http://www.newsvine.com/john-kerryNewsvine - john-kerryen-usCopyright 2013Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:59:41 +0000Mon, 20 May 2013 08:53:45 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17707033-kerry-heads-to-east-asia-seeks-help-on-nkoreahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17707033-kerry-heads-to-east-asia-seeks-help-on-nkoreaeuuskoreanorth-koreajohn-kerryworld-newsThu, 11 Apr 2013 17:35:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, speaks to Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti as they wait for a G8 Foreign Ministers press conference on sexual violence against women in London, Thursday, April, 11, 2013. The ministers are meeting in London as Britain currently holds the G8 Presidency, with the heads of government G8 meeting set for June in Northern Ireland.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, centre speaks to Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, right and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle as they wait for a G8 Foreign Ministers press conference on sexual violence against women in London, Thursday, April, 11, 2013. The ministers are meeting in London as Britain currently holds the G8 Presidency, with the heads of government G8 meeting set for June in Northern Ireland.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, laughs as he talks to his staff during a break at a G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in London, Thursday, April, 11, 2013. The ministers are meeting in London as Britain currently holds the G8 Presidency, with the heads of government G8 meeting set for June in Northern Ireland.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17297703-us-yet-to-provide-meals-medicine-to-syrian-rebelshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17297703-us-yet-to-provide-meals-medicine-to-syrian-rebelsusaidpoliticssyriajohn-kerrystate-john-kerryWed, 13 Mar 2013 15:18:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17158286-us-saudi-present-united-front-on-syria-iranhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17158286-us-saudi-present-united-front-on-syria-iranbusinesskerrysaudi-arabiaunited-statesjohn-kerryworld-newsbashar-assadmlgulf-arabmohammed-morsistate-john-kerrySat, 2 Mar 2013 00:34:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Egyptian pro-military supporters carry Yousef Mohammed, 7, as he wears a representation of a military uniform during a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, March 1, 2013. Hundreds of pro-military supporters gathered to reject the Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohammed Morsi's rule calling for the military to return to power. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian pro-military supporters are seen through a transparent pirate flag criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood during a protest in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, March 1, 2013. Hundreds of pro-military supporters gathered to reject the Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohammed Morsi's rule calling for the military to return to power. Arabic reads “Egypt’s pirates.” (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves goodbye as he leaves Ankara, Turkey, en route to Cairo on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo will be the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip, a nine-day dash through Europe and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks out of his plane upon arrival in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo is the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip and begins the Middle East portion of his nine-day journey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks out of his plane upon arrival in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo is the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip and begins the Middle East portion of his nine-day journey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>The body of Hossam Eldin Abdullah Abdelazim, 14, who activists say died when an armored police vehicle crushed him, is carried for burial from the international hospital in Mansoura, in the Nile Delta province of Dakahliya, Egypt, Saturday, March 2, 2013. Egypt's Interior Ministry says one protester has died and dozens have been wounded in violent anti-government clashes with police that erupted overnight and continued for several hours before dawn Saturday. (AP Photo/Sayed Baz)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands for a photograph with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby, after their meeting in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo is the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip and begins the Middle East portion of his nine-day journey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, second from right, meets with members of Egyptian political parties including Ayman Nour, left, Egypt on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo is the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip and begins the Middle East portion of his nine-day journey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, poses for a photograph with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby, after their meeting in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo is the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip and begins the Middle East portion of his nine-day journey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gives a statement to the media at the start of a meeting with business leaders in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo is the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip and begins the Middle East portion of his nine-day journey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>Egyptian activists burn a poster depicting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a protest outside the Egyptian foreign ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo is the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip and begins the Middle East portion of his nine-day journey. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>An Egyptian activist shouts slogans as she holds a poster depicting Egyptian Islamist President Mohammed Morsi doctored to resemble Adolf Hitler during a protest outside the Egyptian foreign ministry during a visit by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo is the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip and begins the Middle East portion of his nine-day journey. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks down during a pause in a statement to the media with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, not pictured, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo is the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip and begins the Middle East portion of his nine-day journey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr leave after a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo is the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip and begins the Middle East portion of his nine-day journey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, waves while ending a statement to the media, next to Mohammed Kassem, of World Trading Company, during a meeting with business leaders in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo is the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip and begins the Middle East portion of his nine-day journey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, March 3, 2013. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Egypt's president Sunday, wrapping up a visit to the deeply divided country with an appeal for unity and reform. The U.S. is deeply concerned that continued instability in Egypt will have broader consequences in a region already rocked by unrest. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, left, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi take their seats at the starts of their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Kerry met with Egypt's president Sunday, wrapping up a visit to the deeply divided country with an appeal for unity and reform. The U.S. is deeply concerned that continued instability in Egypt will have broader consequences in a region already rocked by unrest. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Kerry met with Egypt's president Sunday, wrapping up a visit to the deeply divided country with an appeal for unity and reform. The U.S. is deeply concerned that continued instability in Egypt will have broader consequences in a region already rocked by unrest. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) </p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves goodbye as he leaves Cairo, Egypt en route to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Kerry met with Egypt's president Sunday, wrapping up a visit to the deeply divided country with an appeal for unity and reform. The U.S. is deeply concerned that continued instability in Egypt will have broader consequences in a region already rocked by unrest. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, walks with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, on arrival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Saudi Arabia is the seventh leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal in his palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Saudi Arabia is the seventh leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal in his palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Saudi Arabia is the seventh leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah, second from right, is greeted as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, second from left, speaks with an advisor before the start of their meeting at Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, March 4, 2013. Saudi Arabia is the seventh leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah at Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, March 4, 2013. Saudi Arabia is the seventh leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry drinks coffee with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, during a welcoming ceremony on his arrival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Saudi Arabia is the seventh leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz, second right, is greeted as, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, second from left, speaks with an advisor before the start of their meeting at Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, March 4, 2013. Saudi Arabia is the seventh leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>CAPTION CORRECTION, CORRECTS NAME AND TITLE OF SAUDI CROWN PRINCE - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz at Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, March 4, 2013. Saudi Arabia is the seventh leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/24/17073582-us-moves-to-salvage-syrian-opposition-talkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/24/17073582-us-moves-to-salvage-syrian-opposition-talksmiddle-eastkerrypoliticsjohn-kerryworld-newsstate-john-kerrySun, 24 Feb 2013 08:14:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington. Kerry will make his first overseas trip next week to Europe and the Middle East, but is skipping Israel because that country's government isn't fully formed after recent elections. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p><p>Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington. Kerry will make his first overseas trip next week to Europe and the Middle East, but is skipping Israel because that country's government isn't fully formed after recent elections. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to London in his inaugural official trip as Secretary on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Pool, Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to London in his inaugural official trip as Secretary on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Pool, Jacquelyn Martin)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, visits with the traveling media aboard a plane en route to London on his inaugural trip as secretary on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, centre, is greeted by U.S. Ambassador Louis Susman upon his arrival in Britain marking the start of his first official trip overseas, at Stansted Airport east of London on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16937138-ex-navy-seal-announces-run-for-mass-senate-seathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16937138-ex-navy-seal-announces-run-for-mass-senate-seatussenatepoliticsjohn-kerrymassachusettsnavy-sealTue, 12 Feb 2013 14:16:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16809523-clinton-out-kerry-in-as-secretary-of-statehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16809523-clinton-out-kerry-in-as-secretary-of-stateusclintonpoliticshillary-rodham-clintonjohn-kerryFri, 1 Feb 2013 19:23:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks on American leadership at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks on American leadership at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles before speaking on American leadership at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks on American leadership at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16791550-lynch-launches-bid-for-kerrys-us-senate-seathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16791550-lynch-launches-bid-for-kerrys-us-senate-seatsenatelynchjohn-kerryus-newsmassachusettsstephen-lynchThu, 31 Jan 2013 15:52:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16772190-ex-mass-gov-william-weld-says-no-to-senate-runhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16772190-ex-mass-gov-william-weld-says-no-to-senate-runsenatepoliticsjohn-kerrywilliam-weldmassachusettsWed, 30 Jan 2013 14:45:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This undated file photo released by the Massachusetts Governor's office shows William "Mo" Cowan, right, former chief of staff for Gov. Deval Patrick. On Wednesday, Jan. 30 2013, Patrick will appoint Cowan as interim senator to fill our the term for John Kerry, who was confirmed to be the next secretary of state Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Massachusetts Governor's Office, File)</p><p>William "Mo" Cowan smiles during a news conference where he was named interim U.S. Senator for the seat vacated by U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., at the Statehouse in Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Kerry was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday to be the nation's next secretary of state. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>William "Mo" Cowan, center, flanked by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, left, and Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, right, gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, where he was named interim U.S. Senator for the seat vacated with the resignation of Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. who will become secretary of state. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>William "Mo" Cowan poses with his family following a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, where he was named interim U.S. Senator for the seat vacated with the resignation of U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. who will become secretary of state. With Cowan are his wife Stacy, and sons Grant, left, and Miles. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>William "Mo" Cowan, left, embraces Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, where he was named interim U.S. Senator for the seat vacated with the resignation of Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who will become secretary of state. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2012 file photo, then-Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., right, laughs as former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld talks with reporters after Weld endorsed Brown in Boston. Weld said Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, he will not seek the Senate seat vacated when John Kerry was named secretary of state. Brown said Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, the he would not seek that seat either. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16752505-senate-confirms-kerry-nomination-for-state-depthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16752505-senate-confirms-kerry-nomination-for-state-deptusstatekerrypoliticsbarack-obamajohn-kerrysenate-foreign-relations-committeeTue, 29 Jan 2013 00:33:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Jan. 24, 2013 photo, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., sits before the committee he has served on for 28 years and led for the past four as he seeks confirmation as U.S. secretary of state, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on Kerry's nomination to be the next secretary of state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Kerry, who has served on the Foreign Relations panel for 28 years and led the committee for the past four, is expected to be swiftly confirmed by the whole Senate later Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Kerry, who has served on the Foreign Relations panel for 28 years and led the committee for the past four, is expected to be swiftly confirmed by the whole Senate later Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) </p><p>Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Kerry, who has served on the Foreign Relations panel for 28 years and led the committee for the past four, is expected to be swiftly confirmed by the whole Senate later Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16686230-venezuela-diplomat-laments-remark-by-kerryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16686230-venezuela-diplomat-laments-remark-by-kerryusvenezuelajohn-kerryworld-newsltFri, 25 Jan 2013 02:29:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16682655-kerry-climate-change-a-life-threatening-issuehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16682655-kerry-climate-change-a-life-threatening-issueuskerrypoliticsclimate-changechangeunited-statesjohn-kerryThu, 24 Jan 2013 21:16:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., sits before the committee he has served on for 28 years and led for the past four as he seeks confirmation as U.S. secretary of state, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kerry, who is likely to face friendly questioning on a smooth path to approval, is President Barack Obama's choice to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton who is stepping down after four years as America's top diplomat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16680089-kerry-assad-missed-shot-to-tighten-ties-with-westhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16680089-kerry-assad-missed-shot-to-tighten-ties-with-westuskerrypoliticssyriajohn-kerryThu, 24 Jan 2013 17:04:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16679757-democratic-support-for-hagel-growshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16679757-democratic-support-for-hagel-growsuskerrypoliticsbarack-obamajohn-kerryhageltwo-senate-democratschuck-hagelrepublican-chuck-hagelfour-senate-democratsThu, 24 Jan 2013 16:36:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, and Secretary of Defense-nominee and former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., left, listen to reporters' question following their meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., with Secretary of Defense-nominee and former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks to journalists following their meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., gestures during his confirmation hearing to become the next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kerry is likely to face friendly questioning on a smooth path to approval before the committee he has served on for 28 years and led for the past four. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. with Secretary of Defense-nominee and former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks to journalists following their meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16679333-protester-interrupts-kerry-confirmation-hearinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16679333-protester-interrupts-kerry-confirmation-hearingusmiddle-eastkerrypoliticsjohn-kerryprotesterThu, 24 Jan 2013 15:59:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16665492-state-nominee-kerry-plans-to-divest-holdingshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16665492-state-nominee-kerry-plans-to-divest-holdingsuskerrypoliticsjohn-kerryfinancesWed, 23 Jan 2013 22:02:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16644567-the-reset-john-kerry-breezes-through-hill-hearinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16644567-the-reset-john-kerry-breezes-through-hill-hearingbarack-obamajohn-kerryus-newsresetTue, 22 Jan 2013 17:50:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Jan. 7, 2013 file photo shows, President Barack Obama and his choice for Defense Secretary, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, left, and his choice for new CIA Director, current Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, John Brennan in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Minutes after his inauguration speech Monday, President Barack Obama signed documents officially submitting top administration nominations to the Senate. Obama affirmed the nominations of John Brennan to be director of the CIA, former Sen. Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense, Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state and Jack Lew for Treasury secretary. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)</p><p>President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive to dance together at an Inaugural Ball, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, during the 57th Presidential Inauguration. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>Bundled up people arrive in below freezing temerpatures to attend the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and their families plan to attend a prayer service, a day after the 57th Presidential Inauguration. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, testifies on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, before Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the deadly September attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., President Barack Obama's nominee to become secretary of state, gives a 'thumbs-up' as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, to testify before his confirmation hearing before the committee to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., sits before the committee he has served on for 28 years and led for the past four as he seeks confirmation as U.S. secretary of state, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kerry, who is likely to face friendly questioning on a smooth path to approval, is President Barack Obama's choice to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton who is stepping down after four years as America's top diplomat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16466717-kerrys-words-on-assad-certain-to-draw-scrutinyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16466717-kerrys-words-on-assad-certain-to-draw-scrutinyuskerrypoliticssyriaunited-statesjohn-kerrybashar-assadFri, 11 Jan 2013 18:42:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This April 1, 2010 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian President Bashar Assad meeting with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., President Barack Obama's choice to become the next secretary of state, at al-Shaab presidential palace in Damascus, Syria. Kerry's past words of encouragement for Syrian President Bashar Assad are certain to draw scrutiny at his confirmation hearing for secretary of State as the Mideast ruler's brutal crackdown has plunged the country into months of deadly civil war and turned Assad into a pariah. (AP Photo/SANA, File) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16348324-mass-governor-pressed-to-name-frank-to-kerry-seathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16348324-mass-governor-pressed-to-name-frank-to-kerry-seatsenatepoliticsjohn-kerryus-newsfrankmassachusettsbarney-frankdeval-patrickcongressman-barney-frankFri, 4 Jan 2013 14:13:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Retiring Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. talks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, prior to the start of the 113th Congress. Joseph Kennedy III is scheduled to be sworn in Thursday, replacing Frank. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/27/16194931-mass-us-rep-markey-to-run-for-sen-kerrys-seathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/27/16194931-mass-us-rep-markey-to-run-for-sen-kerrys-seatsenatejohn-kerryus-newsmassachusettsedward-markeyThu, 27 Dec 2012 21:08:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012 file photo, Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., left, accompanied by then-Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren, gestures as he speaks with reporters as she campaigned in Medford, Mass. Markey said Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 that he plans to run for John Kerry's Senate seat if Kerry is confirmed by his fellow senators to become the nation's new secretary of state. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/25/16149309-ben-affleck-wont-run-for-us-senate-in-masshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/25/16149309-ben-affleck-wont-run-for-us-senate-in-masspeopleussenateaffleckjohn-kerryus-newsben-affleckTue, 25 Dec 2012 21:04:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Sen. John Kerry D-Mass., speaks with actor Ben Affleck during a meeting with foreign relations members to discus the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16083035-yet-another-senate-race-on-the-horizon-in-masshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16083035-yet-another-senate-race-on-the-horizon-in-massussenatekerrypoliticsbarack-obamajohn-kerryscrambleSat, 22 Dec 2012 08:02:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as he announces his nomination of Kerry as next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p><p>FILE - U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., pumps his fist during his re-election campaign kick-off in Worcester, Mass., in this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo. If Sen. John Kerry is confirmed by the Senate for secretary of state, as expected, Kerry would have to resign the seat he's held for nearly three decades, prompting a special election &#8212; the state's third Senate contest since 2010. Already, jockeying is well under way. The big question is whether Republican Sen. Scott Brown will go for the seat, after losing his last month to Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)</p><p>Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., stands by as President Barack Obama, not seen, announces his nomination of Kerry as next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16070988-clinton-absent-from-kerry-nominationhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16070988-clinton-absent-from-kerry-nominationusapglanceclintoncabinetbarack-obamajohn-kerryshuffleus-newsnorth-africaFri, 21 Dec 2012 18:54:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/16/15947140-on-foreign-policy-kerry-is-obamas-good-soldierhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/16/15947140-on-foreign-policy-kerry-is-obamas-good-soldieruskerrypoliticscabinetbarack-obamajohn-kerryshuffleSun, 16 Dec 2012 17:36:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Dec. 3, 2012 file photo shows Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kerry stands tall as President Barack Obama's good soldier. The lawmaker from Massachusetts has quietly jetted off to Afghanistan and Pakistan numerous times to tamp down diplomatic disputes that threatened to explode in the administration's face, spending hours on tea and walks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai or delicate negotiations in Islamabad. It's a highly unusual role for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman: envoy without a specific portfolio. Kerry has pushed the White House's national security agenda in the Senate, with mixed results. He successfully ensured ratification of a nuclear arms reduction treaty in 2010 and most recently failed to convince Republicans to back a U.N. pact on the rights of persons with disabilities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/14/15912650-obama-nominates-kerry-for-secretary-of-statehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/14/15912650-obama-nominates-kerry-for-secretary-of-stateuspoliticscabinetobamabarack-obamajohn-kerryFri, 14 Dec 2012 21:59:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Dec. 3, 2012 file photo shows Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The top contenders for the “big three” jobs in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet are white men, raising fresh concerns among Democratic women about diversity in the president’s inner-circle. Their long-simmering worries were rekindled after Susan Rice withdrew under pressure from consideration as the next secretary of state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - This Nov. 1, 2012 file photo shows former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel speaking in Omaha, Neb. The top contenders for the “big three” jobs in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet are white men, raising fresh concerns among Democratic women about diversity in the president’s inner-circle. Their long-simmering worries were rekindled after Susan Rice withdrew under pressure from consideration as the next secretary of state. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)</p><p>FILE - This Feb. 15, 2011 file photo shows White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. The top contenders for the “big three” jobs in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet are white men, raising fresh concerns among Democratic women about diversity in the president’s inner-circle. Their long-simmering worries were rekindled after Susan Rice withdrew under pressure from consideration as the next secretary of state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., talks on a phone in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 in Washington. President Obama will nominate Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, a senior administration official says, making the first move in a sweeping overhaul of his national security team heading into a second term. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2012 file photo, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., leads a hearing on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, where the ambassador three other Americans were killed Sept. 11, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama on Friday will nominate Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, a senior administration official says, making the first move in a sweeping overhaul of his national security team heading into a second term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2012 file photo, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks to reporters after a closed-door briefing on the investigation of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, at the Capitol in Washington. President Obama will nominate Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, a senior administration official says, making the first move in a sweeping overhaul of his national security team heading into a second term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2012 file photo, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., leaves a closed-door briefing on the investigation of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. President Obama will nominate Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, a senior administration official says, making the first move in a sweeping overhaul of his national security team heading into a second term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>President Barack Obama enters the Roosevelt Room with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., his choice to be the next Secretary of State, before he makes his announcement at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15890052-kerry-calls-rice-dedicated-public-servanthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/13/15890052-kerry-calls-rice-dedicated-public-servantusricekerrypoliticsjohn-kerryambassador-susan-riceThu, 13 Dec 2012 22:38:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post