John Kerry
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
Executive Office of the President
John F. Kerry is our nation’s first Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and the first-ever Principal to sit on the National Security Council entirely dedicated to climate change since January 2021. President Biden announced Kerry would have a seat at every table around the world as he combats the climate crisis to meet the existential threat that we face.
From 1985 to 2013, he served as a U.S. Senator representing Massachusetts, and was Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2009 to 2013. Secretary Kerry served in the U.S. Navy, completing two combat tours of duty in Vietnam for which he received a Silver Star, a Bronze Star with Combat V, and three Purple Hearts. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree from Boston College Law School. Following his tenure as 68th United States Secretary of State, Kerry was the first-ever Visiting Distinguished Statesman for Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. As America’s top diplomat, he guided the Department’s strategy on nuclear nonproliferation, the threats of radical extremism and climate change; culminating with the successful negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris Climate Agreement.
Secretary Kerry is the best-selling author of "A Call to Service", "This Moment on Earth" co-authored with his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, and his memoir, "Every Day Is Extra". He was the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee in 2004.
From 1985 to 2013, he served as a U.S. Senator representing Massachusetts, and was Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2009 to 2013. Secretary Kerry served in the U.S. Navy, completing two combat tours of duty in Vietnam for which he received a Silver Star, a Bronze Star with Combat V, and three Purple Hearts. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree from Boston College Law School. Following his tenure as 68th United States Secretary of State, Kerry was the first-ever Visiting Distinguished Statesman for Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. As America’s top diplomat, he guided the Department’s strategy on nuclear nonproliferation, the threats of radical extremism and climate change; culminating with the successful negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris Climate Agreement.
Secretary Kerry is the best-selling author of "A Call to Service", "This Moment on Earth" co-authored with his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, and his memoir, "Every Day Is Extra". He was the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee in 2004.