John Kerry to lead powerful Senate foreign relations committee Agence France-Presse

Published: Monday December 15, 2008





Print This Email This WASHINGTON (AFP)  Democrat John Kerry was named Monday the new chairman of the US Senate's powerful foreign relations committee, pledging to remake the "war on terror" and fight climate change.



The party's 2004 presidential nominee succeeds Joseph Biden, who is leaving the Senate to become Barack Obama's vice president.



"We have a big agenda ahead of us, just as our country faces big challenges across the globe," Kerry said in a statement.



"I look forward to working with all members of the committee to help strengthen America's hand in Afghanistan and Pakistan, work towards global climate change solutions, and end the war in Iraq responsibly," he said.



