John Kerry
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
John Kerry reads as The Diplomat because his entire public career has been built on earning trust across profound divisions. As US Secretary of State he brokered the Iran nuclear deal and represented America in the Paris Agreement negotiations, later serving as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, assembling coalitions among rival governments. Kerry leads relationally, locating the shared ground that makes agreement possible where others see only impasse, and staying at the table until it holds.
“We're not on a good track right now. The world is not serious enough about reducing our emissions fast enough, and the planet is going to continue to evolve in reaction to what we human beings are doing to it.”
“No president in the future would walk into the White House and undo what is going on around the world. This is bigger than the United States. People all around the world are retooling.”
“It will cost us far more not to take action than it costs to take action. So common sense says, let's get to work.”
The David Rubenstein Show: “John Kerry”
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