John Kerry Nominated to Succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State

Long before President Obama nominated John Kerry as the country's top diplomat, the Massachusetts senator was seen as a secretary of state in waiting. He has been chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and has frequently jetted off to

WASHINGTON – President Obama nominated John F. Kerry, the five-term senator from Massachusetts, to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of State on Friday, choosing a longtime political ally who shares much of his foreign policy worldview and is

President Barack Obama has nominated Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) for Secretary of State. Kerry, a decorated Vietnam War veteran and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, will replace Secretary of State Hillary Rodham

John Kerry's Twitter use shows he would carry on Hillary Clinton's role in bringing social media to the State Department.

Long before President Obama nominated John Kerry as the country's top diplomat, the Massachusetts senator was seen as a secretary of state in waiting. He has been chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and has frequently jetted off to

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John Kerry Nominated to Succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State

John Kerry's Twitter use shows he would carry on Hillary Clinton's role in bringing social media to the State Department.

It's hard to like John Kerry. Ask the other 99 members of the US Senate. His staff. The American people. But it is a testament to Obama's other dreadful nominations floated for national security jobs that Kerry suddenly

Remarks by the President at Nomination of Senator John Kerry as Secretary of State. Roosevelt Room. 1:40 P.M. EST. THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. When I took office, our nation was engaged in two wars,

Remarks by the President at Nomination of Senator John Kerry as Secretary of State. Roosevelt Room. 1:40 P.M. EST. THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. When I took office, our nation was engaged in two wars,

John Kerry as secretary of state would help Obama lead -- as a powerful voice for America on the world stage, a visionary leader who understands how to deal with complex challenges and a staunch friend of close allies like

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John Kerry Nominated to Succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State

President Obama said today that he has nominated Sen. John Kerry to be his next secretary of state, succeeding Hillary Clinton if confirmed by Congress. With the senator and wife Theresa Heinz-Kerry standing beside him, the president said Kerry's

WASHINGTON — President Obama nominated John F. Kerry, the five-term Democratic senator from Massachusetts, to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of State, but delayed naming a new Defense chief amid growing criticism of the expected

BOSTON -- Massachusetts voters weary from one of the nation's costliest and most divisive U.S. Senate races are all but certain to find themselves thrown back into another tumultuous election now that President Barack Obama has nominated Sen. John

Relations Committee in 1971, John Kerry asked: “. HENRY GRIFFIN/ASSOCIATED PRESS/FILE. During testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1971, John Kerry asked: “How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?”

President Obama said today that he has nominated Sen. John Kerry to be his next secretary of state, succeeding Hillary Clinton if confirmed by Congress. With the senator and wife Theresa Heinz-Kerry standing beside him, the president said Kerry's

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