John Kerry
American politician and diplomat
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| 2025 | Received the Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) from the United Kingdom, a significant diplomatic honor. |
| May 3 2024 | John Kerry was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a highly prestigious national honor recognizing his significant contributions to public service. |
| May 3 2024 | Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. |
| March 6 2024 | Leaves the position of U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate to work on Biden's 2024 presidential campaign. |
| January 13 2024 | Sources close to Kerry reveal his intention to step down as U.S. climate envoy by the upcoming spring, indicating a planned transition from his diplomatic climate role. |
| July 2023 | John Kerry visited India as the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, reaffirming the USA's commitment to delivering $100 billion for climate action to low-income countries. During the visit, he criticized former President Donald Trump for withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and emphasized that no future US president can retreat from climate commitments. |
| July 2023 | Visited China to advance climate cooperation, focusing on key areas including methane reduction commitments, reducing China's coal reliance, discussing solar panel and battery component trade, and climate finance. The visit occurred during the record-breaking 2023 Asia heat wave. |
| June 2023 | Kerry conducted diplomatic visits to Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates to promote climate cooperation and encourage climate legislation. |
| April 27 2021 | Responded to Republican calls for his resignation by denying the allegations from the leaked audiotape, stating the claims were 'unequivocally false'. |
| April 25 2021 | A leaked audiotape published by The New York Times alleged Kerry revealed information about Israeli attacks on Iranian assets in Syria, which Kerry subsequently denied. |
| January 20 2021 | Kerry assumed office as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate following President Biden's inauguration. |
| November 23 2020 | President-elect Joe Biden's transition team announced John Kerry would serve as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, positioned as a principal on the National Security Council. |
| December 5 2019 | Endorsed Joe Biden's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, expressing support and confidence in Biden's ability to defeat Donald Trump. |
| November 2018 | Participated in a 'Guardian Live' conversation in London, discussing migration and climate change. |
| September 2018 | Published his memoirs titled 'Every Day Is Extra' through Simon & Schuster. |
| 2017 | Kerry reversed his previous stance on nuclear power, publicly supporting fourth-generation nuclear energy as a zero-emissions alternative in light of climate change challenges. |
| May 18 2017 | John Kerry receives Doctor of Laws degree from Yale University in Connecticut |
| April 2017 | Kerry purchased an 18-acre property on Martha's Vineyard in Chilmark, Massachusetts for $11.75 million, a seven-bedroom home overlooking Vineyard Sound. |
| January 2017 | Kerry concluded his term as Secretary of State, completing four years of diplomatic service under President Barack Obama's administration. |
| January 21 2017 | Participated in the 2017 Women's March in Washington, D.C. |
| January 20 2017 | Retired from diplomatic work at the end of the Obama administration and did not attend Donald Trump's inauguration. |
| 2016 | Kerry announced a $171 million investment in partnership with OPIC to develop a low-cost wireless broadband network in India, working with Tikona Digital Networks to expand internet access. |
| December 28 2016 | Kerry delivered a strongly worded speech criticizing Israel's settlement policies following the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which the US abstained from voting on. The speech received mixed reactions, with support from Arab nations and criticism from Israeli leaders. |
| November 11 2016 | Kerry became the first Secretary of State and highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Antarctica, spending two days on the continent meeting with researchers and staying overnight at McMurdo Station. |
| April 2016 | Visited Austria and signed the Paris Agreement on climate change at the United Nations headquarters in New York, signaling U.S. commitment to addressing global climate issues. |
| 2015 | Signs the Paris Agreement on climate change on behalf of the United States. |
| September 2015 | John Kerry launched the Global Connect initiative at the U.S. Department of State, aiming to provide internet access to over 1.5 billion people worldwide within five years. |
| July 2015 | Played a key role in negotiating the Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons. |
| June 2 2015 | Dr. Dennis Burke performed a four-hour surgical operation to set Kerry's broken right leg at Massachusetts General Hospital. |
| May 31 2015 | Kerry broke his right leg in a biking accident in Scionzier, France, requiring medical evacuation to Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital. |
| July 2014 | Kerry expressed support for Israel's right to defend itself during the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict. |
| July 20 2014 | Kerry declared that a deal was struck to remove '100 percent of the chemical weapons' from Syria. |
| May 19 2014 | John Kerry receives Doctor of Laws degree from Boston College in Massachusetts |
| January 2014 | Kerry met with Vatican Secretary of State Archbishop Pietro Parolin, discussing major international issues including the situation in Syria and expressing appreciation for the Pope's support for the Geneva II peace process. |
| 2013 | Kerry met with Pakistan's army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to discuss the peace process with the Taliban in Afghanistan. |
| 2013 | Concluded his service in the U.S. Senate after nearly three decades of representation. |
| 2013 | Kerry's H. J. Heinz Company assets increased in value by over $600,000 when Berkshire Hathaway announced their intention to purchase the company. |
| November 2013 | John Kerry delivered a landmark speech at the Organization of American States, declaring the end of the Monroe Doctrine and emphasizing a new era of equal partnership and cooperation among American states. |
| September 28 2013 | UN Security Council passed a resolution ordering the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons and condemning the August 21 Ghouta attack. |
| September 27 2013 | Kerry met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during the P5+1 and Iran summit, marking the highest-level direct contact between the US and Iran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. This meeting eventually led to the JCPOA nuclear agreement. |
| September 14 2013 | UN formally accepted Syria's application to join the chemical weapons convention, and the U.S. and Russia agreed on a plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons by mid-2014. |
| September 9 2013 | Kerry made an unscripted diplomatic remark suggesting Syria could turn over its chemical weapons to the international community, which unexpectedly initiated a diplomatic process for chemical weapons disarmament. |
| August 21 2013 | Chemical weapons attack on the Ghouta suburbs of Damascus occurred, which was attributed to Syrian government forces and became a key diplomatic challenge for John Kerry. |
| July 30 2013 | Kerry facilitated Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meeting at the State Department without American mediators, following diplomatic efforts to restart peace talks. |
| February 1 2013 | Kerry resigns from the Senate, as announced in a letter to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. |
| February 1 2013 | John Kerry was sworn in as Secretary of State, beginning his tenure in the role. |
| January 29 2013 | Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approves Kerry's nomination. The full Senate confirms Kerry as Secretary of State with a vote of 94-3. |
| January 24 2013 | John Kerry holds his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the same panel where he first testified in 1971. |
| 2012 | Participated in debate preparation for Barack Obama's reelection campaign, playing the role of Republican candidate Mitt Romney during one-on-one practice sessions. |
| December 21 2012 | President Obama officially proposes John Kerry's nomination as Secretary of State. |
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