--- title: Women's March: John Kerry Joins Protesters in March description: Former Secretary of State John Kerry joined the Women's March on Washington on Saturday, walking with his dog amid crowds of protesters canonical: https://time.com/4642365/john-kerry-womens-march/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-21T18:37:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:54:43.123Z article:section: Politics og:title: John Kerry Joins Women's March on Washington While Walking His Dog og:description: Obama's former Secretary of State walked with protesters og:url: https://time.com/4642365/john-kerry-womens-march/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt96309fd88dbb8647/6988b6962dce014e449ebfc1/john-kerry-women-march-washington-dc-trump-inauguration.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: john-kerry-women-march-washington-dc-trump-inauguration og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: John Kerry Joins Women's March on Washington While Walking His Dog twitter:description: Obama's former Secretary of State walked with protesters twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt96309fd88dbb8647/6988b6962dce014e449ebfc1/john-kerry-women-march-washington-dc-trump-inauguration.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # John Kerry Joins Women's March on Washington While Walking His Dog > Sponsored content. 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Hundreds of thousands of women took to the streets in the nation’s capital and cities around the world Saturday to send Donald Trump an emphatic message that they won’t let his agenda go unchallenged over the next four years._  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jan 21, 2017 6:37 PM UTC  Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks his dog to join the Women's March on Washington, following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, on Jan. 21, 2017. Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks his dog to join the Women's March on Washington, following the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, on Jan. 21, 2017. Brian Snyder—Reuters  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jan 21, 2017 6:37 PM UTC Former [Secretary of State John Kerry](http://time.com/4629048/john-kerry-apology-lgbt-discrimination/) joined the [Women’s March on Washington](http://time.com/4642323/womens-march-washington-donald-trump-inauguration/?xid=homepage) on Saturday, walking with his dog amid crowds of protesters. Kerry is the only member of former President [Barack Obama](http://time.com/money/4641558/barack-obama-job-earn-after-president-white-house/)‘s Cabinet who has been spotted participating in the march, which comes the day after [Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration](http://time.com/4640703/donald-trump-inauguration-day-2017/). Hundreds of thousands of women and men descended on Washington D.C., wearing “pussyhats” and carrying signs that criticized Trump’s rhetoric and policies. Jen Psaki, who served as White House Communications Director under Obama, had also announced her plans to participate in the march. “Like many people I was looking for a place to be, and one that would help remind me that there are a lot of other people who share my concerns about the future,” she wrote in a [Refinery29 post](http://www.refinery29.com/2017/01/136924/jen-psaki-million-woman-march-activism) on Thursday. [Hillary Clinton](http://time.com/4641545/donald-trump-inauguration-hillary-clinton/), who preceded Kerry as Obama’s Secretary of State, [voiced her support](http://motto.time.com/4642340/hillary-clinton-womens-march/) for the march on social media Saturday morning. “Thanks for standing, speaking & marching for our values @womensmarch. Important as ever. I truly believe we’re always Stronger Together,” she wrote in a tweet. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Marchers, make no mistake. We are, every single one of us, under attack. Our safety and freedoms are on the chopping block and we are the only ones who can protect Protect one another. If we do not stand together, march together, fight together for the next four years, then we will lose together. [ MUSIC ] This isn't a feminist movement it's a humanist movement, it's not about, its not just about women it's about all rights [ MUSIC ] We are here together. Making a chain of love to protect our families. [ APPLAUSE ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4642365/john-kerry-womens-march/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4642365/john-kerry-womens-march/"},"headline":"John Kerry Joins Women's March on Washington While Walking His Dog","datePublished":"2017-01-21T18:37:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:54:43.123Z","description":"Obama's former Secretary of State walked with protesters","url":"https://time.com/4642365/john-kerry-womens-march/","keywords":["protests","John F. 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