Full Name:
John Forbes Kerry
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Teresa; 2 Children: Alexandra, Vanessa; 3 Stepchildren: John, Andre, Christopher
Birth Date:
12/11/1943
Birth Place:
Aurora, CO
Home City:
Boston, MA
Religion:
Roman Catholic
JD, Boston College Law School, 1976
BA, Political Science, Yale University, 1966
Secretary, United States Department of State, 2013-2017
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Secretary, United States Department of State, January 7, 2013
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Secretary, United States Department of State, January 29, 2013
Senator, United States Senate, 1984-2013
Candidate, United States President, 2004
Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1983-1985
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1972
Former Co-Chair, Congressional Vietnam-Era Veterans Caucus
Former Chair, Democratic Steering Committee
Former Chair, Hispanic Task Force
Former Chair, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Former Member, Senate New Democrat Coalition
Former Co-Chair, Senate Prosecutors Caucus
Former Chair, Senate Select Committee on Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Affairs
Former Prosecutor, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
First Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 1976-1982
Lieutenant, United States Navy, Vietnam, 1966-1969
Member, Massachusetts Bar Association, present
Co-Founder, Vietnam Veterans of America, present
Former Leader, Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Astrological Sign:
Sagittarius
Awards:
Policy Maker of the Year, Massachusetts Telecommunications Council, 2004;
John W. McCormick Award for Public Service, 2002;
Award For Significant and Exemplary Support Rendered To Veterans of This Country and of the Cape and Islands, NAM Vets of Cape Cod and Islands, 2002;
Gerry Studds Stewardship Award, Boston Harbor Island Alliance, 2001;
Steven P. Duggan Award for International Understanding, Institute of International Education, 2001;
Powerful Friend Recognition Award, Parents for Residential Reform/Mass Families Organizing for Change and the Federation for Children with Special Needs, 2001;
Legislator of the Year, Nurse Association of America, 2001;
Silver Star;
Bronze Star with Combat V;
Three Purple Hearts
Father's Name:
Richard Kerry
Father's Occupation:
WWII Pilot, Foreign Service Officer
Mother's Name:
Rosemary
Mother's Occupation:
Community Activist, Girl Scout Leader
Number of Grandchildren:
3 Grandchildren
Pets (include names):
German Shepherd
Publications:
Co-Author with John Edwards, Our Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World (Perseus Books Group, 2004);
A Call to Service: My Vision for a Better America (New York: Penguin Books, 2003);
The New War: The Web of Crime that Threatens America's Security (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997);
Co-Author with Teresa Heinz Kerry, This Moment on Earth