US Senator John Kerry. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
US Senator John Kerry won the unanimous support of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday to replace Hillary Clinton as the United States’ new secretary of state.
The 69-year-old Senator, who hails from the state of Massachusetts, will have to be confirmed by the full Senate – which was expected later on Tuesday – before he is sworn in by President Barack Obama.
Kerry was the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee till his nomination as secretary of state. The five-term senator and 2004 failed presidential candidate has broad support from fellow Democrats as well as Republicans in the Senate.
In a signal of the strong support he enjoys, the committee members signed a resolution praising Kerry’s work in the Upper House of Congress before they voted to support his confirmation. (WITH ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM REUTERS)
Published in The Express Tribune, January 30th, 2013.
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