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John Kerry

American politician and diplomat (born 1943)

For the sixteenth-century English politician, see John Kerry (MP).

John Kerry

Kerry in 2021

In office
February 1, 2013 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyWilliam J. Burns
Wendy Sherman (acting)
Antony Blinken
Preceded byHillary Clinton
Succeeded byRex Tillerson
In office
January 20, 2021 – March 6, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJohn Podesta (Senior Advisor)
In office
January 2, 1985 – February 1, 2013
Preceded byPaul Tsongas
Succeeded byMo Cowan

Committee chairmanships

In office
January 6, 2009 – February 1, 2013
Preceded byJoe Biden
Succeeded byBob Menendez
In office
January 3, 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 6, 1983 – Ja

John Kerry

John Kerry is an American politician, former Democratic senator, presidential candidate, secretary of state, and climate envoy.

Kerry was born on December 11, 1943, at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. Not long after his birth, Kerry’s family returned to Massachusetts, where his parents, Richard and Rosemary, lived.

As he was graduating from Yale University, Kerry volunteered to serve in the United States Navy. Rising to the rank of lieutenant, Kerry served two tours of duty in Vietnam and was decorated with a Silver Star, a Bronze Star with Combat V, and three Purple Hearts.

After graduating from Boston College Law School in 1976, he went to work as a top prosecutor in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. In 1982, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.

Two years later, Kerry was elected to the United States Senate. As the ranking Democrat on the East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, he was a leading expert on that region, including North Korea. He worked on a bipartisan basis to craft the American response to September 11th and has b

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