John Kerry
John Kerry is an American politician and diplomat who served as Secretary of State under President Obama and as a U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts for nearly three decades.
He was the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, losing to George W.
Bush.
Kerry later served as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate under President Biden.
His political career has been marked by focus on foreign policy and environmental issues.
Global warming limitation accord
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- global warmingRising planetary temperatures
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
renewable energy · greenhouse gases · Kyoto Protocol · mitigation · adaptation · fossil fuels · sea level rise · carbon neutrality
Federal foreign affairs office
- foreign policyInternational relations strategy
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- Middle EastAsia-Africa-Europe junction zone
- peace talksFormal conflict-resolution discussions
Geneva · Vienna · bilateral · multilateral · envoy · statesman · treaty · summit
Northeastern colonial state
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
- DemocraticOne major U.S. political party
- caucusParty selection meeting
bipartisanship · amendment · congressional · oversight · confirmation · ratification · Ted Kennedy · Capitol Hill
Cold-era Indochina military engagement
- Purple HeartMilitary wound decoration
- Silver StarCombat gallantry decoration
- Bronze StarMilitary decoration for merit
- combatArmed hostile engagement
service · medals · military service · anti-war · Winter Soldier · testimony · decorated · tour of duty
Person seeking executive office
- running mateVice presidential nominee
- primaryChief in importance
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- debatesFormal argumentative exchanges
George W. Bush · battleground states · electoral · concession · fundraising · DNC
Paris Agreement
Global warming limitation accord
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- global warmingRising planetary temperatures
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
sustainability · renewable energy · greenhouse gases · Kyoto Protocol · mitigation · adaptation · fossil fuels · sea level rise · carbon neutrality · clean energy
State Department
Federal foreign affairs office
- foreign policyInternational relations strategy
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- Middle EastAsia-Africa-Europe junction zone
peace talks · Geneva · Vienna · bilateral · multilateral · envoy · statesman · treaty · summit · mediation
Massachusetts
Northeastern colonial state
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
- DemocraticOne major U.S. political party
caucus · bipartisanship · amendment · congressional · oversight · confirmation · ratification · Ted Kennedy · Capitol Hill · Senate floor
Vietnam War
Cold-era Indochina military engagement
- Purple HeartMilitary wound decoration
- Silver StarCombat gallantry decoration
- Bronze StarMilitary decoration for merit
combat · service · medals · military service · anti-war · Winter Soldier · testimony · decorated · tour of duty · discharge
presidential candidate
Person seeking executive office
- running mateVice presidential nominee
- primaryChief in importance
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
George W. Bush · debates · battleground states · electoral · concession · fundraising · DNC
- Yale AlumniBill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Clarence Thomas
- Massachusetts PoliticsElizabeth Warren, Mitt Romney, Ted Kennedy, JFK, Joe Kennedy
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- Bay StatersRobert Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, Abigail Adams, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere
- Ivy League AlumniBarack Obama, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George W. Bush, Al Gore
- Obama EraBarack Obama, Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act
John KerryGeorge W. Bush
Ted Cruz · Dick Cheney · Donald Trump · climate deniers · Newt Gingrich