The former secretary of state will depart later this winter and plans to help the US president’s election campaign.

US climate envoy John Kerry will leave the administration later this winter and plans to help President Joe Biden’s election campaign, Kerry’s office said on Saturday.

Kerry, a US former secretary of state, informed his staff earlier on Saturday after speaking with Biden earlier this week, a spokesman for Kerry said.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    72·
    1 year ago

    “I will continue as long as God gives me the breath and work on it one way or the other,” Kerry said of climate advocacy.

    But not by keeping the top climate envoy post in the U.S.?

    • Aa!@lemmy.world
      101·
      1 year ago

      He’s quitting to work on the Biden campaign, so he evidently sees it more important to keep Trump out of the Presidency.

      At least that explanation makes sense to me

    • andrew@lemmy.stuart.funEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      I mean I don’t honestly know what he’s doing there but I imagine there are others who can step into his position and do a killer job. What he may care more about at the moment is ensuring that someone sane can continue making decisions about who goes into positions like the one he’s leaving.