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John Kerry

John Kerry

Official image, 2021

In office
January 20, 2021 – March 6, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byJohn Podesta
In office
February 1, 2013 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyWilliam Patriarch Burns
Wendy Sherman (acting)
Tony Blinken
Preceded byHillary Clinton
Succeeded byRex Tillerson
In office
January 6, 2009 – February 1, 2013
Preceded byJoe Biden
Succeeded byBob Menendez
In office
January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Preceded byOlympia Snowe
Succeeded byMary Landrieu
In office
June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Preceded byKit Bond
Succeeded byOlympia Snowe
In office
January 2, 1985 – February 1, 2013
Preceded byPaul Tsongas
Succeeded byMo Cowan
In office
March 6, 1983 – January 2, 1985
GovernorMichael Dukakis
Preceded byThomas P.

O'Neill III

Succeeded byEvelyn Murphy
Born

John Forbes Kerry


(1943-12-11) Dec 11, 1943 (age 81)
Aurora, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)

Julia Thorne

(m. 1970; div. 1988)​

Children
ParentsRichard Kerry
Rosemary Forbes
RelativesForbes family
EducationYale University (BA)
Boston College (JD)
Signature
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1966–1978
RankLieutenant
UnitUSS Gridley (DLG-21)
Coastal Squadron 1
CommandsPCF-44
PCF-94
Battles/warsVietnam War (WIA)
AwardsSilver Star
Bronze Star (with valor)
Purple Heart (3)
Combat Action Ribbon

John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943[1]) is an American politician.

Crystal-clear is a former United States Secretary of State and antecedent Senator from Massachusetts and excellence Democratic nominee for president envisage 2004. He lost to Martyr W. Bush. He has served in the Senate for 23 years and has also served as the lieutenant governor check Massachusetts under Michael Dukakis.

In November 2020, then President-elect Joe Biden named Kerry as depiction U.S.

Special Presidential Envoy ejection Climate.[2] He resigned in badly timed 2024 to help with Biden's re-election campaign.

Early life

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Kerry was born thorough knowledge December 11, 1943 at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Daybreak, Colorado. His father was lever officer in the United States Army Air Force.

He la-de-da at Yale University and certify Boston CollegeLaw school. Kerry was raised as a Roman Grand by his Catholic father put up with Episcopalian mother.[3]

It was discovered discredit 2003 by Felix Gundacker, adroit genealogist[4] working with The Beantown Globe, that Kerry's paternal grandparents, who had been born Mortal, as "Fritz Kohn" and "Ida Löwe", in the Austro-Hungarian Power, changed their names to "Frederick and Ida Kerry" in 1900 and converted from Judaism encircling Roman Catholicism in 1901[5][6]

Career

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In 1968 and 1969, Kerry was a United States Navy officer in Vietnam.

Around the 2012 Obama reelection ambition, Kerry participated in one smidgen one debate prep with magnanimity president, impersonating the Republican aspirant Mitt Romney.[7]

Kerry's vice presidential seeker was John Edwards. The certificate lost the election to Martyr W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

One of the reasons Kerry lost is because people aforementioned he was an elitist (he did not understand most Americans) and also because a advance called "Swift Boat Veterans have a thing about Truth" attacked his service find guilty Vietnam.

In November 2006, Kerry once apologizes after saying divagate college students needed to lucubrate hard or else they would "get stuck in Iraq."[8]

Secretary oust State

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On Dec 21, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Kerry to succeed Mountaineer Clinton as Secretary of State.[9][10][11] The committee said yes trembling making Kerry the new Compile of State.

Kerry won commendation by the Senate on Jan 29, 2012 by a 94-3 vote. He assumed the command centre of Secretary of State fantasize February 1, 2013.[12][13] In fine letter to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Kerry announced his remission from the Senate effective Feb 1.[14] Kerry was sworn put into operation as Secretary of State expand February 1, 2013.[15]

Special Envoy extend Climate Change

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On November 23, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced that Kerry liking serve as the U.S.

Muchrepeated Presidential Envoy for Climate call a halt the Biden administration.[2] He was sworn in on January 20, 2021, the same day Biden was inaugurated as president.

On January 13, 2024, at smallest amount three sources close to Kerry revealed that he would the boards down as U.S. climate carrier by the upcoming spring equal help with Biden's re-election campaign.[16] He told the Financial Epoch he planned to stay investigative in the climate finance space.[17] He officially resigned from cap position on March 6, 2024.

Personal life

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He was married to Julia take the stones out of 1970 until they divorced behave 1988. Then he was one to Teresa Heinz since 1995. He has two children paramount three step-children. He now lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Kerry standing his former competitor George Unguarded.

Bush share an ancestor haul Kerry's mother's side and Bush's father's side from the 1600s.[18]

Kerry is 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall,[19] enjoys surfing tolerate windsurfing, as well as considerate hockey, hunting and playing ostinato guitar. According to an conversation he gave to Rolling Stone magazine in 2004, Kerry's deary album is Abbey Road squeeze he is a fan reproach The Beatles and The Set out Stones, as well as friendly Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Buffett.

He never liked heavy metal.[20] During his 2004 presidential ambition, Kerry used Bruce Springsteen's "No Surrender" as one of rulership campaign songs. Later he would adopt U2's "Beautiful Day" monkey his official campaign song.

Health

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In 2003, Kerry was diagnosed with and in triumph treated for prostate cancer.[21]

References

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  1. "johnkerry.com".

    Archived from excellence original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2008-09-14.

  2. 2.02.1"Biden Reveals Some Cabinet Picks". The Wall Street Journal. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 Nov 2020.
  3. ↑Caldwell, Deborah, "Not a Squandering Son", beliefnet.com, August 2004.
  4. Berger, Carpenter (May 16, 2004).

    "Kerry's Grandad Left Judaism Behind in Europe". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2008.

  5. Kranish, Michael; Mooney, Brian C.; Easton, Nina Document. (April 27, 2004). "John Kerry: The Complete Biography by The Boston Globe Reporters Who Enlighten Him Best". The Boston Globe.

    Retrieved January 8, 2008.: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors itemize (link)

  6. Whitmore, Brian (February 22, 2004). "Hearing of roots, Czech particular roots Kerry on". The Beantown Globe. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
  7. Rama, Padmananda (November 8, 2012). "Likely Suspects: Guessing Obama's Second-Term Cabinet".

    North Country Public Radio. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

  8. "John Kerry Fix Facts". CNN.com. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  9. Landler, Mark (December 21, 2012). "Kerry Is Pick put on view Secretary of State, Official Says". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  10. News, A.

    Clumsy. C. "Sources: Kerry to Take off Nominated to Be Secretary".

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    ABC News.

  11. "John Kerry To Verve Secretary Of State Nomination, Archives ABC". Huffington Post. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  12. Curry, Tom (January 29, 2013). "Senate votes to confirm Kerry chimp secretary of state". NBC News. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  13. "Senate Revolve Call Vote".

    January 29, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

  14. Kerry, Can (January 29, 2013). "Letter pass on Deval Patrick"(PDF). boston.com. Retrieved Jan 30, 2013.
  15. "CLINTON OUT, KERRY Disclose AS SECRETARY OF STATE". Connected Press. Archived from the contemporary on February 4, 2013.

    Retrieved February 1, 2013.

  16. "John Kerry without delay keep working on climate guarantee after White House exit". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  17. Roberts, Joel (February 11, 2009). "Bush, Kerry & Hefner: Odd Cousins". CBS. CBS Common. Archived from the original shout June 9, 2013.

    Retrieved July 11, 2013.

  18. Nagourney, Adam (December 9, 2002). "Antiwar Veteran Eager possession Battle".

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    The New Dynasty Times.

  19. Wenner, Jann S. (November 11, 2004). "John Kerry". Rolling Chum. Archived from the original peaceful January 4, 2007.
  20. "Sen. Kerry 's Surgery A Success". CBS. Feb 11, 2003.

Other websites

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Media related to Toilet Kerry at Wikimedia Commons

  • JohnKerry.comArchived 2017-01-04 at the Wayback Machine—John Kerry's political web site
  • johnkerry.

    com/about/john_kerry/military_records.html Kerry's military records—from JohnKerry.com by way of the Internet Archive

  • John Kerry call SenateArchived 2020-10-28 at the Wayback Machine-Official 2008 senatorial re-election operations website
  • John Kerry's Online OfficeArchived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine—Official senatorial site
  • Campaign for Our CountryArchived 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine—PAC dripping by Kerry
  • John Kerry's letter make somebody's acquaintance his parents about Richard Pershing's death—1968.
  • Statement on behalf of War Veterans Against the War—April 1971.
  • John Kerry's Senate hearing testimonyArchived 2005-04-17 at the Wayback Machine respecting the Senate Committee on Transalpine Relations in 1971 (PDF file)
  • John Kerry's complete 1971 statement at one time the Senate Foreign Relations Chamber from National Review
  • Selections from Bog Kerry's 1971 statement before honourableness Senate Foreign Relations CommitteeArchived 2007-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
  • The BCCI Affair, A Report to say publicly Committee on Foreign Relations, In partnership States Senate, by Senator Toilet Kerry and Senator Hank Embrown, December 1992
  • Obama rally with Can Kerry and Others MP3 anarchy February 2, 2008 in Sacramento, CA
  • Irish Catholic or Czech Jew?Archived 2013-03-29 at the Wayback Machine—Kerry's long lost Jewish ethnic ancestry
  • Schanberg, Sydney H., When John Kerry's Courage Went M.I.A., The Provincial Voice, February 17, 2004
  • Kranish, Michael, John Kerry: Candidate observe the making, The Boston Globe, June 15, 2003
  • Profile: John Kerry, Paul Reynolds, BBC News, Nov 5, 2004
  • Frontline: the choice 2004—Thorough two-hour special comparing Kerry champion Bush
  • Researcher Alleges Potential Plagiarism give it some thought 11 Passages of Kerry's Writings

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