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Secretary John Forbes Kerry's Public Statements on Defense

John 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

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May 5, 2010 Kerry, Tsongas Introduce Legislation To Aid Sexual Assault Victims In The Military Washington, DC
May 5, 2010 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
April 29, 2010 Arms Control Experts Urge New START Approval Washington, DC
Dec. 18, 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, DC
Dec. 17, 2009 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010--Continued Washington, DC
Dec. 10, 2009 Hearing of Senate Foreign Relations Committee - "Treaties" Washington, DC
July 29, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act Washington, DC
July 23, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 Washington, DC
July 22, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010--Continued Washington, DC
July 21, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010--Continued Washington, DC
July 21, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010--Continued Washington, DC
July 16, 2009 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2010 Washington, DC
June 11, 2009 Panel I of a Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - "North Korea: Back At The Brink?" Washington, DC
June 9, 2009 Hearing Of The Committee On Foreign Relations - Nominations Washington, DC
June 9, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations – Nominations Washington, DC
May 20, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Foreign Policy Priorities in the President's FY '10 International Affairs Budget Washington, DC
April 30, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Confronting Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia Washington, DC
April 23, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - Voice of Veterans of the Afghan War Washington, DC
March 27, 2009 Prepared Remarks of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) - "A New Partnership for a New Moment in U.S.-Russian Relations" Unknown
March 26, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee – The Nomination of Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry to be Ambassador to Afghanistan Washington, DC
March 19, 2009 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - Prospects for Engagement with Russia Washington, DC
Feb. 11, 2009 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Roundtable Washington, DC
Jan. 13, 2009 Afternoon Session of a Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC
Oct. 22, 2008 WashingtonPost.com - Agencies Counted Big Firms As Small Washington, DC
Sept. 19, 2008 Small Business on The Washington Post - Defense Authorization Bill Passes Without Updates to Small Business Washington, DC
Aug. 11, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
July 31, 2008 In Speech on Terrorism, Kerry Responds to Sec. Gates' National Defense Strategy Assessment: "Guns and Bombs Alone Are Not Enough to Win the War of Ideas" Washington, DC
July 24, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Robert C. Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
June 20, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
June 6, 2008 Letter to Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, and Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, Re: Lack of Consultation with Congress on Long-Term Agreements with Iraq Washington, DC
April 4, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
April 4, 2008 Letter to Secretary of Defense Gates: After I.G. Investigation on Body Armor, Kerry Asks Pentagon for Oversight Washington, DC
March 10, 2008 Letter to The Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
Jan. 30, 2008 Press Conference by Senator John Kerry (D-MA); Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN); General James Jones - The Release of Three Major Reports on Afghanistan Washington, DC
Dec. 28, 2007 Senator Kerry: Veto of Defense Authorization Bill a "Disgrace" Boston, MA
Dec. 14, 2007 Letter to The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Unknown
Oct. 4, 2007 Defense Appropriations Washington, DC
Sept. 26, 2007 Kerry, Snowe Secure Veterans Business Provisions on Defense Bill Washington, DC
Sept. 26, 2007 Letter to the Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates Washington, DC
Sept. 25, 2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008--Continued Washington, DC
Sept. 20, 2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008--Continued Washington, DC
June 21, 2007 Letter To Secretary Of Defense Robert M. Gates Washington, DC
June 13, 2007 Letter To United States Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates Washington, DC
June 12, 2007 Kerry, Kennedy Ask Defense Department to Restore Small Business Innovation Research Funding Washington, DC
June 12, 2007 Letter To United States Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates Washington, DC
May 15, 2007 Kerry Pushes for Increased Accountability in Defense Contracting with Service-Disabled Veterans Washington, DC
March 14, 2007 Letter: To Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2007 Letter to The Honorable Robert M. Gates Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
Sept. 6, 2006 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 - Continued Washington, DC
Aug. 3, 2006 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 Washington, DC

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