John Kerry

A brief history of swift boating, from John Kerry to Tim Walz

10:50am August 10, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Republicans' attacks on Tim Walz's military record mirror a 2004 smear campaign against John Kerry in some key ways. Here's how swift boating played out then — and what's different this time around.

President Biden is welcomed by Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. on Jan. 27, 2024, as he campaigned ahead of the South Carolina Democratic primary.

Biden is giving the Medal of Freedom to a who's who of Democrats (and Katie Ledecky)

5:00am May 03, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden is giving the nation's highest civilian honor to 19 people, a list that includes civil rights leaders, trailblazers and an unusually large contingent of high-profile Democrats.

John Kerry says "we can win this fight" against climate change.

U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry is giving up the job title — but not the fight

12:15pm March 07, 2024

Outgoing climate envoy John Kerry talks about leaving the job, how another Donald Trump presidency could impact the fight against climate change, and how he remains hopeful.

John Podesta looks on during a meeting between President Biden and mayors at the White House on Jan. 19, 2024.

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Biden's new climate envoy is John Podesta. He has a big domestic climate job too

6:15pm January 31, 2024

by Tamara Keith

Longtime Democratic aide John Podesta will take over international climate talks from former Secretary of State John Kerry. He also oversees Biden's big domestic climate incentives.

Climate envoys John Kerry of the U.S. and Xie Zhenhua of China met in California in November. As the world's two-largest greenhouse gas emitters, agreement between the two countries is considered key for significant developments at the UN climate summit.

At climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: 'There's just a trust deficit'

5:00am December 01, 2023

by Jeff Brady

The United States looms large at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Historically, it's responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other nation. But it's also key for major breakthroughs.

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In this photo provided by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry attends a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi via video link in Tianjin, China, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Wang warned Kerry on Wednesd

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U.S. Envoy Kerry Says China Is Crucial To Handling The Climate Crisis

8:14am September 02, 2021

by The Associated Press

China is the world's largest carbon emitter, after the U.S., producing an estimated 27% of global greenhouse gases. Kerry is in the country for talks on stronger efforts to curb rising temperatures.

Kerry gets interviewed by NPR's Lucian Kim on Wednesday at Spaso House, the official Moscow residence of the U.S. ambassador to Russia.

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The U.S. Climate Envoy Went To Moscow And Talked About More Than Climate

3:47pm July 15, 2021

by Lucian Kim

John Kerry, the former secretary of state and now President Biden's special envoy for climate, is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Moscow since Biden took office.

Former Secretary of State, John Kerry poses on Martha's Vineyard in Vineyard Haven, Mass., on Sept. 18, 2020.

As Climate Envoy, Kerry To Seek 'Ambition' With 'Humility'

11:49am December 10, 2020

by Steve Inskeep

One challenge facing John Kerry in his new role as climate envoy to President-elect Joe Biden will be to convince other governments the U.S. will abide by its commitments.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends the peace conference in Paris on Sunday. Foreign ministers and representatives from about 70 countries are seeking to revive the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Paris Summit Urges Two-State Solution To Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

7:42pm January 15, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The conference, attended by 70 diplomats including Secretary of State John Kerry, nevertheless did not include leaders from the two sides the diplomats mean to reconcile: Israel and Palestinians.

It's unusual for Britain's Prime Minister to criticize a U.S. Secretary of State â but it seems that Theresa May is attempting to distance herself from the Obama administration ahead of the change in government.

Britain's Leader Theresa May Reportedly Condemns John Kerry's Remarks On Israel

7:40pm December 30, 2016

by Maggie Penman

In a rare break in relations between the U.S. and Great Britain, Prime Minister Theresa May was reportedly critical of John Kerry's speech that condemned Israeli settlements in the West Bank.