*** Welcome to piglix ***

John Kerry

John F. Kerry
John Kerry official Secretary of State portrait.jpg
68th United States Secretary of State
In office
February 1, 2013 – January 20, 2017
President Barack Obama
Deputy William Joseph Burns
Wendy Sherman (Acting)
Tony Blinken
Preceded by Hillary Clinton
Succeeded by Tom Shannon (Acting)
Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
In office
January 6, 2009 – February 1, 2013
Preceded by Joe Biden
Succeeded by Bob Menendez
Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee
In office
January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by Olympia Snowe
Succeeded by Mary Landrieu
In office
June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by Kit Bond
Succeeded by Olympia Snowe
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001
Preceded by Kit Bond
Succeeded by Kit Bond
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
January 2, 1985 – February 1, 2013
Preceded by Paul Tsongas
Succeeded by Mo Cowan
66th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
March 6, 1983 – January 2, 1985
Governor Michael Dukakis
Preceded by Thomas P. O'Neill III
Succeeded by Evelyn Murphy
Personal details
Born John Forbes Kerry
(1943-12-11) December 11, 1943 (age 73)
Aurora, Colorado, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Julia Thorne (1970–1988)
Teresa Heinz (1995–present)
Children Alexandra
Vanessa
Parents Richard Kerry
Rosemary Forbes
Education Yale University (BA)
Boston College (JD)
Signature
Website Government website
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Navy
Years of service 1966–1978
Rank US-O3 insignia.svg Lieutenant
Unit USS Gridley (DLG-21)
Coastal Squadron 1
Commands PCF-44
PCF-94
Battles/wars Vietnam War (WIA)
Awards Silver Star ribbon.svg Silver Star
Bronze Star ribbon.svg Bronze Star (with valor)
Purple Heart BAR.svg Purple Heart (3)
Combat Action Ribbon.svg Combat Action Ribbon

John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American diplomat and politician who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017. A Democrat, he previously served in the United States Senate, where he was chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2004 presidential election, losing narrowly to Republican incumbent George W. Bush.

Kerry was born in Aurora, Colorado and attended boarding school in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He graduated from Yale University in 1966 with a major in political science. Kerry enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1966, and between 1968 and 1969, he served an abbreviated four-month tour of duty in South Vietnam as officer-in-charge (OIC) of a Swift Boat. For that service, he was awarded combat medals that include the Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, and three Purple Heart Medals. Securing an early return to the United States, Kerry joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War organization in which he served as a nationally recognized spokesman and as an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War. He appeared in the Fulbright Hearings before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs where he deemed United States war policy in Vietnam to be the cause of war crimes.


...
Wikipedia

...