John Kerry

John Kerry

John Forbes Kerry is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and former naval officer who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the administration of President Barack Obama. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1985 to 2013 and later served as the first and only U.S. special presidential envoy for climate from 2021 to 2024. Kerry was the Democratic presidential nominee in the 2004 presidential election. Born into the prominent Forbes family in Aurora, Colorado, Kerry grew up in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. In 1966, after graduating from Yale University, he enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve, ultimately attaining the rank of lieutenant. During the Vietnam War, Kerry served a brief tour in South Vietnam. While commanding a Swift Boat, he sustained three wounds in combat with the Viet Cong, for which he earned three Purple Heart medals.

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• Born:  John Forbes Kerry, December 11, 1943, Aurora, Colorado, U.s.
• Age:  82 Years
• Political party:  Democratic
• Children:  Alexandra, Vanessa
• Parents:  Richard Kerry, Rosemary Forbes
• Relatives:  Forbes Family
• Civilian awards:  Presidential Medal Of Freedom (2024)
• President:  Barack Obama
• Deputy:  Bill Burns, Wendy Sherman (Acting), Antony Blinken
• Preceded by:  Hillary Clinton
• Succeeded by:  Rex Tillerson
• Born:  11 December 1943
• Wikidata description:  American Politician And Diplomat (Born 1943)
• Wikidata label:  John Kerry
• Wikidata aliases:  John Kerry, John F. Kerry, Kerry

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