President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick Antony Blinken, one of his closest policy aides and confidants, to be secretary of state, according to people familiar with the matter.
Paris -
Without a doubt, getting almost every nation on the planet to agree on anything would be a challenge, however, the COP21 meeting ended in an historic and unprecedented accord that had hinged on the meaning of a single word.
Boston -
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pledged Friday to be "fully engaged" in nuclear talks with Iran when he returns to Geneva after surgery on his fractured leg.
Washington -
Former presidential candidate Senator John Kerry sailed through the Senate confirmation process with a 94-3 confirmation vote. The Senate Foreign Service Committee, earlier on Tuesday, recommended his nomination with a rare unanimous vote.
Boston -
As John Kerry is confirmed as the new Secretary of State with a 94-3 vote, it is interesting to note that he once had a guest spot on the popular sitcom "Cheers" in the 1990's.
While Scott Brown could have a shot at being a US Senator again, there is the possibility of him not running and waiting to run for state governor in 2014.
As President Obama has recently nominated Senator John Kerry as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is preparing to step out of the limelight after 31 years of public service.
Nearly 100 House Republicans — who have no say in the confirmation process — have signed a letter strongly opposing any efforts to nominate U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as next secretary of State.
US Secretary of State John Kerry on his way to China from Washington on July 7, 2014
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Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken, with U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria James Entwistle, meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, on July 8, 2015.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with LGBT activists and supporters from the diplomatic corps at the United Nations Office at Geneva in Switzerland
