President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Senator John Kerry as his next Secretary of State, elevating the long-time legislator and foreign policy expert to the top diplomatic job he had coveted.
John Kerry,the son of a diplomat, has served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and is a decorated Vietnam veteran who was critical of the war effort when he returned home to the United States. He has represented Massachusetts in the Senate since 1985
If confirmed by the Senate, John Kerry would replace Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who plans to leave Barack Obama’s second-term Cabinet early next year
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