Jerry John Johnson

Jerry John Johnson (born November 13, 1923) is Secretary of State of the United States of America. Jerry Johnson is also an American politician and U.S. Army veteran in Dixie. Johnson is also the founder of the American Liberal Party (ALP), who has resided as Chairman since 1947. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to his parents Glenn Miller Johnson and Lynda Patrick Johnson. He now currently lives in Piggott, Arkansas near the Missouri border of Dixie with his wife, Lauren Johnson, and his son, Jerry John Johnson Junior.

Early life and education
Jerry John Johnson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, but his family quickly moved to Piggott after inheriting a chunk of land from Johnson's great grandparents after they passed. With this land, the family built a home and settled; the excess land was used for rice farming. Johnson was not able to access school for most of his life, only beginning his early education when he was 8 years old and being forced to drop out at 16 to help on the farm. Regardless, Johnson was accepted into Arkansas State University and majored in political science with a double minor in French and Agricultural Sciences.

Political and military career
Jerry John Johnson entered politics after his service in the United States Army in Italy during allied occupation of Europe from 1943 to 1945. Upon being honorably discharged from the army, Johnson founded the Piggott Worker's Union. For two years, Johnson served as chairman of the union and oversaw its practices. The union primarily called for fair pay and safe working conditions.

In 1947, Johnson founded the American Liberal Party (ALP). The party stands for maintaining Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "New Deal" for the working class and fiscally liberal policies. The party has been fairly "big tent" on social issues due to its vast membership from many different backgrounds in the northern United States and the south. Johnson has served as Chair of the ALP since its founding, and is set to face another election after his six year term has concluded.

1948 General Election
In 1948, Jerry John Johnson filed candidacy in Dixie's 6th district as an American Liberal. This was the first election that Johnson had faced with competition and outside the party, and with that, he also lost. Johnson received only 19.9% of the total vote.

Nomination to Secretary of State
Jerry John Johnson was nominated to the position of Secretary of State by President Quentin Carter in 1949. Johnson received bipartisan support from the ALP and the Business Interests United Party, in particular Logan Kane, who was Chair of BIU at the time.

Early troublesome North Korea-South Korea relations
Secretary Jerry John Johnson, immediately upon confirmation to the State Department, shuffled a parliamentary resolution declaring North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism and the Korean People's Army as a terrorist organization through congress. The resolution was sponsored by Bob Jones and Timothy Andrews, receiving bipartisan support.

Johnson made his support for the Republic of Korea in the south quite clear early on in his tenure. As Secretary of State, he made multiple demands to the DPRK regarding alleged human rights violations and detained Americans. Eventually, the release of multiple American citizens was secured through diplomatic negotiations in mid-1949.

With communication from the United States Department of State, a deadline for advancement of American soldiers to the 38th parallel dividing the north and south of the Korean peninsula was established as leverage for the DPRK to comply with demands and come to the table. With assistance from the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Canada, and the Republic of China, the DPRK finally yielded on June 30th, just hours before rapid border militarization. The DPRK agreed to stop military advancements on the border and to the release of detained Americans without direct relation to South Korean groups. Many details remain classified.

Formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
In 1949, Jerry John Johnson helped form the North American Treaty Organization (NATO). All original countries were ratified to their positions near unanimously by the United States Congress.

Formation of the Korean Policy Committee at the United Nations
In 1949, Johnson proposed the initial resolution that created the Korean Policy Committee, a sub-committee of the UN Security Council. It had membership from the United States, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of China, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. It had non-voting membership from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, and the People's Republic of China.

Election history
In 1948, Jerry John Johnson participated in his first Congressional election. He suffered defeat, obtaining only 19.9% of the total votes cast. Woody J. Young of the Business Interests United Party, who was initially refused the nomination and ran independent, was elected by a plurality.