Will Hillary Clinton Keep U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry In His Job?

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and current U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) laugh together during a ceremony before breaking ground for the U.S. Diplomacy Center at the State Department in Washington September 3, 2014. REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST

Michael Crowley, Politico: Would Hillary keep John Kerry on?

Fans say he would be a great asset, but Clinton has her own friends and allies in line for Foggy Bottom.

Time is running out for John Kerry.

With less than six months until a new president takes office, the U.S. secretary of state is working furiously to reach a political settlement in Syria, hold together the international coalition fighting the Islamic State, and tame a Russian bear prowling in Syria and Ukraine.

Friends and allies say the energetic 72-year-old shows no sign of letting up, and he has made no evident plans for a post-government life after a three-decade political career that brought him to the brink of the presidency itself in 2004. Some Kerry admirers even hope that Hillary Clinton, if elected in November, might find a place for the indefatigable diplomat in her State Department.

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WNU Editor: They never really had a close relationship. I expect him to be replaced with one of her friends.

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