John Kerry will leave the White House.

John Kerry at the United Nations climate summit COP26 in Scotland in 2021 (Photo: New York Times).

Kerry will leave his position after three years leading U.S. climate diplomacy under President Joe Biden's administration, according to several U.S. news outlets.

Axios first reported on the matter. The New York Times reported that the US State Department had confirmed Kerry's plan to resign. The White House has not yet commented.

After leaving the White House, Kerry plans to support Biden's campaign by promoting the 46th U.S. president's efforts to combat global warming.

According to several officials familiar with the matter, Kerry informed Biden and his subordinates of his intention to resign on January 10th and January 13th, respectively.

Sources indicate he will still attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in January and is expected to attend the Munich Security Conference in February.

Kerry, the 80-year-old former Secretary of State and former Democratic presidential candidate, has led US negotiations at three international climate summits (COPs), most recently COP28 held in Dubai.

John Kerry placed particular emphasis on restarting international climate negotiations between the US and China, and played a key role in negotiating the Sunnylands Agreement in November 2023, a multi-sectoral climate agreement between the two countries prior to COP28.

Long before joining the Biden administration, Kerry had been actively involved in climate work. As Secretary of State, he contributed to the negotiations of the Paris Agreement, adopted by nearly 200 countries in 2015 to address the negative impacts of climate change.

As former Vietnam War veterans, Kerry and the late Senator John McCain became two of the most active figures in promoting the normalization of US-Vietnam relations.

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