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Photo Quiz: What the Hell Is John Kerry Doing? (Part Three)

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) holds Idaho potatoes as a gift for Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (2R) before the start of their meeting at the US Ambassador's residence in Paris, on January 13, 2014. Kerry, his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and UN-Arab League envoy on Syria will meet for talks aimed at finalising preparations for hoped-for peace talks between Bashar al-Assad's regime and the opposition National Coalition. AFP PHOTO/POOL/PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS (Photo credit should read PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo: PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/AFP/Getty Images

A) Judging a science-fair project.

B) Gifting his Russian counterpart some potatoes from a dirty box following a recent trip to Idaho.

C) Getting a stew going.

D) Demonstrating the best way to consume Heinz ketchup, thus padding his retirement fund.

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B) Gifting his Russian counterpart some potatoes from a dirty box following a recent trip to Idaho!

Photo: PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/AFP/Getty Images

This morning in Paris, Secretary of State John Kerry presented Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with two giant Idaho potatoes prior to beginning talks about Syria. Lavrov said the spuds were “impressive,” because what else is he going to say?

What the Hell Is John Kerry Doing With Potatoes?