Remarks With British Prime Minister Tony Blair Before Meeting
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
PRIME MINISTER BLAIR: Could I just say a very warm word of welcome to Secretary Rice, Condi, who is a good friend of ours here. And we are delighted to see her in her new role and congratulate her warmly. It is an absolutely excellent appointment and we all look forward to working with you in the months and years to come. Obviously her visit here comes in advance of a visit to Europe, and the President's visit later this month. We will be discussing Iraq, no doubt, and the Middle East and various other issues. And I am sure it will be an excellent and constructive meeting, as ever, and you guys are going to get a chance…the grilling comes later with Jack, I think…but anyway it is a real pleasure and honor for us to welcome her here.
SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Thank you very much, Prime Minister, for welcoming me and for having me here on my first stop on what is going to be an extended tour of Europe, and I am also going to the Middle East. And I look forward to conversations here to set up the President's visit. We have a lot of work to do and I want to thank you for your leadership and the friendship of Great Britain and the British people, as we try and spread freedom and democracy through the world, as we work to support the Iraqi people in their quest, and most especially, as you and the President have committed, as we try and bring to the Israelis and the Palestinians the chance for permanent peace.
2005/117 Pillared Room, #10 Downing Street London, United Kingdom February 4, 2005
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