Israel PM welcome to speak in US 'any time': Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry said that while it was ‘a little unusual’ to hear that Israel’s Prime Minister will be addressing Congress from the office of the Speaker of the House, Benjamin Netanyahu is welcome to speak in the US ‘any time’. The comments were made at a press conference with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, at which both diplomats reinforced their worries that any new sanctions now would damage nuclear negotiations with Iran. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES.