Kerry Walks Softly Out of the Gate
The Obama White House will be watching Kerry’s words closely in the initial months.
Jay Newton-Small
Jay Newton-Small is the congressional correspondent for TIME. Born in New York, she spent time growing up in Asia, Australia and Europe following her vagabond United Nations parents. A graduate of Tufts University and Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, Jay previously covered politics for Bloomberg News. And, yes, despite the misleading name SHE is a she.
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