Swearing in Diplomat, Kerry Describes Battle Between Modernity and Extremism

Swearing in former Time magazine managing editor Richard Stengel as undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry said he told him that “every day we have to deal with people who haven’t changed their ways for centuries and folks who have not broken out of outdated traditions, and sometimes people who seem very removed from the modern world.” Read