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This item is certified authentic by JG Autographs and comes with their Letter of Authenticity. (born December 11, 1943) is an American politician and diplomat, currently serving as the first. United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.

He previously served as the. United States Secretary of State. 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. He was the Democratic nominee for. President of the United States. Which he lost to incumbent President.

As of 2021, he is the last Democratic presidential candidate to lose the popular vote. Kerry grew up as a. In 1966, after graduating from.

Ultimately attaining the rank of. From 1968 to 1969, during the. He served an abbreviated four-month tour of duty in. While serving as the commanding officer of a.

Kerry sustained three wounds in combat with the. For which he earned three.

For valorous conduct in separate military engagements. Opponent of the Vietnam War. He gained national recognition as an anti-war activist, serving as a spokesperson for the.

Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Where he described the United States government's policy in Vietnam as the cause of. In 1972, Kerry entered electoral politics as a Democratic candidate for the. United States House of Representatives.

Kerry won the Democratic nomination but was defeated in the general election by his Republican opponent. He subsequently worked as a.

And as the executive director of an advocacy organization while attending the. Boston College School of Law.

In 1976, Kerry served from 1977 to 1979 as the First Assistant District Attorney of. Where he tried criminal cases and managed the district attorney's office. After a period in private legal practice, Kerry was elected.

In 1984, Kerry was elected to the. As a member of the. Which exposed aspects of the. He was reelected to additional terms in.

Kerry won the Democratic Party presidential nomination in. Alongside vice presidential nominee and. Kerry campaigned as a critic of Republican President George W. Bush's prosecution of the.

And the popular vote by narrow margins, winning 251 electors to Bush's 286 and 48.3% of the popular vote to Bush's 50.7%. Kerry remained in the Senate and chaired the.

In January 2013, he was nominated by President. To succeed outgoing Secretary of State. And was confirmed by his Senate colleagues on a vote of 94 to 3. As Secretary of State, Kerry initiated the.

And negotiated agreements restricting the. Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. In 2015, Kerry signed the.

On behalf of the United States. Kerry served as Secretary of State until the end of the Obama administration in January 2017, when he left government service. Kerry remained active in public affairs as a vocal opponent of Obama's successor. President from 2017 to 2021, and as a supporter of Trump's successor, Kerry's former U.

Who had served as Obama's Vice President. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.