All Posts Tagged With: "Secretary of State"

Kerry in Asia Visiting South Korea, Japan and China

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in South Korea on Friday. Kerry traveled to an area of the world that is currently bracing for the possibility of North Korea testing another missile. Kerry’s presence alone could also push the leaders of North Korea to do something seeking attention for a provocative headline. At a [...]

Kerry in Afghanistan Meeting with Afghan President

John Kerry the U.S. Secretary of State arrived on Monday in Kabul to meet with Hamid Karzai the Afghan president to discuss the conditions for any troops from the U.S. that remain in Afghanistan beyond the pull out date of 2014. The two will also discuss the possibility of peace talks with Taliban leaders and [...]

Kerry Expresses Confidence that Syria Moderates are receiving Arms

Top U.S. diplomat John Kerry, the Secretary of State, said he was confident that more and more weapons are reaching the moderate opposition groups inside Syria. Kerry attended a joint press conference with Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani the Prime Minister of Qatar, at the al-Wajba Palace in Doha. Kerry said that the [...]

Assad Says U.S. and UK back Terrorism

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria criticized harshly the British and U.S. aid given to rebels. He set strong terms for talks with his rebel opponents in an interview with a newspaper that was published Sunday, while fighting continued across the entire country. In the conflict, rebels made substantial headway in northeastern Syria, which has been [...]

Kerry Headed to the Middle East

Next week, John Kerry the U.S. Secretary of State will visit the Middle East. Upon his arrival, he will face a new set of political challenges. The transition in Egypt and the crisis in Syria top the agenda for the Secretary and will be a test for him starting out his term as the new [...]

Hearing on Senate Confirmation Awaits Kerry

John Kerry, selected by President Barrack Obama to replace Hillary Clinton as U.S. Secretary of State, will face questioning on Capitol Hill at his confirmation hearing, a day after Clinton delivered a staunch defense of the way the aftermath was handled in the wake of the Libya attack in Benghazi. Senator Kerry of Massachusetts will [...]

Clinton Admitted to Hospital Due to Blood Clot

Current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had to be admitted to the hospital Sunday when her doctors discovered she had a blood clot while performing an exam to follow up on her condition in relation to the concussion Clinton suffered earlier in December, said her spokesperson. No timetable was released regarding Clinton’s release from the [...]

Kennedy Will Not Run for Vacant Senate Seat

Edward Kennedy Jr. has announced he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat that will become vacant in Massachusetts if current Senator John Kerry is confirmed and takes the role as Secretary of State. The son of the late Edward Kennedy, a longtime Senator from Massachusetts, said he was grateful for all the offers [...]

Susan Rice Leads Pack for Secretary of State

Forty-eight year old Susan Rice is considered the frontrunner to replace the resigning Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. however, is now directly in a vice between the White House and Congress. She is in a vice after helping out Clinton in September, one Sunday morning just five days after [...]

Who will be the Next Secretary of State

As President Barack Obama prepares for his second and final term in office, Hillary Clinton the current Secretary of State has announced she will resign from her post. Clinton announced she had decided to step down earlier in the year, as she said she needs to take a break. She said she would remain on [...]