John Kerry
US Climate Envoy John Kerry heads to China with a ‘clean energy revolution’ message, adviser says
For insight into Kerry’s brand of climate diplomacy and the outcome of the talks, The World’s host Carol Hills spoke with David Wade, who served as Kerry’s chief of staff when the diplomat was secretary of state.
Norwegian town has message for John Kerry: Shovel your sidewalk
Unlike the residents of Tromso, Norway, the US Secretary of State didn’t immediately shovel sidewalks at his Boston home after a snowstorm. The residents of the “Capital of the Arctic” say they’d never let it slip. Why? Lutheran guilt, for one.
Secretary of State John Kerry has traveled far but can’t find peace in Syria
The diplomatic dance requires multiple players to dance with you. And Secretary of State John Kerry has traveled the world looking for dance partners — successfully, in many occasions. On the matter of Syria, though, few are cooperating.
Syria: One Way Out?
Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wants to avert an attack on his country, he should hand over all of his chemical weapons–and do it quick. Today Russia, Syria’s most important ally, has welcomed the idea. According to reports, the nation’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, said that […]
Accidental Diplomacy? Analyzing Kerry’s Off-the-Cuff Remark
President Barack Obama addressed the nation last night, renewing calls that something must be done to stop the regime of Bashar al-Assad from using chemical weapons again against the Syrian people. “When dictators commit atrocities, they depend upon the world to look the other way until those horrifying pictures fade from memory,” President Obama said […]
Kerry makes U.S. case on Syria’s responsibility for chemical weapons attack, condemns Assad regime
The United States says Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s forces are responsible for the deadly chemical weapons attack said to have occurred last week. And, Secretary of State John Kerry said in a speech that if the U.S. chooses to act, it won’t depend on the blessing of the international community.