Kerry's breaking news to Russian minister: new grandchild
Kerry mentioned that his daughter Vanessa just had her second child a girl.
MUNICH: (AP) - Tensions between the United States and Russia are running high over Ukraine but that didn t stop U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry from sharing some personal news with Russia s foreign minister.
Kerry s a grandfather again.
Kerry and Sergey Lavrov (SEHR -gay LAHV -rahf) were meeting in Munich on Saturday, and Kerry mentioned that his daughter Vanessa just had her second child a girl.
Lavrov offered congratulations and gave a dig to the former Massachusetts senator about the New England Patriots Super Bowl victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
Here s what Lavrov said: "John, we always are happy when patriots beat hawks."
Kerry paused and then replied, "I hadn t thought of it that way. I m sure you do."