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John Kerry
John Kerry | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, | |
| In office January 20, &#;– March 6, | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | John Podesta |
| In office February 1, &#;– January 20, | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | William Joseph Burns Wendy Sherman (acting) Tony Blinken |
| Preceded by | Hillary Clinton |
| Succeeded by | Rex Tillerson |
| In office January 6, &#;– February 1, | |
| Preceded by | Joe Biden |
| Succeeded by | Bob Menendez |
| In office January 4, &#;– January 3, | |
| Preceded by | Olympia Snowe |
| Succeeded by | Mary Landrieu |
| In office June 6, &#;– January 3, | |
| Preceded by | Kit Bond |
| Succeeded by | Olympia Snowe |
| In office January 2, &#;– February 1, | |
| Preceded by | Paul Tsongas |
| Succeeded by | Mo Cowan |
| In office March 6, &#;– January 2, | |
| Governor | Michael Dukakis |
| Preceded by | Thomas P.
O'Neill III |
| Succeeded by | Evelyn Murphy |
| Born | John Forbes Kerry () December 11, (age&#;81) Aurora, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Thorne &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
| Children | |
| Parents | Richard Kerry Rosemary Forbes |
| Relatives | Forbes family |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Boston College (JD) |
| Signature | |
| Allegiance | &#;United States |
| Branch/service | &#;United States Navy |
| Years&#;of service | – |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | USS&#;Gridley&#;(DLG) Coastal Squadron 1 |
| Commands | PCF PCF |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War&#;(WIA) |
| Awards | Silver Star Bronze Star (with valor) Purple Heart (3) Combat Action Ribbon |
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, [1]) is an American politician.
He is a former United States Secretary of State and former Senator from Massachusetts and the Democratic nominee for president in He lost to George W. Bush. He has served in the Senate for 23 years and has also served as the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts under Michael Dukakis.
In November , then President-elect Joe Biden named Kerry as the U.S.
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.[2] He resigned in early to help with Biden's re-election campaign.
Early life
[change | change source]Kerry was born on December 11, at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado. His father was an officer in the United States Army Air Force.
He studied at Yale University and at Boston CollegeLaw school.
Elizabeth Warren The leadership of the Massachusetts legislature at the time was concerned that the Republican Governor Mitt Romney would appoint a Republican if Democratic Senator John Kerry were elected president of the United States in the election.Kerry was raised as a Roman Catholic by his Catholic father and Episcopalian mother.[3]
It was discovered in by Felix Gundacker, a genealogist[4] working with The Boston Globe, that Kerry's paternal grandparents, who had been born Jewish, as "Fritz Kohn" and "Ida Löwe", in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, changed their names to "Frederick and Ida Kerry" in and converted from Judaism to Roman Catholicism in [5][6]
Career
[change | change source]In and , Kerry was a United States Navy officer in Vietnam.
During the Obama reelection campaign, Kerry participated in one on one debate prep with the president, impersonating the Republican candidate Mitt Romney.[7]
Kerry's vice presidential candidate was John Edwards. The ticket lost the election to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. One of the reasons Kerry lost is because people said he was an elitist (he did not understand most Americans) and also because a group called "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" attacked his service in Vietnam.
In November , Kerry once apologizes after saying that college students needed to study hard or else they would "get stuck in Iraq."[8]
Secretary of State
[change | change source]On December 21, , President Barack Obama nominated Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.[9][10][11] The committee said yes on making Kerry the new Secretary of State.
Kerry won confirmation by the Senate on January 29, by a vote. He assumed the office of Secretary of State on February 1, [12][13] In a letter to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Kerry announced his resignation from the Senate effective February 1.[14] Kerry was sworn in as Secretary of State on February 1, [15]
Special Envoy for Climate Change
[change | change source]On November 23, , President-elect Joe Biden announced that Kerry will serve as the U.S.
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate in the Biden administration.[2] He was sworn in on January 20, , the same day Biden was inaugurated as president.
On January 13, , at least three sources close to Kerry revealed that he would step down as U.S. climate envoy by the upcoming spring to help with Biden's re-election campaign.[16] He told the Financial Times he planned to stay active in the climate finance space.[17] He officially resigned from his position on March 6,
Personal life
[change | change source]He was married to Julia from until they divorced in Then he was married to Teresa Heinz since He has two children and three step-children.
He now lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Kerry and his former competitor George W. Bush share an ancestor on Kerry's mother's side and Bush's father's side from the s.[18]
Kerry is 6&#;ft 4 in ( m) tall,[19] enjoys surfing and windsurfing, as well as ice hockey, hunting and playing bass guitar.
According to an interview he gave to Rolling Stone magazine in , Kerry's favorite album is Abbey Road and he is a fan of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, as well as of Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Buffett. He never liked heavy metal.[20] During his presidential campaign, Kerry used Bruce Springsteen's "No Surrender" as one of his campaign songs.
Later he would adopt U2's "Beautiful Day" as his official campaign song.
Health
[change | change source]In , Kerry was diagnosed with and successfully treated for prostate cancer.[21]
References
[change | change source]- ↑"". Archived from the original on Retrieved
- ↑ "Biden Reveals Some Cabinet Picks".
The Wall Street Journal.
John kerry senator massachusetts 1967-1979 Though his campaign for Congress ended in defeat, Kerry took a more patient path to the political power he always longed for, becoming a prosecutor, then lieutenant governor of Massachusetts before getting elected to the Senate in23 November Retrieved 23 November
- ↑Caldwell, Deborah, "Not a Prodigal Son", , August
- ↑Berger, Joseph (May 16, ). "Kerry's Grandfather Left Judaism Behind in Europe". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8,
- ↑Kranish, Michael; Mooney, Brian C.; Easton, Nina J. (April 27, ).
"John Kerry: The Complete Biography by The Boston Globe Reporters Who Know Him Best". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 8,
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑Whitmore, Brian (February 22, ). "Hearing of roots, Czech village roots Kerry on". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 8,
- ↑Rama, Padmananda (November 8, ).
"Likely Suspects: Guessing Obama's Second-Term Cabinet". North Country Public Radio. Retrieved April 23,
- ↑"John Kerry Fast Facts". 20 December Retrieved
- ↑Landler, Mark (December 21, ). "Kerry Is Pick for Secretary of State, Official Says". The New York Times.
Retrieved December 21,
- ↑News, A. B. C. "Sources: Kerry to Be Nominated to Be Secretary". ABC News.
- ↑"John Kerry To Get Secretary Of State Nomination, Reports ABC". Huffington Post.Democratic Compared with Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, Kerry qualifies as a state mascot. The truth is, John Kerry is from Massachusetts–but he is not of Massachusetts. It’s an important.
December 15, Retrieved December 15,
- ↑Curry, Tom (January 29, ). "Senate votes to confirm Kerry as secretary of state". NBC News. Retrieved January 29,
- ↑"Senate Roll Call Vote". January 29, Retrieved April 3,
- ↑Kerry, John (January 29, ). "Letter to Deval Patrick"(PDF).
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- ↑"CLINTON OUT, KERRY IN AS SECRETARY OF STATE". Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 4, Retrieved February 1,
- ↑
- ↑"John Kerry to keep working on climate finance after White House exit". .
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John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, ) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from to in the administration of Barack Obama.Retrieved
- ↑Roberts, Joel (February 11, ). "Bush, Kerry & Hefner: Odd Cousins". CBS. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 9, Retrieved July 11,
- ↑Nagourney, Adam (December 9, ). "Antiwar Veteran Eager for Battle".
Republican: Though his campaign for Congress ended in defeat, Kerry took a more patient path to the political power he always longed for, becoming a prosecutor, then lieutenant governor of Massachusetts before getting elected to the Senate in
The New York Times.
- ↑Wenner, Jann S. (November 11, ). "John Kerry". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 4,
- ↑"Sen. Kerry 's Surgery A Success". CBS. February 11,
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to John Kerry at Wikimedia Commons
- hived at the Wayback Machine—John Kerry's political web site
- johnkerry.
com/about/john_kerry/ Kerry's military records—from via the Internet Archive
- John Kerry for SenateArchived at the Wayback Machine-Official senatorial re-election campaign website
- John Kerry's Online OfficeArchived at the Wayback Machine—Official senatorial site
- Campaign for Our CountryArchived at the Wayback Machine—PAC led by Kerry
- John Kerry's letter to his parents about Richard Pershing's death—
- Statement on behalf of Vietnam Veterans Against the War—April
- John Kerry's Senate hearing testimonyArchived at the Wayback Machine to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in (PDF file)
- John Kerry's complete statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from National Review
- Selections from John Kerry's statement before the Senate Foreign Relations CommitteeArchived at the Wayback Machine
- The BCCI Affair, A Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, by Senator John Kerry and Senator Hank Brown, December
- Obama rally with John Kerry and Others MP3 on February 2, in Sacramento, CA
- Irish Catholic or Czech Jew?Archived at the Wayback Machine—Kerry's long lost Jewish ethnic ancestry
- Schanberg, Sydney H., When John Kerry's Courage Went M.I.A., The Village Voice, February 17,
- Kranish, Michael, John Kerry: Candidate in the making, The Boston Globe, June 15,
- Profile: John Kerry, Paul Reynolds, BBC News, November 5,
- Frontline: the choice —Thorough two-hour special comparing Kerry and Bush
- Researcher Alleges Potential Plagiarism in 11 Passages of Kerry's Writings