldserveontheForeignRelationsCommittee.Well,intheSenate,Iwilltellyou,youdon’talwaysgetthosecalls.Peoplewhostepforwardandvolunteerinthatwayonacommitteethatdoesn’thavetheopportunitytobringbaconbackhomeandperhapsdeliveritaseasyareelection.SoIknowthatinTimKaine,Virginiahasasenatorwho’sgoingtomakehismarkonthatcommittee,andhe’sgoingtomakethemarkforyourcommonwealthandourcountry,andwe’regratefulforyourservice,Tim.Thankyouvery,verymuch.（Applause.）

IalsoamparticularlygratefulforCongressmanRobertHurtbeingheretoday.Ihaveleftpartisanpoliticsandit’swonderfulformetobeabletowelcomepeopleinthecompletespiritofnonpartisanship,notjustbipartisan,butnonpartisanship.AndI’mparticularlygratefultohimforhisserviceinthestatelegislature,inbothhouses,nowintheHouse,andI’mconfidentfromthewordsyouexpressedandtheconversationwehad,you’regoingtomakeyourcontributiontoo.AndIthankyouforyourpresenceheretoday.（Applause.）

PresidentSullivan,thankyousomuchforwelcomingmeheretothishistoric,remarkablecampus.IjustfeastedontheviewasIwalkedacrossthelawnwithPresidentSullivan,andIhavetosayyouallareveryluckytogotoschoolhere.（Laughter.）ItisanhonortojoinyouhereonGrounds–（laughterandapplause）–thisvery,verybeautifulmonumenttothepotentialofthehumanmind.AndIhavetotellyou,tostandherebeneaththegazeofthesagesofAthens,thosethinkerswhogaveustheideaofdemocracy,whichweobviouslystillcontinuetoperfect,notonlyinourownnationbutaroundtheworld,wearegratefulforthat.

Iwilltellyoualso,Iwasherealongtimeagoasanundergraduate.Iplayedlacrossedownonthatfieldoverthereagainstyouguys,andmyfirstactofdiplomacyisliterallytoforgetwhowon.Ihavenoidea.Idon’tknow.（Laughter.）

Iwanttothankthefolksinuniform.IwanttothanktheROTCandallthoseofyouwhohaveservedandwillcontinuetoserveinsomewayforournation.Thereisnogreaterdeclarationofcitizenshipthanthat,andIhappentobelievetheword“citizen”isoneofthemostimportantintheAmericanlexicon.

SomemightaskwhyI’mstandinghereattheUniversityofVirginia,whyamIstartinghere?

ASecretaryofStatemakinghisfirstspeechintheUnitedStates?

Youmightask,“Doesn’tdiplomacyhappenoverthere,overseas,farbeyondtheboundariesofourownbackyards?

”

SowhyisitthatIamatthefootoftheBlueRidgeinsteadofontheshoresoftheBlackSea?

WhyamIinOldCabellHallandnotKabul,Afghanistan?

（Laughter.）

Thereasonisverysimple.Icameherepurposefullytounderscorethatintoday’sglobalworld,thereisnolongeranythingforeignaboutforeignpolicy.Morethaneverbefore,thedecisionsthatwemakefromthesafetyofourshoresdon’tjustrippleoutward;

theyalsocreateacurrentrighthereinAmerica.Howweconductourforeignpolicymattersmorethaneverbeforetooureverydaylives,totheopportunitiesofallthosestudentsImetstandingoutside,whateveryeartheyarehere,thinkingaboutthefuture.It’simportantnotjustintermsofthethreatsthatweface,buttheproductsthatwebuy,thegoodsthatwesell,andtheopportunitythatweprovideforeconomicgrowthandvitality.It’snotjustaboutwhetherwe’llbecompelledtosendourtroopstoanotherbattle,butwhetherwe’llbeabletosendourgraduatesintoathrivingworkforce.That’swhyI’mheretoday.

I’mherebecauseourlivesasAmericansaremoreintertwinedthaneverbeforewiththelivesofpeopleinpartsoftheworldthatwemayhavenevervisited.Intheglobalchallengesofdiplomacy,development,economicsecurity,environmentalsecurity,youwillfeeloursuccessorfailurejustasstronglyasthosepeopleinthoseothercountriesthatyou’llnevermeet.Forallthatwehavegainedinthe21stcentury,wehavelosttheluxuryofjustlookinginward.Instead,welookoutandweseeanewfieldofcompetitors.Ithinkitgivesusmuchreasontohope.Butitalsogivesusmanymorerivalsdeterminedtocreatejobsandopportunitiesfortheirownpeople,avoraciousmarketplacethatsometimesforgetsmoralityandvalues.

Iknowthatsomeofyouandmanyacrossthecountrywishthatglobalizationwouldjustgoaway,oryouwistfullyremembereasiertimes.But,myfriends,nopolitician,nomatterhowpowerful,canputthisgeniebackinthebottle.Soourchallengeistotametheworstimpulsesofglobalizationevenasweharnessitsabilitytospreadinformationandpossibility,tooffereventhemostremoteplaceonEarththesamechoicesthathavemadeusstrongandfree.

SobeforeIleavethisweekendtolistentoouralliesandpartnersnextweekthroughoutEuropeandtheMiddleEast,andinthecomingmonthsacrossAsia,Africa,andtheAmericas,Iwantedtofirsttalkwithyouaboutthechallengethatwefacehereathome,becauseourengagementwiththerestoftheworldbeginsbymakingsomeimportantchoicestogether,andparticularlyaboutournation’sbudget.Oursenseofsharedresponsibility,thatwecareaboutsomethingbiggerthanourselves,isabsolutelycentraltothespiritofthisschool.It’salsocentraltothespiritofournation.

Asyouwellknow,andDr.Sullivanremindedyouamomentago,ourfirstSecretaryofStatefoundedthisgreatuniversity.Studentsofhisday,whenhedid,couldbasicallyonlystudylawormedicineorreligion.Thatwasaboutit.ButThomasJeffersonhadavision,andhebelievedthattheAmericanpeopleneededapublicplacetolearnadiversityofdisciplines–studiesofscienceandspace,offlora,fauna,andphilosophy.Hebuiltthisuniversityintheimageofwhathecalled“theillimitablefreedomofthehumanmind.”

Today,thoseofyouwhostudyhereandwhoteachhere,alongwiththetaxpayers,contributors,andparentswhobelieveinyourpotential,youareallinvestinginMr.Jefferson’svision.Nowthinkforamomentaboutwhatthatmeans.Whydoyouspendthemanydaysandtheborroweddollarsittakestoearnaneducationhere,oranywhere?

WhydidJeffersonwantthisinstitutiontoremainpublicandaccessible,notjusttoVirginiansbutasadestinationfromeverywhere?

Iknowthathewasn’tthinkingjustaboutyourgettingadegreeandajob.Itwasaboutsomethingmore.Jeffersonbelievedwecouldn’tbeastrongcountrywithoutinvestinginthekindofeducationthatempowersustobegoodcitizens.That’swhyfoundingthisuniversityisamongthefewaccomplishmentsthatJeffersonlistedonhisepitaphthathewroteforhimself.Tohim,thisplaceanditsgoalwasabiggerpartofhislegacythanservingasSecretaryofStateorevenasPresident,neitherofwhichmadethecut.

JustasJeffersonunderstoodthatweneedtoinvestineducationinordertoproducegoodcitizens,IjoinPresidentObamatodayinassertingwithurgencythatourcitizenrydeservesastrongforeignpolicytoprotectourinterestsintheworld.Awiseinvestmentinforeignpolicycanyieldforanationthesamereturnthateducationdoesforastudent.Andnoinvestmentthatwemakethatisassmallasthisinvestmentputsforwardsuchasizeablebenefitforourselvesandforourfellowcitizensoftheworld.That’swhyIwantedtohavethisconversationwithyoutoday,whichIhopeisaconversationthatextendswellbeyondthebordersofCharlottesville,wellbeyondthisuniversity,toallAmericans.

WhenItalkaboutasmallinvestmentinforeignpolic