Biography
An American politician and diplomat, currently serving as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. He previously served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017. An attorney and former naval officer, Kerry first drew public attention as a decorated Vietnam veteran turned anti-war activist. He went on to serve as a prosecutor and as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, before serving as United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1985 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in the 2004 election, which he lost to incumbent President George W. Bush.
Awards & recognition
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2024
- Otto Hahn Peace Medal · 2018
- Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 2016
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour · 2016
- Global Citizen Awards · 2011
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- Bronze Star Medal
- Purple Heart
- Silver Star
Filmography36 titles
The Occupation of the American Mind
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Winter Soldier
Before the Flood
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Cheers
Above Majestic
The Seventies
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
The Problem with Jon Stewart
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
The Final Year
Year One: A Political Odyssey
Terms and Conditions May Apply
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Dick Cavett Show
We Are Many
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
The Diplomat
60 Minutes
Truth
Our Nixon
The Daily Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The 44th President: In His Own Words
The Words That Built America
Real Time with Bill Maher
Axios
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?
Revealing Ukraine
The View
Inside the Bubble
China: The Enemy Within