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Diplomacy in Action

  • Date: 02/04/2013 Description: Secretary of State John Kerry displays his first diplomatic passport, while delivering welcome remarks to U.S. Department of State employees in Washington, D.C., February 4, 2013.  - State Dept Image

    Date: 02/04/2013 Description: Secretary of State John Kerry displays his first diplomatic passport, while delivering welcome remarks to U.S. Department of State employees in Washington, D.C., February 4, 2013. - State Dept Image

Secretary of StateJohn F. Kerry

The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service, and U.S. Agency for International Development. On February 1, 2013, John Kerry was sworn in as the 68th Secretary of State of the United States.

Travel to New York for UNGA

Date: 09/25/2013 Description: Secretary of State John Kerry participates in the Millennium Development Goals Event hosted by the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations in New York City on September 25, 2013. - State Dept Image

Secretary of State John Kerry attended meetings in New York City, New York on Sunday, September 22 in conjunction with the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. More»

Arms Trade Treaty

Date: 09/25/2013 Description: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Under Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Miguel Serpa Soares after signing the Arms Trade Treaty during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) © AP Image

Secretary Kerry (Sept. 25): "This treaty will not diminish anyone’s freedom. In fact, the treaty recognizes the freedom of both individuals and states to obtain, possess, and use arms for legitimate purposes." Full Text» Fact Sheet»»

Eliminating Syria's Chemical Weapons

Date: 09/16/2013 Description: Secretary of State John Kerry shares the stage for a news conference with British Foreign Secretary William Hague and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius after P3 meetings focused on Syria at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris on September 16, 2013.  - State Dept Image

Secretary Kerry (Sept. 16): "Clearly, nothing can be accepted at face value or in words alone, and that is why our meeting and the efforts of the international community to go to the United Nations in these next days is so critical." Full Text» Trip Page»

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