NPR: John Kerry https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=168756232 John Kerry en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:39:53 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: John Kerry https://www.npr.org/tags/168756232/john-kerry A brief history of swift boating, from John Kerry to Tim Walz Republicans' attacks on Tim Walz's military record mirror a 2004 smear campaign against John Kerry in some key ways. Here's how swift boating played out then — and what's different this time around. Sat, 10 Aug 2024 06:01:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/08/09/nx-s1-5069480/swift-boat-john-kerry-tim-walz-jd-vance https://www.npr.org/2024/08/09/nx-s1-5069480/swift-boat-john-kerry-tim-walz-jd-vance

Republicans' attacks on Tim Walz's military record mirror a 2004 smear campaign against John Kerry in some key ways. Here's how swift boating played out then — and what's different this time around.

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]]> Rachel Treisman Biden is giving the Medal of Freedom to a who's who of Democrats (and Katie Ledecky) President Biden is giving the nation's highest civilian honor to 19 people, a list that includes civil rights leaders, trailblazers and an unusually large contingent of high-profile Democrats. Fri, 03 May 2024 05:00:55 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1248808320/biden-medal-bloomberg-pelosi-kerry-ledecky https://www.npr.org/2024/05/03/1248808320/biden-medal-bloomberg-pelosi-kerry-ledecky

President Biden is giving the nation's highest civilian honor to 19 people, a list that includes civil rights leaders, trailblazers and an unusually large contingent of high-profile Democrats.

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]]> Deepa Shivaram U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry is giving up the job title — but not the fight Outgoing climate envoy John Kerry talks about leaving the job, how another Donald Trump presidency could impact the fight against climate change, and how he remains hopeful. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 05:00:20 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/03/07/1236316313/climate-envoy-john-kerry-joe-biden https://www.npr.org/2024/03/07/1236316313/climate-envoy-john-kerry-joe-biden

Outgoing climate envoy John Kerry talks about leaving the job, how another Donald Trump presidency could impact the fight against climate change, and how he remains hopeful.

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]]> Ari Shapiro Biden's new climate envoy is John Podesta. He has a big domestic climate job too Longtime Democratic aide John Podesta will take over international climate talks from former Secretary of State John Kerry. He also oversees Biden's big domestic climate incentives. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:15:52 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/01/31/1228220251/biden-john-podesta-climate-kerry https://www.npr.org/2024/01/31/1228220251/biden-john-podesta-climate-kerry

Longtime Democratic aide John Podesta will take over international climate talks from former Secretary of State John Kerry. He also oversees Biden's big domestic climate incentives.

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]]> Tamara Keith At climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: 'There's just a trust deficit' The United States looms large at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Historically, it's responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other nation. But it's also key for major breakthroughs. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/12/01/1209658639/cop28-climate-change https://www.npr.org/2023/12/01/1209658639/cop28-climate-change

The United States looms large at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Historically, it's responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other nation. But it's also key for major breakthroughs.

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]]> Jeff Brady Innovators share what helped convince them to take climate action As part of covering climate change we've heard from a number of the doers. Here are a few of those innovators and influencers' thoughts and what motivated them to make a change in their communities. Sat, 07 Oct 2023 09:00:18 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/10/07/1202013738/climate-change-innovators https://www.npr.org/2023/10/07/1202013738/climate-change-innovators

As part of covering climate change we've heard from a number of the doers. Here are a few of those innovators and influencers' thoughts and what motivated them to make a change in their communities.

]]> The NPR Network U.S. Envoy Kerry Says China Is Crucial To Handling The Climate Crisis China is the world's largest carbon emitter, after the U.S., producing an estimated 27% of global greenhouse gases. Kerry is in the country for talks on stronger efforts to curb rising temperatures. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:19:16 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1033557246/u-s-envoy-kerry-says-china-is-crucial-to-handling-the-climate-crisis https://www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1033557246/u-s-envoy-kerry-says-china-is-crucial-to-handling-the-climate-crisis China is the world's largest carbon emitter, after the U.S., producing an estimated 27% of global greenhouse gases. Kerry is in the country for talks on stronger efforts to curb rising temperatures.

]]> The Associated Press The U.S. Climate Envoy Went To Moscow And Talked About More Than Climate John Kerry, the former secretary of state and now President Biden's special envoy for climate, is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Moscow since Biden took office. Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:17:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/07/15/1016526228/the-u-s-climate-envoy-went-to-moscow-and-talked-about-more-than-climate https://www.npr.org/2021/07/15/1016526228/the-u-s-climate-envoy-went-to-moscow-and-talked-about-more-than-climate

John Kerry, the former secretary of state and now President Biden's special envoy for climate, is the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Moscow since Biden took office.

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]]> Lucian Kim As Climate Envoy, Kerry To Seek 'Ambition' With 'Humility' One challenge facing John Kerry in his new role as climate envoy to President-elect Joe Biden will be to convince other governments the U.S. will abide by its commitments. Thu, 10 Dec 2020 05:09:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/944572621/as-climate-envoy-kerry-to-seek-ambition-with-humility https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/944572621/as-climate-envoy-kerry-to-seek-ambition-with-humility

One challenge facing John Kerry in his new role as climate envoy to President-elect Joe Biden will be to convince other governments the U.S. will abide by its commitments.

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]]> Steve Inskeep Paris Summit Urges Two-State Solution To Israeli-Palestinian Conflict The conference, attended by 70 diplomats including Secretary of State John Kerry, nevertheless did not include leaders from the two sides the diplomats mean to reconcile: Israel and Palestinians. Sun, 15 Jan 2017 10:11:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/15/509939635/dozens-of-diplomats-gather-in-paris-for-israel-palestinian-peace-talks https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/15/509939635/dozens-of-diplomats-gather-in-paris-for-israel-palestinian-peace-talks

The conference, attended by 70 diplomats including Secretary of State John Kerry, nevertheless did not include leaders from the two sides the diplomats mean to reconcile: Israel and Palestinians.

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