Wednesday, August 13, 2014

State Department on Robin Williams: 'His Humor Was Just That Expansive'



State Department on Robin Williams: 'His Humor Was Just That Expansive'
by Caroline May 12 Aug 2014, 9:35 AM PDT
Secretary of State John Kerry offered a tribute to actor Robin Williams Tuesday morning.

“There wasn’t anybody Robin Williams couldn’t touch. His humor was just that expansive,”
Kerry said in a statement dispatched by the State Department.

Williams died in a suspected suicide Monday.

According to Kerry, Williams “was an absolute genius, with an extraordinary zest for his profession.”

“It’s safe to say that there was more going on in him in one minute than most people in a week. He loved people and he committed himself to any issue that concerned him,” Kerry continued, adding: 

Robin wasn’t just a huge creative genius, but a caring, involved citizen. I’ll always be grateful for his personal friendship and his support for the causes that we both cared about deeply. We will all miss Robin’s uncanny impressions, zany observations, and cutting-edge quips that found the truth as well as the humor. 

“Teresa and I join the millions he inspired around the world in offering our deepest condolences to his family at this immensely difficult moment,” he concluded.

Monday evening, President Obama offered condolences to Williams’ “family, his friends, and everyone who found their voice and their verse thanks to Robin Williams.”

State Department
John F. Kerry is the secretary at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration, Cameron F. Kerry’s brother, and married to Teresa Heinz Kerry.

Note: Cameron F. Kerry is John F. Kerry’s brother, and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).                                                                     
Teresa Heinz Kerry is married to John F. Kerry, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Chicago. 
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin LLP was the lobby firm for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Robin Williams was a spokesperson for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Ray Romano is a spokesperson for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client.
Ari Emanuel is the co-CEO & director for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, and Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother.  
Rahm I. Emanuel is Ari Emanuel’s brother, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.






















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