Kerry: ‘China is the lifeline to North Korea’
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As North Koreans celebrated founding of its ruling dynasty, Secretary of State John Kerry, in an interview with NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell, calls on China to do more to help resolve the missile crisis.
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Kerry in Japan: US ready to ‘reach out’ to North Korea
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After weeks of increasingly hostile rhetoric, the U.S. is ready to “reach out” to North Korea’s leadership, Secretary of State John Kerry said in Japan on Sunday.
The Obama administration is just waiting for the right moment.
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China agrees to help US rid North Korea of nuclear capability
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Secretary of State John Kerry and China’s top diplomat on Saturday reiterated the two countries’ commitment to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner.
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This is a ‘critical time’, Kerry tells China president amid North Korea tensions
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BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met China’s top leaders on Saturday in a bid to persuade them to exert pressure on North Korea to scale back its belligerent rhetoric and, eventually, return to nuclear talks.
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Kerry to N. Korea: We will ‘defend our allies’
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In Seoul, secretary of state says a North Korean missile launch would be a “huge mistake” and reiterated that the United States would defend its allies if necessary.
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Kerry follows Obama’s 5 percent example, others haven’t yet
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In solidarity with government employees facing the effects of the mandatory budget cuts under sequestration, Secretary of State John Kerry will follow President Obama’s lead and give 5 percent of his government salary to a charity that benefits State Department employees, spokeswoman Victoria Nuland announced today.
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Kerry issues stern warning to North Korea
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At a joint news conference at the State Department with South Korea’s foreign minister, Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning to North Korea - a pledge to defend U.S. interests and its regional treaty allies - and said North Korea knows what it needs to do if it wants to resume dialogue with the rest of the world.
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Kerry on Rodman: ‘As a diplomat, he is a great basketball player’
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Secretary of State John Kerry took a shot Tuesday at eccentric former NBA star Dennis Rodman’s controversial visit to North Korea.
“Dennis Rodman was a great basketball player,” Kerry told NBC News. “And as a diplomat, he is a great basketball player. And that’s where we’ll leave it.”
Kerry spoke in Doha, Qatar, for an interview to air later in the day on “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC.
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Will US cash do enough for Syria rebels?
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Secretary of State John Kerry has announced that the U.S. will supply Syria’s opposition with $60 million in non-lethal aid. Yet, while the money is needed, it’s unlikely to immediately change anything.
Read the full analysis by NBC News correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin.
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US to send $60 million in aid direct to Syria rebels
ROME - In a policy shift, the United States on Thursday announced plans to send military rations and medical supplies directly to Syrian opposition fighters, but fell short of providing weapons and ammunition that the rebels had been asking for.
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First weekend on job, Kerry calls Palestinian, Israeli, Canadian officials
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Incoming Secretary of State John Kerry had a busy first weekend on the job, calling Palestinian, Israeli, Turkish, Canadian and Mexican officials.
In his conversation Sunday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Kerry said President Barack Obama “is very interested in the peace process and aware of the economic hardships of the Palestinian people,” Abbas spokesman Nabel Abu Rdeneh said.
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Senate votes to confirm Kerry as secretary of state
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The Senate confirmed President Barack Obama’s nomination of Sen. John Kerry, D- Mass, to be secretary of state Tuesday. The vote was 94 to 3, with three Republicans – Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. – voting against him.
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President Barack Obama’s choice to be secretary of state, Sen. John Kerry, D- Mass, began his confirmation hearing Thursday morning before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, one day after the same committee conducted a fractious hearing with current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over last September’s attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.
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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.
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