In Kerry’s Departure From Senate, Device Industry Will Lose A Well-Positioned Friend-thegraysheet: Sen. John Kerry’s expected departure from the Senate to become President Obama’s second secretary of state will mean the loss of an important advocate for medical imaging and device interests, industry sources say.
The Massachusetts Democrat, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a longstanding member of the Senate Finance Committee, was tapped by President Obama Dec. 21 to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. He is expected to undergo Senate confirmation before the end of February.
