U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Boston on Monday following a bicycle crash in the French Alps on Sunday in which he broke his right femur, according to a spokesperson.
Together with his orthopaedic surgen, Dennis Burke, Kerry, 71, boarded a U.S. military plane from Geneva, to where he was taken immediately after the accident. Additional medical personnel was also on board.
"The Secretary is stable and never lost consciousness, his injury is not life-threatening, and he is expected to make a full recovery," according to a statement from the State Department.
Spokesperson John Kirby said on Twitter that Kerry would be returning to Boston for medical treatment.
@JohnKerry headed to Boston for treatment of broken leg. In good spirits, though disappointed, & grateful for local support/medical care.
"Given the injury is near the site of his prior hip surgery, he will return to Boston today to seek treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital with his doctor who did the prior surgery," the State Department said on Facebook.
"Secretary Kerry is in good spirits and is grateful to the French and Swiss authorities, doctors, and nurses who assisted him after the accident," the statement read.
Kerry, who often cycles during diplomatic trips, was in Switzerland as part of a European trip.
On Saturday, he held talks with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, as the two sides attempt to seal the nuclear deal agreed to in principle between Iran and the six world powers in April.
Differences between the two sides still persist, however, and after six hours of talks little progress was reported to have been made.
On Sunday, Kerry was supposed to fly to Madrid for talks with the Spanish king and the country's prime minister.
On Monday, he was due to be in Paris to attend a conference on how to combat the threat posed by ISIS, otherwise known by the acronym ISIL.
"The Secretary very much regrets not being able to visit Spain to meet with one of our close allies for discussions on a range of issues, as well as being unable to attend the counter-ISIL coalition ministerial meeting on Tuesday in Paris in person," the State Department said. "The Secretary plans to participate in the counter-ISIL coalition meeting remotely."
In spite of his current medical condition, Kerry is said to be fully committed to the negotiations between Iran and the six world powers -- he reportedly spent much of Sunday and Monday on the phone with his Spanish, French, and Iranian counterparts.
Those involved in the nuclear negotiations set the end of June as the final deadline to formalise the deal agreed to in principal in April.
On Monday, the State Department's Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications, Marie Harf, was quick to quash any speculation about Kerry's health being a potential distraction to the nuclear negotiations with Iran.
"I want to be very clear about this. His injury does not change that. He and the entire team are absolutely committed to the same timetable and are working toward June 30th as the deadline for these talks," she said.