Hard to find the words to capture these days. America's supposed to be America: not always succeeding, but at least striving to live up to the ideals citizens of all races died to protect. No citizen should EVER fear for their life because of the color of their skin or the (1/2)

He'll protect monuments to dead confederate traitors, while at the same time dismantling living ocean monuments which preserve our nation's treasured places. Who and what you fight for says a lot about your values.

Semper Fi, GySgt Mike East: a Marine who always embodied "Always Faithful" - it was a privilege to know him.

Brent Scowcroft was a giant - a principled person who had no use for partisanship. Classy, brilliant, and brave. His judgement was impeccable, his insights incomparable, and his imprints indelible. Thinking of his entire family today.

Congrats @KamalaHarris ! @JoeBiden  wrote the book on the modern vice presidency and chose someone who is equally smart, capable, and serious to break the most stubborn glass ceiling and rewrite that playbook again. (1/3)

Our eyes are on the election at home, but let's not forget a potentially groundbreaking decision far away: if China joins 24 nations and the EU, four million square kilometers of the Southern Ocean could become fully protected. My latest in the @nytimes :

It'll be an honor to work with our allies and partners, alongside rising young leaders in the climate movement, to tackle the climate crisis with the seriousness and urgency it deserves.

I can tell you that this story and these allegations are unequivocally false. This never happened - either when I was Secretary of State or since.

As we approach 100 days until Glasgow, today in London I talked about where we are and where we need to go together - and the urgent need for action everywhere. I hope you'll check it out - and also follow me at @ClimateEnvoy :

How lucky we were to have Madeleine Albright in our corner and in our lives. My statement: