John Kerry

In this case, with the coalition leaving in 2014, this is a necessity. I hope that subsequent meetings include India - though 3 parties at odds with each other may be more than anyone can see. However, given the past between Pakistan and Afghanistan - where Pakistan is said to have backed the Taliban - maybe to get an anti-India Afghanistan as much as anything, there is a need to consider that balance of power as well.

It is interesting that he has gotten people that powerful to meet with each other.

I saw one other interesting thing that Kerry did in Turkey. He met with the head of the Eastern Orthodox church. http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/04/207814.htm