Boston Globe on the two Secretaries Kerry - John and Cam

Now, Cameron is briefly on closer-to-equal footing — and making history, even if for only a few weeks. As general counsel at the Department of Commerce, he recently became acting secretary of the department while waiting confirmation of a new nominee, marking the first time two brothers are serving at the same time in a presidential Cabinet.

‘Look, I am proud to be John’s brother. I don’t feel that fully defines me, and I’m confident enough in my own abilities.’

“I have to say, two Kerrys are even better than one,” Vice President Joe Biden said in a statement to the Globe.

In the Commerce Department, where officialdom prohibits first name usage, staffers have started referring to John Kerry as “the other Secretary Kerry.” When appointments are made at the White House Mess, they now have to specify which Secretary Kerry the reservation is for – and, when paying, Cameron Kerry has been tempted to simply say, “Just put it on his tab.”