Tag: secretary of state

Kerry’s Radicalism Uncontested By Ivan Kenneally

February 1, 2013 | By | 1 Reply More

Senator John Kerry’s confirmation as the next Secretary of State was all but uncontested, a quiet and bloodless affair. This is unusual because Kerry’s bid for the presidency in 2004…

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Kerry: From Anti-War Activist To Secretary Of State

January 30, 2013 | By | 2 Replies More

The Senate has confirmed Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry as the next secretary of state.
The vote was 94-3. Once sworn-in, Kerry will replace Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is stepping down…

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Will Hagel Survive Criticism?

December 31, 2012 | By | Reply More

Mike Allen may have spoken too soon when he reported last week that the Chuck Hagel trial balloon had popped. RightScoop and Gestetner Updates both report that the White House…

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Susan Rice’s Chilling Incompetence By Bret Stephens

December 11, 2012 | By | 1 Reply More

The trouble with a newspaper column lies in the word limit. Last week, I wrote about some of Susan Rice‘s diplomatic misadventures in Africa during her years in the Clinton…

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John Kerry, Secretary Of What?

December 7, 2012 | By | Reply More

One of the curious—and admirable—things about President Obama is how he has sought to correct the narrative of Vietnam. The way Vietnam veterans were blamed for the “misdeeds of a…

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Clinton, Rice Cat Fight Rages On

December 5, 2012 | By | 1 Reply More

The Chicago Sun Times’s report on Friday saying that if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had to choose between U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice and Senator John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, to…

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