Former US Secretary of State during Barack Obama's administration, John Kerry, has been resting in José Ignacio since Friday under heavy security. Kerry arrived with a friend to practice the fashionable sport, kitesurfing.
The former head of diplomacy of the Obama Administration stayed at the Bahía Vik complex, located on La Juanita beach in José Ignacio. The place is ideal for kitesurfing.
On Monday, according to reports, he will be received by President Tabaré Vázquez at the Government House.
The Democratic politician is married to Teresa Heinz Kerry, one of the heiresses to the Heinz fortune, an agri-food company whose best-known product is Heinz ketchup.
Kerry left the complex where she was staying on several occasions to explore the area and visit the most popular restaurants in the area.
Obama's former foreign minister is a Vietnam War hero. He has received several awards for his participation in that controversial conflict.
However, she was one of the most visible faces of the civic movement that opposed the war. Her presentations before the United States Congress unleashed the fury of the then Republican president Richard Nixon.
In addition to being accompanied by his personal bodyguards, the Maldonado Police Headquarters set up a security operation to protect the visitor.
Source: elpais.com.uy
