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News Articles: John Kerry

John Kerry (center) stands with other military personnel in an unspecified location circa the 1960s. The details of Kerry's service during the Vietnam War, and his subsequent anti-war activism, became the focus of a veterans' group's smear campaign against him during his 2004 presidential campaign.

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  • Politics

A brief history of swift boating, from John Kerry to Tim Walz

Republicans' attacks on Tim Walz's military record mirror a 2004 smear campaign against John Kerry in some key ways. Here's how swift boating played out then — and what's different this time around.

August 10, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
President Biden is welcomed by Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. on Jan. 27, 2024, as he campaigned ahead of the South Carolina Democratic primary.

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  • Politics

Biden is giving the Medal of Freedom to a who's who of Democrats (and Katie Ledecky)

President Biden is giving the nation's highest civilian honor to 19 people, a list that includes civil rights leaders, trailblazers and an unusually large contingent of high-profile Democrats.

May 03, 2024
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  • Deepa Shivaram
John Kerry says "we can win this fight" against climate change.

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  • Climate

U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry is giving up the job title — but not the fight

Outgoing climate envoy John Kerry talks about leaving the job, how another Donald Trump presidency could impact the fight against climate change, and how he remains hopeful.

March 07, 2024
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  • Ari Shapiro,
  • William Troop,
  • and 1 more
John Podesta looks on during a meeting between President Biden and mayors at the White House on Jan. 19, 2024.

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  • Climate

Biden's new climate envoy is John Podesta. He has a big domestic climate job too

Longtime Democratic aide John Podesta will take over international climate talks from former Secretary of State John Kerry. He also oversees Biden's big domestic climate incentives.

January 31, 2024
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  • Tamara Keith
Climate envoys John Kerry of the U.S. and Xie Zhenhua of China met in California in November. As the world's two-largest greenhouse gas emitters, agreement between the two countries is considered key for significant developments at the UN climate summit.

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  • Climate

At climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: 'There's just a trust deficit'

The United States looms large at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Historically, it's responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other nation. But it's also key for major breakthroughs.

December 01, 2023
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  • Jeff Brady
Chris Gloninger, pictured in June 2022.

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  • Climate

Innovators share what helped convince them to take climate action

As part of covering climate change we've heard from a number of the doers. Here are a few of those innovators and influencers' thoughts and what motivated them to make a change in their communities.

October 07, 2023
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  • The NPR Network
In this photo provided by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry attends a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi via video link in Tianjin, China, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Wang warned Kerry on Wednesday that deteriorating U.S.-China relations could undermine cooperation between the two on climate change.

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  • Climate

U.S. Envoy Kerry Says China Is Crucial To Handling The Climate Crisis

China is the world's largest carbon emitter, after the U.S., producing an estimated 27% of global greenhouse gases. Kerry is in the country for talks on stronger efforts to curb rising temperatures.

September 02, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Kerry gets interviewed by NPR's Lucian Kim on Wednesday at Spaso House, the official Moscow residence of the U.S. ambassador to Russia.

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  • World

The U.S. Climate Envoy Went To Moscow And Talked About More Than Climate

John Kerry, the former secretary of state and now President Biden's special envoy for climate, is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Moscow since Biden took office.

July 15, 2021
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  • Lucian Kim
Former Secretary of State, John Kerry poses on Martha's Vineyard in Vineyard Haven, Mass., on Sept. 18, 2020.

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  • Science

As Climate Envoy, Kerry To Seek 'Ambition' With 'Humility'

One challenge facing John Kerry in his new role as climate envoy to President-elect Joe Biden will be to convince other governments the U.S. will abide by its commitments.

December 10, 2020
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep

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