WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 10: Flanked by security and staff, Secretary of State John Kerry leaves after testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on December 10, 2013 in Washington, DC. During his testimony Secretary Kerry asked on behalf of the Obama Administration that congress hold off on sanctioning Iran to give diplomacy a chance to work its course. T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==