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In this Sept. 2, 2021, file photo provided by the US Department of State, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry attends a meeting with Yang Jiechi, director of China's Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs

US Climate Envoy John Kerry heads to China with a ‘clean energy revolution’ message, adviser says

Climate Change

For insight into Kerry’s brand of climate diplomacy and the outcome of the talks, The World’s host Carol Hills spoke with David Wade, who served as Kerry’s chief of staff when the diplomat was secretary of state.

John Kerry signs Paris Climate Agreement holding granddaughter

John Kerry wants us to respect US democracy — by voting for a cleaner planet

Climate Change
Fighters from Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),stand in line during the opening of ceremony congress at the camp where they prepare for ratifying a peace deal with the government, near El Diamante in Yari Plains, Colombia, September 17, 2016.

Colombian government and FARC leaders sign a historic peace deal

Conflict
A lobster sits in a holding bin before having its claws banded onboard the lobster boat "Wild Irish Rose" in the waters off Cape Elizabeth, Maine August 21, 2013.

The Swedes want North American lobster out. And the Americans are fighting back.

Business
A Syrian girl waves an opposition flag during an anti-government protest inside a 2nd century Roman amphitheater in the historic Syrian southern town of Bosra al-Sham, in Deraa, Syria.

US sees glimmer of hope in Syria peace talks after progress with Russia

Conflict
Norwegian resident Gunnar Farsund stands in front of the clear doorway of his house due to mild weather in the far northern city of Tromsoe January 9, 1998, in contrast with the same time last year (R) when he and the town were besieged with 143 centimete

Norwegian town has message for John Kerry: Shovel your sidewalk

Lifestyle

Unlike the residents of Tromso, Norway, the US Secretary of State didn’t immediately shovel sidewalks at his Boston home after a snowstorm. The residents of the “Capital of the Arctic” say they’d never let it slip. Why? Lutheran guilt, for one.

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Secretary of State John Kerry has traveled far but can’t find peace in Syria

Global Politics

The diplomatic dance requires multiple players to dance with you. And Secretary of State John Kerry has traveled the world looking for dance partners — successfully, in many occasions. On the matter of Syria, though, few are cooperating.

Syria: One Way Out?

Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wants to avert an attack on his country, he should hand over all of his chemical weapons–and do it quick. Today Russia, Syria’s most important ally, has welcomed the idea. According to reports, the nation’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, said that […]

Accidental Diplomacy? Analyzing Kerry’s Off-the-Cuff Remark

President Barack Obama addressed the nation last night, renewing calls that something must be done to stop the regime of Bashar al-Assad from using chemical weapons again against the Syrian people. “When dictators commit atrocities, they depend upon the world to look the other way until those horrifying pictures fade from memory,” President Obama said […]

Kerry makes U.S. case on Syria’s responsibility for chemical weapons attack, condemns Assad regime

Global Politics

The United States says Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s forces are responsible for the deadly chemical weapons attack said to have occurred last week. And, Secretary of State John Kerry said in a speech that if the U.S. chooses to act, it won’t depend on the blessing of the international community.