Study Finds John Kerry Worst Secretary of State In the History of Ever

Study Finds John Kerry Worst Secretary of State In the History of Ever

By Emily Zanotti on 2.5.15 | 1:18PM

http://spectator.org/blog/61704/study-finds-john-kerry-worst-secretary-state-history-ever

We all knew it. Even he probably knew it. But now, there's scientific proof.

John Kerry is the worst Secretary of State in history according to a survey of professors at the top 25 foreign policy schools conducted by Foreign Policy Magazine, losing out, even, to "Don't Know."

Foreign Policy magazine this week announced the results of its 2014 Ivory Tower survey of 1,615 international relations scholars from 1,375 U.S. colleges.

One question they were asked was: “Who was the most effective U.S. secretary of state of the past 50 years?

The winner? Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry A. Kissinger, who was secretary for four years during the Nixon and Ford administrations. Since the Vietnam thing didn’t turn out so well, the scholars must have been grading him on openings to China and the Soviet Union when he was at the National Security Council?

Kissinger got 32.21 percent, extraordinary in such a large field.

“Don’t Know” came in a relatively distant second, with 18.32 percent.

James Baker — who was actually the most effective secretary in the last 50 years — came in third at 17.71 percent, just behind Dr. Know.

Former Obama Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tied with Clinton Secretary of State Madeline Albreight for fourth. Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice were 10th and 11th, respectively. Of the scholars who responded, Kerry earned exactly two votes, and came in after Lawrence Engleberger who was Secretary of State for a whole six weeks at the end of George H. W. Bush's second term, and spent most of that time keeping the chair warm for the Clinton appointee.

Much of this probably has to do with Kerry's abysmal failings in the Middle East, his reluctance to attend important international functions, and his preference for improving his wind surfing skills over attending to international crises. It also might have something to do with his international crusade against Global Warming, which, while consisting of much hot air, paper, effort and air travel (of which, ironically, contribute to Global Warming) won't produce fruits unless we all come to the universal conclusion that John Kerry saved us from a sudden and fiery death at the hands of a raging hole in the ozone layer - kind of hard to prove. 

At any rate, it's nice to know our collective impression of Kerry's effectiveness is objectively verified. 

Secretary of State

Hillary Rodham Clinton was the secretary at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration, and is a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Note: Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

James A. Baker III is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), was the secretary for the U.S. Department of State, the under secretary of commerce for the Gerald R. Ford administration, and the secretary of state & chief of staff for the George H.W. Bush administration.

Henry A. Kissinger is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was the secretary for the U.S. Department of State, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Condoleezza Rice is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, was the secretary for the U.S. Department of State, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Madeleine K. Albright is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of State.

Colin L. Powell is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and was the secretary for the U.S. Department of State.

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

Teresa Heinz Kerry is married to John F. Kerry, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.         

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.                    

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP, and is the president for the Barack Obama administration.

Sidley Austin LLP was the lobby firm for Vietnam.

Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank) was a funder for Vietnam.

Theodore G. Osius III is the U.S. ambassador for Vietnam, and was a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank).

Henry A. Kissinger is a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank), a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a member of the Bohemian Club, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was the secretary for the U.S. Department of State, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Richard M. Nixon was an honorary member of the Bohemian Club, and was the president for the Richard M. Nixon administration.

George H.W. Bush is a member of the Bohemian Club, the chairman emeritus for the National Constitution Center, and was the president for the George H.W. Bush administration.

William J. Clinton was the chairman for the National Constitution Center, the president for the William J. Clinton administration, is the founder of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and married to Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, married to William J. Clinton, and was the secretary at the U.S. Department of State.