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John Kerry, the US climate envoy, is planning to step down from his position by spring, after three years in the role under the Biden administration. During his tenure, Kerry led US negotiations at three international climate summits and was instrumental in restarting climate talks between the US and China, resulting in the November Sunnylands agreement. Kerry has had a long career in politics, serving as the Secretary of State, co-founding a bipartisan initiative called World War Zero to combat climate change, and running for president as the Democratic nominee in 2004.
CNN revealed that US climate envoy John Kerry is set to resign this spring.
After three years leading Biden’s climate diplomacy, Kerry will leave his position but will attend the World Economic Forum and the Munich Security Conference.
The former secretary of state and Democratic presidential nominee led US negotiations at three international climate summits, with the latest held in Dubai.
Key in his role was reviving climate talks between the US and China, culminating in the November Sunnylands agreement before COP28.
Axios first reported that Kerry was stepping down and plans to join the Biden campaign. CNN has contacted the Biden campaign and the White House for comment.
Prior to the Biden administration, Kerry played a pivotal role in negotiating the Paris agreement as secretary of state and co-founded World War Zero, a global bipartisan initiative to tackle climate change, in 2019.
Kerry had served alongside Joe Biden in the Senate since his first election in 1984 and had represented Massachusetts. In 2004, he secured the Democratic presidential nomination but lost to George W. Bush. During Biden’s vice presidency, Kerry chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and was later nominated as secretary of state by Barack Obama in 2012.
In the Navy during the Vietnam War, Kerry was a gunboat officer on the Mekong Delta and received the Silver Star, Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts.
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