John Kerry: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Columbia University - Obama Presidency Oral History - Interview with John Kerry. Oct 25, 2026
Add new Web site: Council on Foreign Relations - A Conversation with John Kerry. Mar 25, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - John Kerry Reflects On Smear Campaigns And Not Taking Anything For Granted. Feb 14, 2026
Anniversary information added. Dec 07, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - The Interview - John Kerry: Countries failing to deal with climate change. Jun 19, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 26, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN - Amanpour - Former US Secretary of State John Kerry. Nov 09, 2021
Noted that he was named special presidential envoy for climate. Nov 25, 2020
Noted the creation of World War Zero. Aug 13, 2020
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of State - John Kerry. Sep 25, 2019
Noted his role in the Iran nuclear deal and added the memoir Every Day Is Extra. Sep 05, 2018
Closed out his term as secretary of state. Jan 20, 2017
Clarified that the Forbes family to which Kerry's mother belonged was the one prominent in Boston. Aug 12, 2016
Added photographs. Oct 23, 2014
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of State - Diplomacy in Action - Biography of John F.Kerry. Jun 06, 2014
Article revised and updated. Feb 01, 2013
Noted Obama's nomination of Kerry for secretary of state. Dec 21, 2012
Added information on John Kerry's political action committee, support of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and support of healthcare and financial reform legislation. Nov 02, 2010
He succeeded Joe Biden as chair of the Foreign Relations Committee in January 2009. Jan 20, 2009
Article revised and updated. Mar 16, 2007
Added new Web site: Senator John F. Kerry's Online Office. Sep 26, 2006
Added new Web site: JohnKerry.com. May 11, 2006
Article revised. Nov 12, 2004
Article revised. Aug 05, 2004
Article revised. Jul 16, 2004
New article added. Jul 01, 2004
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