Kerry to Make Final Globe-trotting Trip as Top US Diplomat

John Kerry, the most traveled secretary of state in U.S. history, will make a final round-the-world trip before he steps down next week. Kerry will go overseas for six days, with stops in Vietnam, France, Britain and Switzerland. He starts Friday in Vietnam, where he will deliver a speech on U.S.-Vietnam relations and visit the Southeast Asian nation's Mekong Delta to discuss environmental issues. Kerry then travels to Paris to attend a conference on Middle...

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