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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks before swearing in Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks before swearing in Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid Al Attiyah and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, on July 26, 2014, after a group meeting about a cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on October 5, 2016, at the European Commission's Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels, Belgium, before the start of an international Afghan pledging conference.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro, U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Martin Indyk, and Deputy Special Envoy Frank Lowenstein about Middle East peace negotiations before departing Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, en route to Geneva, Switzerland, on November 8, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende address reporters after their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu after a meeting to discuss the current and future security situation in Afghanistan at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on December 4, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as they arrive at a meeting room in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 30, 2015, for the latest round in the P5+1 negotiations about the future of Iran's nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with a Syrian refugee at the Australia House in Berlin, Germany.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, United National Special Envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov walk through UN Headquarters in Geneva after a news conference on September 13, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg after addressing reporters at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 27, 2016, before a bilateral meeting in the aftermath of last week's Brexit vote in the United Kingdom.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands before a meeting in Paris, France, on February 19, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi upon arriving for an Ad Hoc Meeting on Syria in Rome, Italy, on February 28, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini on August 6, 2015, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before they both attended the 22nd ASEAN Regional Forum Retreat Session amid the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier prior to their meeting in Berlin, Germany.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry points United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon toward a conference table after he arrived at the COP21 climate change conference venue at LeBourget Airport in Paris, France, for a bilateral meeting on December 11, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Toria Nuland and National Security Council Senior Director for European Affairs Karen Donfried before a bilateral meeting with Turkish officials on the margins of a NATO Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on April 1, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and Foreign Minister Didier Reynders at the Prime Minister�s Residence in Brussels, Belgium, on March 25, 2016, after the Secretary visited to pay condolences on behalf of the American people following the twin terrorists attacks earlier in the week on the city and country.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and UN Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres address reporters at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 4, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with French Minister Laurent Fabius before a bilateral meeting on the margins of talks focused on Iran's nuclear capabilities, Geneva, Switzerland, November 23, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon before a bilateral discussion on the sidelines of the Gaza Donors Conference organized by Egypt and Norway in Cairo, Egypt, on October 12, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Estonian Foreign Minister Marina Kaljurand address reporters before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 8, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko before a bilateral meeting on September 4, 2014, amid the NATO Summit in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen shake hands before their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 16, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro after he bumped into the Cuban leader and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez between meetings on September 27, 2015, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, N.Y.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov prior to the International Syria Support Group meeting in New York City, New York on September 20, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Dominican Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols before the General Assembly of the Organization of American States Plenary Session in Antigua, Guatemala, on June 5, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Douglas Lute on December 6, 2016, as he attends a NATO Ministerial Session at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as British Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Westmacott delivers remarks at a farewell reception in the Ambassador's honor at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 7, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks to U.S. Consulate General staff and families, as U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. looks on, in Istanbul, April 7, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire on February 7, 2015, in Munich, Germany, as he attends a reception given by Vice President Joe Biden for a Congressional Delegation to the Munich Security Conference.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Senator John McCain of Arizona on February 7, 2015, in Munich, Germany, as he attends a reception given by Vice President Joe Biden for a Congressional Delegation to the Munich Security Conference.

U.S. Ambassador to Italy David Thorne and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speak with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, Italy, on May 9, 2013.

U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts steers his predecessor in Congress, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, toward his seat before testifying on July 23, 2015, about the Iranian nuclear deal before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov walk through the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Rome before their meeting on December 14, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on April 2, 2015, in Lausanne, Switzerland, amid negotiations between the P5+1 member nations and Iranian officials about the future of their country�s nuclear program.

U.S. Ambassador to Italy David Thorne and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tap fists as they joke with reporters at the U.S. ambassador's residence, the Villa Taverna, in Rome, Italy, on May 8, 2013.

U.S. Ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski introduces U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to the staff and families of the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 14, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shares a laugh with Vice President Joe Biden during his introduction of the Vice President at the 2016 Chief of Missions Conference in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif for a one-on-one chat before a broader meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 30, 2015, at the outset of the latest round in the P5+1 negotiations about the future of Iran's nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond addresses reporters after he arrived at No. 1 Carlton Gardens - the Foreign Secretary's official residence - in London, U.K., on February 21, 2015, for discussions focused on the anti-ISIL coalition and the situation in Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks with Syrian Opposition Council President Khaled Khoja, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on April 30, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Arseniy Yatsenyuk of the Fatherland Party before a meeting with Ukrainian opposition leaders on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on February 1, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende hold an informal meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on April 2, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with the Aga Khan, the Imam of the Nizari Ismailis, on October 5, 2016, at the European Commission's Justus Lipsius Building in Brussels, Belgium, before the start of an international Afghan pledging conference.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters with United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague in Vienna, Austria, on July 13, 2014, amid a series of P5+1 talks with Iran about its nuclear program.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Protocol Marios Kountourides as he deplanes in Larnaca, Cyprus, after arriving on December 3, 2015, for a visit with both Greek and Turkish leaders on the island nation.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma, Assistant Secretary of State for South Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal, and State Department Chief of Staff Jon Finer, walks to a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 31, 2016, at the Prime Minister's Residence in New Delhi, India.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks past portraits of President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power - while obscuring his own official photo - after arriving at the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York City on September 19, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with members of the Indian business community at the Roosevelt House -- the U.S. Ambassador's residence -- in New Delhi, India, on July 30, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni on February 2, 2016, at the Italian Foreign Ministry before a bilateral meeting preceding an assembly of the multinational counter-ISIL coalition.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen address reporters before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his advisers sit across from Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on December 15, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Australia John Berry after landing in Sydney, Australia for an Australia-U.S. diplomatic and defense meeting on August 11, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, accompanied by Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, chats with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal amid a series of ministerial meetings at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London on May 15, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Assistant Secretary of State Toria Nuland meet with Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze and Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic on the sidelines of the NATO Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on April 2, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore at a reception after representing President Obama at inauguration ceremonies for Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 20, 2014.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr�guez laughs as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lauds the Foreign Minister's salesmanship skills during their joint news conference at the Hotel Nacional in Havana, Cuba, on August 14, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, shows Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Australian Defense Minister David Johnston the desk on which Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in the John Quincy Adams State Drawing Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 19, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Jordanian Foreign Ministry Ambassador Suleiman Arabist and U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Alice Wells after deplaning at Amman-Marka International Airport in Amman, Jordan, on February 20, 2016, in advance of meetings with King Abdullah of Jordan, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry poses for a photograph in the Plenary Hall at the COP21 climate change conference on December 12, 2015, before French President Francois Hollande and other leaders addressed the delegates gathered at LeBourget Airport in Paris, France.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens to Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on January 23, 2015, before the two sat down for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott chats with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake, and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel after the three represented President Obama at inauguration ceremonies for Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 20, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Philippines Foreign Secretary Albert Ferreros del Rosario at the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Naypyitaw, Burma, on August 10, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic as they await translation while delivering statements to the press at the Prime Minister's residence in Belgrade, Serbia, on December 2, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Lou Susman and now Vice Chairman of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and former U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and now Chairman of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Ivo Daaldar, takes the stage at the Chicago Hilton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 2016, before delivering a speech about global affairs to Council members.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets Ali Rezaian, the brother Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian - who the Secretary worked to free after he was unjustly held in Iran for 18 months - before the two attended a ceremony on January 28, 2016, to dedicate the new Post headquarters in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega during his historic visit to Havana, Cuba, on August 14, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets Irish Foreign Minister Charles Flanagan before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 30, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets attendees after delivering remarks at the 2015 Global Diaspora Week Launch Event in the Loy Henderson Room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on October 9, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks before his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, April 9, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Canadian Foreign Minister St�phane Dion on January 29, 2016, after he arrived at the Hotel Chateau Laurier in Qu�bec City, Canada, to attend the North American Ministerial Meeting with Canadian and Mexican officials.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers farewell remarks to State Department employees in the main lobby of the Department's Harry S. Truman building on his final day as Secretary of State in Washington, D.C., on January 19, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington during a dinner hosted by Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 23, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed al-Dairi on October 14, 2014, before a bilateral meeting at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Paris, France.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on May 19, 2016, amid the alliances biannual Foreign Ministerial Meetings.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Anthony Gardner after arriving in Brussels, Belgium, on December 2, 2014, for meetings at NATO headquarters.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry swears in former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson as the new U.S. Ambassador to Mexico during a ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 5, 2016. Also pictured is the Ambassador's husband, Jonathan Jacobson.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Matthew Barzun after landing at London Stansted Airport in Stansted Mountfitchet, U.K., on June 27, 2016, for meetings with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in the aftermath of last week's Brexit vote in the United Kingdom.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry address reporters at Lancaster House in London, U.K., before a larger meeting of counter-ISIL coalition partners on January 22, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende addresses reporters during their joint news conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 26, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Toria Nulan, delivers his opening remarks to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the outset of a bilateral meeting on July 15, 2016, at the Russian Foreign Ministry's Osobnyak Guesthouse in Moscow, Russia.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets British Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Westmacott at a farewell reception in the Ambassador's honor at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 7, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by former Justice Minister Tzipi Livni before a bilateral meeting with Israeli Opposition Leader Isaac �Buji� Herzog and his advisers on November 24, 2015, in the Reading Room at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault presents U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry the Grand Officer of the L�gion d'honneur, the second-highest level of the French award, during a ceremony on December 10, 2016, at the Quai d'Orsay - the French Foreign Ministry - in Paris, France.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier during their bilateral meeting in the German Foreign Minister's private office at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin on October 22, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius address reporters before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with former Israeli President Shimon Peres in New York City on September 22, 2014. The Secretary is holding meetings in conjunction with the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by the Spanish Ambassador to the U.S. Ramon Gil-Casares, U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra James Costos and is partner Mr. Michael Smith as he arrives at Madrid Torrejon Air Base in Madrid, Spain on October 18, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says goodbye to U.S. Senator John McCain on July 29, 2015, after he came over to greet him before the Secretary joined U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey, U.S. Energy Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in testifying about the Iranian nuclear deal before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with UN Peace Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks with Panamanian Vice President Isabel Saint Malo at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC on September 2, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Switzerland Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, on January 21, 2016, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, after thanking the Swiss for their recent support in freeing Americans held unjustly in Iran.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is introduced by Executive Vice President Martin Indyk, at The Brooking Institution's 2016 Saban Forum at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., on December 4, 2016.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry presents one of his commemorative coins to a rain-soaked Theresa Hunter, a State Department employee who had planned all of his trips but was departing for a new job at the Department of Homeland Security as he left for Africa on April 29, 2014.

With 2014 Kennedy Center Honoree Tom Hanks looking on, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with fellow 2014 Kennedy Center Honoree Comedienne Lily Tomlin, before a dinner he hosted in honor of the Honorees at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 6, 2014.

Israeli President Shimon Peres, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas join in a handshake at the beginning of their three speeches at the World Economic Forum in Dead Sea, Jordan, on May 26, 2013.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault prepares to award him the Grand Officer of the L�gion d'honneur, the second-highest level of the French award, during a ceremony on December 10, 2016, at the Quai d'Orsay - the French Foreign Ministry - in Paris, France.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shows European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini a photo of them traveling to the London Conference on Afghanistan together in December 2014 before their working lunch at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2015.

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