Climate Politics
John Podesta Is Replacing John Kerry as Top US Climate Diplomat
- Podesta, a veteran strategist, will work out of White House
- Kerry served in climate envoy role for three years under Biden
John Podesta
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President Joe Biden is tapping veteran Democratic strategist John Podesta to be the top diplomat representing the US in global climate talks, succeeding John Kerry.
“In three years, Secretary Kerry has tirelessly trekked around the world – bringing American climate leadership back from the brink and marshaling countries around the world to take historic action to confront the climate crisis,” White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients said in a statement Wednesday. “We need to keep meeting the gravity of this moment, and there is no one better than John Podesta to make sure we do.”