باراک اوباما، رئيس جمهوری آمريکا، سناتور جان کری را نامزد احراز وزارت امور خارجه آمريکا کرد. وزير امور خارجه فعلی آمريکا، هيلاری کلينتون، از بهمن ماه سال ۱۳۸۷ تاکنون در سمت بالاترين مقام ديپلماتيک آمريکا انجام وظيفه کرده است.
جان کری نامزد احراز مقام وزارت امور خارجه شد
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John Kerry waves as he walks to the podium to address the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 6, 2012.
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Barack Obama works the crowd during his first presidential campaign with John Kerry, during a rally at the College of Charleston campus in South Carolina, where Kerry endorsed Mr. Obama, January 10, 2008.
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Seorang laki-laki yang tadinya hanya menjadi pengamat, akhirnya ikut melempar tabung gas air mata kembali ke kampus Universitas al-Azhar. Tabung itu awalnya ditembakkan oleh pasukan keamanan Mesir ke arah para pengunjuk rasa di universitas itu di Kairo.
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Then President George W. Bush and John Kerry greet each other at the end of their first presidential debate at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, September 30, 2004.
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John Kerry windsurfs off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts when he was the Democratic presidential candidate, August 30, 2004.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry along with his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry greet supporters during a fundraiser when he was the Democratic presidential candidate in Boston, Massachusetts, 2003.
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Senator John Kerry is swarmed by supporters as he arrives for a re-election victory rally in Boston, Massachusetts, November 5, 1996.
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John Kerry raises his arms in victory in this November 6, 1984 photo in a Boston hotel where he celebrated his defeat over Ray Shamie, in the Senate race.