John Kerry Quotes


We cannot allow events that might divide us in a small way to distract from the common values and the common interests that unite us in big ways.


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John F. Kerry, U.S. Senator (Democrat, MA), U. S. Secretary of State, Press Conference, Pakistan, August 1, 2013

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John Kerry
John Kerry
  • Born: December 11, 1943
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

John Forbes Kerry is an American politician and diplomat serving as the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. He previously served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017. An attorney and former naval officer, Kerry first drew public attention as a decorated Vietnam veteran turned anti-war activist. He went on to serve as a prosecutor and as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, before serving as United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1985 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in the 2004 election, which he lost to incumbent President George W. Bush. He is the last Democratic presidential candidate to date to lose the popular vote.