Jan 29, 2013…
via USA TODAY:
“The Senate has confirmed
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry as
the next secretary of State, where he 
will replace Hilary Clinton. The vote was 94-3. 
He could be sworn in as early as Wednesday. 
A welcoming ceremony is planned at the 
State Department on Monday.”

(Source: theapothecarysrose)

Dec 21, 2012…
via NBC News:
“Saying that his new pick for the nation’s
top diplomatic job is “not going to need a lot of
on-the-job training,” President Barack Obama announced
Friday his nomination of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
head and onetime Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry
as the next Secretary of State.” Read more here…

(via nbcnews)