[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 750]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         LETTER OF RESIGNATION

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate the letter of 
resignation of Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts, effective 
Friday, February 1, at 4 p.m.
  Without objection, the letter is deemed read and spread upon the 
Journal.
  The letter follows:

                                                  U.S. Senate,

                                 Washington, DC, January 29, 2013.
     Hon. Joseph R. Biden,
     President of the United States Senate, U.S. Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Vice President: This letter is to inform you that 
     with great gratitude to the people of Massachusetts for the 
     privilege of serving them for over 28 years and with great 
     pride in what I have been able to contribute to Massachusetts 
     and our country, I hereby resign my seat in the United States 
     Senate effective Friday, February 1st at 4:00 p.m. in order 
     to assume the responsibility of Secretary of State.
           Respectfully,
     John F. Kerry.

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