Obama nominates John Kerry as next secretary of state to replace Hillary Clinton
A senior administration official said on Friday that President Barack Obama will nominate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as his next secretary of state.
Kerry's nomination marks Obama's first move in a sweeping overhaul of his national security team heading into a second term.
If confirmed, Kerry will take the helm at the State Department from outgoing Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Massachusetts senator is expected to be easily approved for the Cabinet post by his longtime Capitol Hill colleagues.
Kerry jumped to the top of Obama's list for the State Department job after U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew her name from consideration last week.
The official requested anonymity in order to discuss the announcement ahead of Obama.
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