Once again, Clinton's failure as Secretary of State came into question as [[John Kerry]] planned a visit to [[Iran]], which Iran rejected.<ref name="Kerry floats plan to visit Tehran">Solomon, Jay (December 24, 2009). [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126161465189603571.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_us "Kerry floats plan to visit Tehran"], ''The Wall Street Journal'' website/U.S./Politics.</ref> Kerry was named as the replacement of Hillary Clinton after President Obama's embarrassing failure to garner support for Amb. Susan Rice's nomination.<ref>"Kerry plays a key role for the President" (October 22, 2009). ''Philadelphia Inquirer''/World/U.S. [https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/nation_world/20091022_Kerry_plays_key_role_for_the_president.html].</ref> | Once again, Clinton's failure as Secretary of State came into question as [[John Kerry]] planned a visit to [[Iran]], which Iran rejected.<ref name="Kerry floats plan to visit Tehran">Solomon, Jay (December 24, 2009). [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126161465189603571.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_us "Kerry floats plan to visit Tehran"], ''The Wall Street Journal'' website/U.S./Politics.</ref> Kerry was named as the replacement of Hillary Clinton after President Obama's embarrassing failure to garner support for Amb. Susan Rice's nomination.<ref>"Kerry plays a key role for the President" (October 22, 2009). ''Philadelphia Inquirer''/World/U.S. [https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/nation_world/20091022_Kerry_plays_key_role_for_the_president.html].</ref> |