To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
To Protect #IranDeal, Keep @JohnKerry as Secretary of State
Just Foreign Policy
In order to protect the #IranDeal, presidential candidates and Members of Congress should commit to keeping John Kerry as Secretary of State.
Why is this important?
Thanks to the diplomatic efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry, Iran's nuclear program has been sharply curtailed and has been made much more transparent and accountable to the international community. [1] Thanks to the diplomacy of John Kerry, 10 U.S. sailors who accidentally strayed into Iranian waters were released from Iranian custody within 24 hours. [2] Thanks to the diplomacy of John Kerry, five Americans previously imprisoned by Iran have been released. [3] These achievements were made possible in part by the relationships that Kerry built with Iranian officials over years of negotiations and diplomacy.
In a year, the United States will have a new President. Some politicians want to tear up the nuclear agreement with Iran; some politicians want the nuclear agreement to be the end of diplomacy with Iran, and want to escalate confrontation with Iran on other fronts, thereby attacking the Iran deal indirectly; some politicians want to keep going with the diplomatic opening to Iran and see what else can be achieved.
When President Obama was first inaugurated, he kept Robert Gates as Defense Secretary to help ensure continuity in our Iraq and Afghanistan policies. The next President should keep John Kerry as Secretary of State to ensure continuity in our Iran policies. Pressing politicians to declare on whether John Kerry should stay as Secretary of State will clarify where they stand on diplomacy with Iran.
Urge Washington politicians to declare that they support keeping John Kerry as Secretary of State to protect the #IranDeal by signing our petition.
1. https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/foreign-policy/iran-deal
2. http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/265730-kerry-thanks-iran-for-care-of-us-sailors
3. http://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily/watch/iran-releases-five-u-s-prisoners-603948099590
In a year, the United States will have a new President. Some politicians want to tear up the nuclear agreement with Iran; some politicians want the nuclear agreement to be the end of diplomacy with Iran, and want to escalate confrontation with Iran on other fronts, thereby attacking the Iran deal indirectly; some politicians want to keep going with the diplomatic opening to Iran and see what else can be achieved.
When President Obama was first inaugurated, he kept Robert Gates as Defense Secretary to help ensure continuity in our Iraq and Afghanistan policies. The next President should keep John Kerry as Secretary of State to ensure continuity in our Iran policies. Pressing politicians to declare on whether John Kerry should stay as Secretary of State will clarify where they stand on diplomacy with Iran.
Urge Washington politicians to declare that they support keeping John Kerry as Secretary of State to protect the #IranDeal by signing our petition.
1. https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/foreign-policy/iran-deal
2. http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/265730-kerry-thanks-iran-for-care-of-us-sailors
3. http://www.msnbc.com/mtp-daily/watch/iran-releases-five-u-s-prisoners-603948099590