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Summary

Secretary John Forbes Kerry

Full Name: John Forbes Kerry
Office: U.S. Secretary of State, Democratic
First Appointed: 01/29/2013
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Teresa Heinz; 2 Children: Alexandra, Vanessa; 3 Stepchildren: John, Andre, Christopher
Birth Date: 12/11/1943
Birth Place: Aurora, CO
Home City: Boston, MA
Religion: Roman Catholic

Recent Key Votes

HR 5281 - DREAM Act
Legislation (Yea)

Dec. 18, 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of an undocumented immigrant and grant him or her conditional nonimmigrant status for a ...

S Amdt 4214 - National Guard Deployment on Southern U.S. Land Border
Amendment (Nay)

May 27, 2010 - -Rescinds $250 million in unobligated amounts made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("stimulus bill") to offset the aforementioned appropriation for ...

S Amdt 1399 - Requiring Completion of Reinforced Border Fencing
Amendment (Nay)

July 8, 2009 - Deems vehicle barriers, motion sensitive cameras and other forms of "virtual fencing" ineffective, and therefore do not meet the requirement of being a pedestrian ...

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Recent Public Statements

Remarks With Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt

May 14, 2013 - PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT: Okay, warmly welcome. It's a great pleasure for me to welcome Secretary of State John Kerry to Sweden and Stockholm only a ...

Meeting With Staff and Families of Embassy Stockholm

May 14, 2013 - AMBASSADOR BRZEZINSKI: Mr. Secretary, we've had some formal meetings this morning. Now it's the family meeting. Welcome to the U.S. Embassy Stockholm family community, and ...

Paraguay Independence Day

May 13, 2013 - On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I extend my best wishes to the people of Paraguay as they celebrate ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009-2013 NumbersUSA [Americans for Better Immigration] Positions - Reduce Illegal Jobs and Presence (Feb 11, 2013) 0%
2009-2013 NumbersUSA [Americans for Better Immigration] Positions - Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards (Feb 11, 2013) 0%
2009-2013 NumbersUSA [Americans for Better Immigration] Positions - Reduce Amnesty Enticements (Feb 11, 2013) 0%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $9,324,378.00
Total Spent $20,967,954.00
Cash On Hand $989,921.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

John Kerry repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.

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Contact Information

Department Webmail
http://contact-us.state.gov/app/ask/session/L3RpbWUvMTM2MjY4MzMwNi9zaWQvcEZCSENBa2w%3D

Department Website
http://www.state.gov

Capitol Website
http://www.state.gov/secretary/

Department Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/statevideo

Department Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/StateDept

Department Website - Facebook
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Department
United States Department of State
2201 C Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20520
Phone: 202-647-4000
Toll Free: 888-407-4747

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