LONDON — Secretary of State John F. Kerry, barely more than three weeks into his new job as the nation’s top diplomat, on Sunday opened a nine-nation swing through Europe and the Middle East, where a volatile international scene will test him in a role he has spent a lifetime preparing for.
Kerry will attempt to find a new path to tamp down an array of crises — from Iran’s nuclear program to Syria’s civil war — during his debut as the primary American deal maker on the world stage.
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I wouldn't trust this pompous buffoon to do anything more than what he has done his entire life- showboating.
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Yes, he is pompous and very prentious but he's not a buffoon. George Patton was the same and he got the job done. I wouldn't want to hang around with either one of them, yet I would vote again for Kerry and I would follow Patton into combat. Without a doubt, Kerry will get the job done. Imagine trying to have a conversation with a domineering Kerry? It takes a fiesty Theresa Heinz to get a word in edgewise. Kerry will now be engaged in conversations requiring translators and that will give his audience a refreshing pause for relief.
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did he add Israel?
Hey, GOPers...you lost! Again! So sit down and shut it.
yea! they are free to ruin the country and way thye see fit!
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The Telegraph: In an embarrassing slip of the tongue, Mr Kerry last week praised US diplomats working to secure "democratic institutions" in the Central Asian country, which does not exist. The newly minted diplomat was referring to Kyrgyzstan, a poor, landlocked nation of 5.5 million, which he appeared to confuse with its resource-rich neighbour to the north, Kazakhstan.
The State Department kindly omitted the error in the official transcript of Wednesday's speech, which Mr Kerry delivered on the eve of his first foreign trip as secretary of state. Mr Kerry's flub was all the more awkward, because Kyrgyzstan is a key ally in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan and a major recipient of US aid, which totalled $41 million (£27 million) in 2011.
New US Secretary of State John Kerry today refused to back Britain's stance in the battle with Argentina over the future of the Falklands, after starting his first overseas trip in London.
Mr Kerry pointedly refused to support next month's referendum among Falklanders on whether they want to remain British.