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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

John Kerry warns energy producers to not ‘wind up on the wrong side’ of climate change

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this file photo from April 1, 2015, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, right, speaks with then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and U.S. Robert Malley, left, Senior Director for Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf States, National Security Council during a break outside the hotel at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel as the Iran nuclear talks continue, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Malley currently serves as the Biden administration's special envoy to Iran and is working to salvage the Obama-era Iran deal that President Trump canceled. (AP Photo/Keystone,Laurent Gillieron) ** FILE **

Michael McCaul, Mark Green question Iran-John Kerry backchannel talks

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 1, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as former Secretary of State John Kerry, left, takes the podium to speak at a campaign stop at the South Slope Community Center in North Liberty, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

John Kerry held backchannel talks with Iran, Javad Zarif

By Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during the Boston Climate Summit in Boston, Thursday, June 7, 2018. About two dozen mayors and city leaders were attending the event, billed as a chance to explore ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for the challenges posed by climate change. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

John Kerry, ex-secretary of state, says Trump ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’ on Iran deal

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this May 4, 2016, file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks with Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz at the State Department in Washington. Former Obama administration officials who played central roles in brokering the Iran nuclear agreement are scheduled to brief congressional Democrats on the merits of the international accord as President Donald Trump prepares to announce a decision that could lead to an unraveling of the pact. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump slams John Kerry over ‘possibly illegal’ private talks with Iran

By Dave Boyer and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Then-Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a conference on climate change and innovation in clean energy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

John Kerry joins Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry looks toward President Barack Obama during a bilateral meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on the margins of 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama hoped to use ISIS as leverage against Assad, John Kerry reveals

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry walks into an interview after speaking at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. Stepping into a raging diplomatic argument, Kerry staunchly defended the Obama administration's decision to allow the U.N. Security Council to declare Israeli settlements illegal and warned that Israel's very future as a democracy is at stake. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Israel settlement controversy makes John Kerry, Benjamin Netanyahu clash

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Nigerian officials have claimed on at least three occasions that they have killed or fatally wounded Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau — only to have him resurface weeks or months later in video recordings. (Associated Press)

Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, killed in airstrike as John Kerry arrives in Nigeria

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures while speaking during his and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko news conference after the talks in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, July 7, 2016. Kerry is meeting Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and others to discuss progress made on reforms called for by agreements reached in Minsk to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine with Russian-backed separatists, which has already seen Moscow annex Crimea. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

John Kerry, secretary of state, blames Congress for not doing more to help fight ISIS

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures while speaking to the media during his and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov news conference following their long talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 15, 2016. Lavrov and other Russian officials have called on their countrymen in Turkey to stay indoors amid uncertainty about whether a military coup is taking place. Lavrov made the statement early Saturday at a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

John Kerry, secretary of state: Recent ‘desperate’ terrorist attacks proves ISIS ‘on the run’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks during a media conference with European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, right, at EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday, June 27, 2016. Kerry is on a one day trip to meet with NATO and EU officials. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

John Kerry warns Europeans not to ‘go off half-cocked’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President of France Francois Hollande (left), German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said they agreed there will be no formal or informal talks until the British government formally declares its intention to quit the European Union. (Associated Press)

Brexit pushes British pound to 31-year low as world leaders plead for calm amid chaos

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry has tried to downplay President Obama's warning on trade. (Associated Press)

Brexit: World leaders scramble to manage political, financial fallout

By Guy Taylor and Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg in Oslo on June 15, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

John Kerry: Internal cable slamming Obama’s Syria policy is ‘very good’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Maduro accused the United States of sabotage plans against Venezuela, saying they aim to create a scenario of violence to justify a foreign military intervention to remove him from power. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) ** FILE **

Amid OAS conference, John Kerry adds to calls for Nicolas Maduro to step down

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini (right) chats with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry while posing for a group photo at the opening of an international meeting in a bid to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in Paris on June 3, 2016. U.S., European and Arab diplomats meet in Paris for a French-led effort to revive the Mideast peace process, despite skepticism from Israel. (Associated Press)

John Kerry vows to get to bottom of State Department-doctored Iran video

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, gestures next to Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, left, during a meeting on Syria in Geneva, Switzerland, May 2, 2016. (Denis Balibouse/Pool Photo via AP)

John Kerry vows not to let Aleppo fall to Syrian President Bashar Assad

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

John Kerry determines Islamic State group is committing genocide in Iraq, Syria

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The House of Representatives approved 393-0 a resolution declaring as "genocide" atrocities committed by the Islamic State against Christians, sending a strong signal to Secretary of State John F. Kerry, who has been deliberating for months. (Associated Press)

John Kerry to miss deadline on Christian genocide declaration

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times