Senate Confirms John Kerry As U.S. Secretary Of State

Secretary of State John Kerry
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The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) as the nation’s next secretary of state on Tuesday.

The vote was 94 to 3. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) voted against confirmation. Kerry himself voted present.

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