Matthew Lee

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No. 2 US diplomat to retire

Matthew Lee · April 11, 2014 8:35 pm

US blacklists Egyptian extremist group

Matthew Lee · April 9, 2014 2:43 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says goodbye as he leaves Tel Aviv, Israel Tuesday April 1, 2014, continuing on to NATO meetings in Brussels after meeting in Israel with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the Middle East peace process talks. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Kerry outdoes himself in new diplomatic frenzy

Matthew Lee · April 4, 2014 3:58 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, gestures during a meeting of the U.S.-Algeria Strategic Dialogue in Algiers, Algeria Thursday April 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

National Security

Kerry: Israeli and Palestinian leaders must ‘lead’

Matthew Lee · April 3, 2014 7:24 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, listens as European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton speaks to the media at the start of a U.S.-EU Energy Dialogue meeting at the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels Wednesday April 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Kerry denounces use of energy as weapon

Matthew Lee · April 2, 2014 9:51 am

Kerry: Premature to write off Mideast peace talks

Matthew Lee · April 1, 2014 7:14 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Ambassador to France's residence in Paris, Sunday, March 30, 2014, after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the situation in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Kerry to Mideast at critical point in peace talks

Matthew Lee · March 31, 2014 3:54 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before the start of their meeting at the Russian Ambassador's residence about the situation in Ukraine, in Paris Sunday March 30, 2014. Kerry traveled to Paris for a last minute meeting with Lavrov. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

US, Russia offer differing solutions on Ukraine

Matthew Lee · March 31, 2014 3:15 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before the start of their meeting at the Russian Ambassador's residence about the situation in Ukraine, in Paris Sunday March 30, 2014. Kerry traveled to Paris for a last minute meeting with Lavrov. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

US, Russia talks fail to end Ukraine deadlock

Matthew Lee · March 31, 2014 12:56 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Paris, on Saturday March 29, 2014. After leaving Saudi Arabia the secretary canceled a return to Washington in order to travel to Paris for a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the situation in Ukraine. The meeting was arranged during a refueling stop in Ireland en route to Paris. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Kerry in Paris to meeting with Russia on Ukraine

Matthew Lee · March 29, 2014 7:32 pm

Kerry meets Abbas as peace process founders

Matthew Lee · March 26, 2014 7:43 pm

Kerry says he hopes to meet Russian FM next week

Matthew Lee · March 20, 2014 10:51 am