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Kieran McLoughlin, award winner John Kerry, Anne Finucane and Alan Foy at the Impact Ireland convention

John Kerry presented with Impact Ireland award

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has received the Impact Ireland Award at the inaugural Impact Ireland convention in Dublin's Mansion House.

Business • 04 Oct 24

John Kerry addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos today

Ukraine war no excuse to let up on climate fight: Kerry

US climate envoy John Kerry told the World Economic Forum (WEF) today that the global energy crisis wrought by the war in Ukraine should not deepen the world's dependence on fossil fuels causing climate change.

Business • 24 May 22

Abbas indicates willingness for talks to resume

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he is ready to resume peace efforts with Israel if it stopped settlement building, reacting to a major speech by US Secretary of State John Kerry.

West Bank • 29 Dec 16

John Kerry was speaking during his visit to Ireland to receive the Tipperary International Peace Award for 2015

Brexit must not impact NI push for peace - Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Brexit must not impact the push for peace in Northern Ireland.

News • 30 Oct 16

A man carries a wounded child after a bomb attack in Aleppo

US, Russia 'achieve clarity' on Syria peace talks

Washington and Moscow have "achieved clarity" on the way towards a new ceasefire in Syria, but technical details must still be resolved, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today.

News • 26 Aug 16

Martin Schulz told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag that a period of limbo over Brexit would "lead to even more insecurity and thus endanger jobs"

EU Parliament urges UK to begin exit next week

The European Parliament's chief has called for British Prime Minister David Cameron to begin formal proceedings to leave the EU at a summit this coming week.

News • 26 Jun 16

UN calls for effort to salvage Syrian ceasefire

The United Nations mediator in the Syrian conflict has called on the United States and Russia to try to salvage and renew a cessation of hostilities.

News • 02 May 16

140,000 people died after the US dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima

John Kerry visits Hiroshima atomic-bomb memorial

John Kerry has become the first US secretary of state to pay his respects at Hiroshima's memorial to victims of the 1945 US nuclear attack that killed 140,000 people.

World • 11 Apr 16

US Secretary of State John Kerry was in negotiations with Russian officials

Russia and US agree to cooperate on Syrian war

Russia and the United States have agreed to work together to resolve the war in Syria.

World • 25 Mar 16

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean Marc Ayrault and US Secretary of State John Kerry met for talks today

US, France say Syria is trying to ruin peace talks

The United States and France accused the Syrian government of trying to disrupt a new round of peace talks set to begin tomorrow and said Russia and Iran would need to show the Syrian government was "living up to" what had been agreed.

News • 14 Mar 16

John Kerry said the 'perceived ceasefire violations' by the Syrian government would be discussed today

Damascus rejects discussion of presidency at talks

The Syrian government has said it would not hold talks with any party wishing to discuss the question of the presidency, calling President Bashar al-Assad a "red line" as it confirmed its participation in UN-led peace talks next week.

News • 12 Mar 16

John Kerry has met Benjamin Netanyahu in Berlin for talks

Kerry cautiously optimistic after Netanyahu talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have given him a "cautious measure of optimism" that tensions between Israelis and Palestinians could be defused.

News • 22 Oct 15

John Kerry's trip, which ends on 8 August, will not include Israel, one of Washington's closest allies

Kerry arrives in Egypt on start of diplomatic tour

US Secretary of State John Kerry has travelled to Egypt to re-launch a strategic partnership with Washington's longtime ally, at the start of a regional mini-tour.

News • 01 Aug 15

John Kerry takes his own bike on official trips abroad and was cycling part of one of the Tour de France stages at the time of the accident

John Kerry breaks leg in French cycling accident

US Secretary of State John Kerry broke his right leg in an accident while cycling a portion of the Tour de France route near Scionzier, France, and is returning to the United States.

News • 31 May 15

John Kerry and Vladimir Putin shake hands ahead of their meeting in Sochi

Kerry urges support for Ukrainian ceasefire

US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged all sides in the Ukrainian conflict to prevent breaches of a ceasefire agreed earlier this year.

News • 12 May 15

Bruno Rodriguez and John Kerry were said to have made progress after 'very constructive discussions'

Obama and Castro to share stage at Summit

US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro will share the same stage today in an encounter rich with symbolism as their countries set aside decades of mistrust and attempt to restore diplomatic relations.

News • 10 Apr 15

The foreign ministers of Germany, the US, UK, and France met in London to discuss the situation with Iran

Western powers united over Iran talks approach

Major Western powers are united in their approach on nuclear talks with Iran and will reject any agreement that does not meet their 'red lines', British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said.

News • 21 Mar 15

John Kerry did not repeat the standard US line that President Assad had lost all legitimacy and had to go

Assad dismisses Kerry remarks on talks

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dismissed remarks made by US Secretary of State John Kerry that he should be included in negotiations to reach a political transition, saying "declarations from outside do not concern us."

News • 16 Mar 15

John Kerry was speaking on the second day of intense congressional hearings

Ukraine truce not even close - John Kerry

Russia and pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine remain far from meeting the terms of a tattered ceasefire deal, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today.

News • 25 Feb 15

US Secretary of State John Kerry met his British counterpart Philip Hammond

Additional Russian sanctions being discussed

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the US and its allies were not prepared to play games with Russia and were discussing additional sanctions against Moscow over its role in eastern Ukraine.

News • 23 Feb 15

Russia, Ukrainian, German and French leaders will meet to discuss a solution for the Ukrainian conflict

Four-way summit on Ukraine crisis planned

A summit between France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine is being planned for Wednesday in Minsk.

News • 08 Feb 15

Meeting of international delegates has begun at the Élysée Palace in Paris

Iraq gets pledges of support for IS fight

Foreign ministers from 30 countries from around the world have agreed to help Iraq combat Islamic extremists "by all means necessary".

News • 15 Sep 14

US Egypt relations strained since the military's overthrow of elected Islamist president Mohamed Mursi

Kerry holds 'frank' talks with Egyptian President

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said he had "frank" talks on human rights with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi today, in a meeting to bolster an anti-Islamic State coalition.

News • 13 Sep 14

A displaced Iraqi man from the Yazidi community carries his daughter as they cross the Iraqi-Syrian border

UN chief urges world to do more for Iraqi refugees

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged countries around the world to do more for Iraqi civilians, who have fled the advance of Islamist militants in Iraq, and sought refuge in remote mountain areas.

News • 13 Aug 14

John Kerry's office declined to comment on the Der Spiegel reports

Israel alleged to have spied on John Kerry

Israel eavesdropped on US Secretary of State John Kerry during failed peace talks with Palestinians last year, German news weekly Der Spiegel reported.

News • 05 Aug 14