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"U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been racking up the frequent-flier miles since taking office on Feb. 1, 2013. In recent weeks, he has tried to mediate an escalating conflict in South Sudan, met with the leaders of Angola, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, all while trying to avoid an armed conflict between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine. \nThe State Department's Flickr photo stream keeps close tabs on Kerry's travels, providing behind-the-scenes glimpses at all the high-stakes diplomacy. State Department photographers have also captured some of Kerry's interests and quirky personality, which we've collected in the following gallery.\nCheck out the photos, below:\n\n\nSecretary Kerry Is Just Like You\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe knows how to celebrate.\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry uncorks a bottle of champagne en route from Andrews Air Force Base to Stockholm, Sweden as he celebrates the first press briefing at the State Department by his new spokesperson, Jen Psaki, on May 13, 2013. \n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe enjoys a good selfie, now and then.\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry takes a 'selfie' on a smartphone with students attending a climate change speech he delivered in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Feb. 16, 2014. \n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe knows texting is an efficient way to communicate.\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry uses his cell phone while his plane is refueled on Sal Island, Cape Verde, during a flight from Luanda, Angola, to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, on May 5, 2014. \n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe kicks around a soccer ball to kill some time.\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry kicks a soccer ball as his Air Force jet is refueled on Sal Island, Cape Verde, during a flight from Luanda, Angola, to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland on May 5, 2014. \n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNothing gets him as excited as a giant box of cookies.\nIn honor of his 70th birthday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, accompanied by his dog Ben, receives a box of cookies from his staff at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 11, 2013. In 1976, the secretary, a chocolate lover, and his friend and business partner K. Dunn Gifford, founded the Boston Bakery and named it after their mothers. \n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe takes silly tourist photos with cows.\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pauses for a photograph with the Dents du Midi sawtooth mountains during a hike in the Swiss hillside on Sept. 14, 2013.\n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe takes a moment to ponder the meaning of life.\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks out of the window of an army helicopter, as he flies over Kabul following a two-day visit to Afghanistan that ended on Oct. 12, 2013. \n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe enjoys the feel of wind through his air on a nice day.\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sails past a village on the Mekong River Delta before a climate change speech in Vietnam on Dec. 15, 2013.\n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe knows how to get cozy on his airplane.\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg review a map showing the path of Typhoon Haiyan as they fly from Manila to Tacloban City, Philippines on Dec. 18, 2013. \n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe gets pumped when his team wins a game.\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry celebrates after the men's varsity hockey team from his alma mater, Yale University, scored the first goal in its game against rival Harvard University at Madison Square Garden in New York on Jan. 11, 2014.\n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe uses his iPad to take pics.\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry uses his iPad to photograph a Swiss Air Force helicopter, as it takes off from Montreux, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, 2014.\n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe knows the power of a well-chosen scarf.\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves to the Air Force crew greeting him, as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base to begin a trip to Asia and the Persian Gulf on on Feb. 12, 2014. \n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe watches the Winter Olympics in his downtime. \nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry watches Olympic speed skating while waiting for a meeting to start at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China on Feb. 14, 2014. \n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHis dog is his best friend.\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry wishes his dog, Ben, a happy first birthday at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 2014. \n\nImage: Flickr, U.S. State Department\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? 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