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Pleas for US to name first ambassador to Arctic
Top US diplomat John Kerry said he would mull ways to deepen US engagement in the Arctic amid pleas from lawmakers to name America's first ambassador to the resource-rich region.
19 April 2013
Kerry looks to press China on N. Korea
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Beijing on Saturday to seek China's help to rein in a belligerent North Korea and provide a foundation for Seoul to lower soaring tensions with Pyongyang.
13 April 2013
Syria to dominate G8 talks as rebels ask US for weapons
US Secretary of State John Kerry and other G8 foreign ministers were on Thursday to hold a second day of talks in London focused on Syria after rebels again appealed for weapons.
11 April 2013
Kerry aims to give peace a chance in new Mideast trip
Top US diplomat John Kerry met Palestinian leaders Sunday on a fresh mission to forge a new path forward after a years-long impasse in Middle East peace negotiations.
08 April 2013
US has 'real concerns' about Egypt: Kerry
The United States has "real concerns" about the direction being taken by the Egyptian government following recent arrests and political violence.
03 April 2013
Ambassadors present credentials to Kazakhstan Secretary of State
Ambassadors of 8 countries presented their credentials to Marat Tazhin of Kazakhstan.
01 April 2013
Kerry backs Afghanistan as Karzai hails prison deal
US Secretary of State John Kerry vowed in Kabul to stick by Afghanistan as President Hamid Karzai, after a series of fiery outbursts, hailed a "good day" for ties with the handover of a military jail.
26 March 2013
US aims to protect Antarctic amid calls for fishing ban
US Secretary of State John Kerry joined forces Monday with Australia and New Zealand to call for marine sanctuaries in Antarctica, as conservationists sought a fishing ban in the pristine seas.
19 March 2013
Kerry on Gulf tour pledges backing for Syria rebels
US Secretary of State John Kerry has promised to "empower" Syria's opposition, while warning arch-foe Iran that time for talks on Tehran's nuclear ambitions could run out.
05 March 2013
Kazakhstan Secretary of State discusses cooperation with U.S. Ambassador Fairfax
Kazakhstan Secretary of State Marat Tazhin met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.S. to Kazakhstan Kenneth J. Fairfax.
04 March 2013
Kerry in London to start first official tour
John Kerry will push his Russian counterpart to apply pressure on Syria when they meet during the new US Secretary of State's marathon tour of allies.
26 February 2013
U.S. Secretary of State discovers new country... Kyrzakhstan
Speaking of the new directions of American foreign policy, new U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry read Kyrgyzstan as Kyrzakhstan in his speech.
22 February 2013
Kerry, Lavrov talk, finally, on Syria, NKorea: US
US Secretary of State John Kerry finally talked Sunday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who had been unavailable for days after the North Korean nuclear test.
18 February 2013
US Senate confirms Kerry as next secretary of state
The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed Senator John Kerry will be the next secretary of state, approving President Barack Obama's pick to replace Hillary Clinton as America's top diplomat.
31 January 2013
Clinton, still recovering, to be back at desk Monday
Outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who fell ill in early December and hasn't been seen in public since, will be back at her desk on Monday.
29 December 2012
Obama picks John Kerry as secretary of state
US President Barack Obama Friday nominated Senator John Kerry as his new secretary of state, as he began to reshape his national security team for a second term clouded by overseas crises.
22 December 2012
Susan Rice folds US secretary of state bid
Susan Rice asked President Barack Obama not to pick her as his next secretary of state Thursday, after becoming a lightning rod for Republicans over the raid on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
15 December 2012