John Kerry bike crash: photo shows secretary of state and his broken leg
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Version 0 of 1. The US secretary of state, John Kerry, was doing well and receiving physical therapy at a Boston hospital after surgery on a broken right leg, the state department said, while adding it was unclear when he would be released. Spokesman Jeff Rathke said Kerry was doing well and conducting business by telephone from Massachusetts General hospital. Rathke was asked at a daily briefing why Kerry has not been in the public eye since a cycling accident in Geneva on 31 May or why no images of him had been released. “I don’t have an announcement about … dates or timelines,” Rathke said. In what appeared to be in response to the questions Kerry, 71, later tweeted a photo of himself in hospital talking on the phone, wearing a denim shirt and blue hospital scrubs. “Feeling good a week after surgery,” Kerry tweeted. “Good chats today w/Ambassador Rice & @StateDept senior team. The work continues.” The state department has said Kerry remains committed to the established timetable for talks on Iran’s nuclear program. The major powers negotiating with Iran over a final agreement in exchange for lifting economic sanctions on Tehran have a self-imposed 30 June deadline to reach an agreement. “We believe it’s achievable,” Rathke said. Rathke said there was no medical complication that would change that expectation. He said Kerry broke a “major bone” and was making progress in his recovery, in close conjunction with doctors. |