WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John F. Kerry will depart Sunday on a nine-nation tour of Europe and the Middle East, where he plans to meet with members of the Syrian opposition and huddle with foreign leaders on a series of other thorny issues from the civil war in Mali to continued instability in Egypt.
The maiden overseas voyage for the new secretary of state, from Feb. 24 to March 6, will offer Kerry the opportunity to reacquaint himself with foreign leaders, including some of the closest US allies.

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Great reporting! Gee, where is he not going?
Picking up where the Bassett Hound left off, skipping a stop in Israel....
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Wait until the Syrians get a look at Lurch, what a clown.
Oh good live shot is on the job. Maybe they will buy ketchup and mustard with the millions of tax payer money he will give away.
And what did he say about Bashir?