White House’s John Podesta to replace John Kerry as top US climate diplomat


By Reuters

White House senior adviser John Podesta will replace John Kerry as the US climate change diplomat, the White House said on Wednesday.

Kerry, a former senator and secretary of state who for decades has engaged in global climate policy, announced earlier this month that he would step down from the diplomatic role to work on US President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.

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