Title: Sec. of State John Kerry Visits Somalia

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/100/john_kerry_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Sec. of State John Kerry Visits Somalia' data-article-id='333'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5917'>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday. </span> <span data-start-time='5917' data-end-time='11396'>He is the first secretary of state to visit the country while in office. </span> <span data-start-time='11396' data-end-time='16271'>U.S. officials did not announce the visit before it took place.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='16271' data-end-time='22500'>Mr. Kerry met with Somalia’s president and prime minister while in Mogadishu. </span> <span data-start-time='22500' data-end-time='31021'>A U.S. State Department official said the secretary’s visit showed support for the Somali government’s progress. </span> <span data-start-time='31021' data-end-time='39750'>Mr. Kerry also wanted to give thanks to the nations that worked with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='39750' data-end-time='47542'>Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told Mr. Kerry that his visit was a great moment for the country.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' 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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday. He is the first secretary of state to visit the country while in office. U.S. officials did not announce the visit before it took place.

Mr. Kerry met with Somalia’s president and prime minister while in Mogadishu. A U.S. State Department official said the secretary’s visit showed support for the Somali government’s progress. Mr. Kerry also wanted to give thanks to the nations that worked with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told Mr. Kerry that his visit was a great moment for the country.

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