An interesting but not surprising rating from Marketwatch:
John Kerry rated worst secretary of state in 50 years
A new survey of scholars ranks Secretary of State John Kerry dead last in terms of effectiveness in that job over the past 50 years.
Henry Kissinger was ranked the most effective secretary of state with 32.2% of the vote. He was followed by James Baker, Madeleine Albright, and Hillary Clinton, as judged by a survey of 1,615 international relations scholars.
Kerry received only 0.3% of the votes cast.
The results of the survey are here: TRIP 2014 Faculty Survey Report
From their Methodology:
We seek to identify and survey all faculty members at colleges and universities in thirty-two national settings who do research in the IR sub-field of political science and/or who teach international relations courses. The overwhelming majority of our respondents have jobs in departments of political science, politics, government, social science, international relations, international studies, or in professional schools associated with universities. Given our definition of "IR scholar" – individuals with an active affiliation with a university, college, or professional school – we excluded researchers currently employed in government, private firms, or think tanks (except where instructed otherwise by our country partners). Additionally, our definition is not broad enough to include scholars at professional schools of international affairs who study economics, sociology, law, or other disciplines. As in previous years, we attempted to include any scholar who taught or did research on trans-border issues as they relate to some aspect of politics.
And a response by 4,270 people - given the progressive slant of academic institutions, I am surprised that Kerry was given such a bad rating - he was almost our President!
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