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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leans over to clasp Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's hand at the end of a news conference at Ankara Palace in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday, March 1, 2013. (AP / Jacquelyn Martin)

    Kerry seeks quick fix for Turkish-Israeli diplomatic ties

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Turkish leaders Sunday to speedily restore full diplomatic relations with Israel, two American allies the U.S. sees as anchors of stability in a Middle East wracked by Syria's civil war, Arab Spring political upheavals and the potential threat posed by Iran's nuclear program.

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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, points toward Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, not pictured, during their last-minute meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, March 4, 2013.(AP /Jacquelyn Martin)

    U.S., Saudi Arabia present united front on Syria, Iran

    The United States and Saudi Arabia on Monday presented a united front to Iran and Syria. They warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that they will boost support to rebels fighting to oust him unless he steps down and put Iran's leadership on notice that time is running out for a diplomatic resolution to concerns about its nuclear program.

  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Paris on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Paris is the third leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip, a hectic nine-day dash through Europe and the Middle East. (AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

    Kerry: U.S. seeking ways to bolster support for Syrian rebels

    The United States is looking for more tangible ways to support Syria's rebels and bolster a fledgling political movement that is struggling to deliver basic services after nearly two years of civil war, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday.

  • New Secretary of State John Kerry shows his first diplomatic passport he got when he was eleven years old when his father was in the foreign service, during a ceremony welcoming him as the 68th secretary of state, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

    Newly-installed Secretary of State John Kerry says he has 'big heels to fill'

    New Secretary of State John Kerry reported for duty Monday, acknowledging that as Hillary Rodham Clinton's successor he has "big heels to fill" and promising to protect U.S. foreign service workers from terrorist attacks overseas.

  • Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., shown after a vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite)

    John Kerry confirmed as U.S. secretary of state

    Sen. John Kerry has spent the past four years acting as an unofficial envoy for President Barack Obama, tamping down diplomatic fires around the globe. Now it's official: the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Kerry to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as the top American diplomat.

  • U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP / J. Scott Applewhite, File)

    John Kerry divests Canadian oil holdings to avoid conflict of interest

    John Kerry and his wife have agreed to divest holdings in a Canadian oil company, as well as dozens of other investments, in an effort to avoid conflicts of interest as the Massachusetts senator prepares to become America's next secretary of state.

  • U.S. President Barack Obama looks to Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as he announces Kerry's nomination for the next secretary of state in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, in Washington, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP / Carolyn Kaster)

    Obama nominates Sen. John Kerry as next secretary of state

    U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, elevating the longtime lawmaker and foreign policy expert to the top diplomatic job he had coveted.

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