As new secretary of state, John Kerry acknowledges he ‘has big heels to fill’

Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by Chief of Protocol Capricia Marshall, left as he arrives for work at State Department in Washington on Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Secretary of State John Kerry reported for duty Monday, acknowledging that as Hillary Rodham Clinton’s successor he has “big heels to fill” and promising to protect U.S. foreign service workers from terrorist attacks overseas.

On his first ...

Published: 02/05/2013