Secretary John Kerry's Biography

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John Forbes Kerry

Secretary John Forbes Kerry's Biography

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

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JD, Boston College Law School, 1976
BA, Political Science, Yale University, 1966

United States Secretary of State, 2013-present
Confirmed, United States Secretary of State, January 29, 2013
Nominated by Barack Obama, United States Secretary of State, January 7, 2013
Senator, United States Senate, 1984-2013
Candidate, United States President, 2004
Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1983-1985
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1972

No committee memberships found.

Co-Chair, Congressional Vietnam-Era Veterans Caucus
Chair, Democratic Steering Committee
Chair, Hispanic Task Force
Co-Chair, Senate Prosecutors Caucus
Former Chair, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

First Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1976-1982
Lieutenant, United States Navy, Vietnam, 1966-1969
Prosecutor, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Author, "A Call to Service: My Vision for a Better America"
Author, "The New War"
Co-Author, "This Moment on Earth"

Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
Member, Senate New Democrat Coalition
Leader, Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Co-Founder, Vietnam Veterans of America

Astrological Sign:
Sagittarius
Awards:
-Policy Maker of the Year, Massachusetts Telecommunications Council, 2004
-John W. McCormick Award for Public Service, 2002
-Award For Significant and Exemplary Support Rendered To Veterans of This Country and of the Cape and Islands, NAM Vets of Cape Cod and Islands, 2002
-Gerry Studds Stewardship Award, Boston Harbor Island Alliance, 2001
-Steven P. Duggan Award for International Understanding, Institute of International Education, 2001
-Powerful Friend Recognition Award, Parents for Residential Reform/Mass Families Organizing for Change and the Federation for Children with Special Needs, 2001
-Legislator of the Year, Nurse Association of America, 2001
Father's Name:
Richard Kerry
Father's Occupation:
WWII Pilot, Foreign Service Officer
Mother's Name:
Rosemary
Mother's Occupation:
Community Activist, Girl Scout Leader
Number of Grandchildren:
1
Pets (include names):
German Shepherd
Publications:
Co-Author with John Edwards, Our Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World (Perseus Books Group, 2004)
-A Call to Service: My Vision for a Better America (New York: Penguin Books, 2003)
- The New War: The Web of Crime that Threatens America's Security (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997)