Senator John Kerry Confirmed As Secretary of State
John Kerry will replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.
With only three dissenting votes, the U.S. Senate has confirmed John Kerry as the new Secretary of State.
Kerry will take over for Hillary Clinton, who is leaving her post after four years.
The move means Kerry will have to resign as Massachusetts' senior senator. According to a Tweet from WCVB political reporter Janet Wu, Kerry's resignation has reportedly been sent to Gov. Deval Patrick and is effective as of 4 p.m. Friday. U.S. Congressman Ed Markey, D-MA, has announced he is running for the seat. U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch, D-MA has hinted that he may run. Former United States Senator Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) is the leading Republican candidate, but he hasn't announced that he will run after losing losing to Elizabeth Warren in November.
As for an interim senator for Kerry's seat, Gov. Deval Patrick plans to announce his pick on Wednesday, Jan. 30, according to the Boston Herald.
paul
8:40 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
He's a good fit and is already respected by most of our remaining friends around the globe. My guess is he will try and keep us out of any future conflicts having seen the horrors of war in real life. We the Democrat voters of Massachusetts are the reason he is representing us on a world level, well done!
Jerry Chase
6:16 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013
Respected? Do you think he's another John Foster Dulles or George Marshall??
Peter Hoogerzeil
11:53 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
He will be as incompetent and weak as Hillary Clinton. At least we get him out of Massachusetts.
Emcee of Seekonk
12:59 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
I agree. Kerry is a rich, old, white man who walks the party line. Massachusetts should be able to do better than that.
Jerry Chase
12:45 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Kerry is a rich creep that ought to pay for the special election this June. Instead,
the party that proclaims and pretends to have the interests of the working class continue to promulage their lie(s). Good ridance, in one sense; but here in TAXachusetts, liberals are as common as grains on sand at Scusset Beach.
Thus, the people who work hard and pay taxes gain nothing: business as usual.
Amy
1:45 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Remember what Johnny told you kids! Stay in school or you'll end up in Iraq.