WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US Secretary of State John Kerry will discuss the future role of the United States in the world in a speech he will give at the US Institute of Peace on Tuesday, the State Department said in a notice to the press on Monday.
"US Secretary of State John Kerry will discuss our nation’s top foreign policy priorities leading into the next administration during the US Institute of Peace’s "Passing the Baton: America’s Role in the World" event at the Institute… on January 10, 2017, the notice said.
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Exxon Mobil President and CEO Rex Tillerson as his choice to succeed Kerry in the top foreign policy post after Kerry steps down with outgoing President Barack Obama on January 20.