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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers her farewell address to the staff in the C Street lobby of the State Department on February 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departed Foggy Bottom this afternoon, she sent a farewell email to employees that included the predictable thank you’s, and the introduction of several new acronyms including NY/WJC and NY/CVC. Check after the break for the text of the letter. More
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers her final speech as Secretary of State, at the Council on Foreign Relations, on January 31, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Today, Feb. 1, is Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s last day in office. She’s set to leave the building around 3 pm this afternoon, after delivering remarks to employees. Incoming Secretary John Kerry, who was confirmed on Tuesday, will be sworn in by Associate Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan this afternoon in a private ceremony.
Over the weekend Kerry has responsibility should any major events happen, but he isn’t scheduled for his first full day at Foggy Bottom until Monday. More
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., arrives just after a Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote on his nomination to be America's top diplomat. (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call)
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., is one step closer to reporting for duty in Foggy Bottom.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday morning, in one of the quickest congressional hearings you’ll ever see, took about 20 minutes to approve Kerry’s nomination to become secretary of state.
“It was unanimous,” a smiling Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., told reporters as she exited the hearing room inside the Capitol. More
