press reports on JK's first day at State (please add to this!)

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7. Did I say I hate Al Kamen? (Or at least his column, In The Loop, as it seems he did not write this)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/post/john-kerrys-first-act-at-state-hail-new-zealand/2013/02/05/69bf38e0-6fa6-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_blog.html

Secretary of State John Kerry faces challenges in hot spots around the world. Syria. Iran. North Korea. And ... New Zealand?

Perhaps thinking that he’d start out with the easy stuff — the way one eases into a workout with a few shoulder rolls — the newly minted SecState’s very first public statement addressed the crucial issue of congratulating the people of New Zealand, who are celebrating Waitangi Day, the anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi (or, as Kerry notes, “Te Tiriti o Waitangi.”)

The day before — his first at State — Kerry indicated that he planned to grapple with the thorny Middle East peace process during his tenure leading the agency.

But first, a little warm-up.

“This is an opportunity to reflect both upon New Zealand’s unique culture and diverse heritage and to celebrate the promise of the future as new generations carry on your rich traditions,” Kerry said in his inaugural missive, hailing the diplomatic ties between the U.S. and our Kiwi cousins.

From the same Emily Hell - What is her problem with Kerry?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/post/john-kerry-on-twitter-more-prolific-than-his-predecessor-but-is-he-in-danger-of-mixed-messages/2013/02/04/a3ce9e20-6ee5-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_blog.html

John Kerry on Twitter: more prolific than his predecessor, but is he in danger of mixed messages?