Kerry missed Paris Unity march due to 'important work in India'

January 13, 2015 16:48

In a rare admission, the White House said the United States should have sent "someone with a higher profile" to join world leaders in the unity march in Paris but maintained Secretary of State John Kerry skipped the rally as he was preoccupied with "some important work" in India.

"I think it's fair to say that we should have sent someone with a higher profile to be there," White House Press Secretary, Josh Earnest said while responding to criticism about Obama and senior officials being absent at the anti-terror march over the weekend in Paris.

Earnest said: "The Secretary of State is somebody who has very important responsibilities himself. He was in India this past weekend doing some important work representing US interests there."

Image: World leaders join French President Francois Hollande at the Paris Unity march.

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