US Secretary of State John Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry praised his predecessor Hillary

Clinton Sunday for the "terrific job" she did in repairing global ties while she was

America's top diplomat.

She "did a terrific job of rebuilding alliances that had been shredded over the

course of the prior years," Kerry told ABC's "This Week" as Clinton was expected to

announce she would run for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 White House race.