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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

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

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

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