John Kerry called Hillary Clinton's presumptive nomination "a truly historic moment for the nation." | Getty Kerry: 'Everybody' should celebrate Clinton win

Hillary Clinton becoming the presumptive presidential nominee of a major political party is a “truly historic moment” every American should celebrate, Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday.

Clinton celebrated the milestone Tuesday after a win in New Jersey thrust her over the 2,383-delegate mark, which The Associated Press said Clinton had reached Monday evening.


“As a father of two daughters, I’m proud,” Kerry told reporters Wednesday as he traveled to the United Arab Emirates from China, according to a Reuters report. “She’ll make a terrific president.”

Kerry, the 2004 Democratic nominee and Clinton's at the State Department, said her accomplishment was a “truly historic moment for the nation.”

“Everybody ought to celebrate it, Republican or Democrat alike,” he said. “It’s a breakthrough, and I think that whether you’re voting for Trump or you’re voting for her or whoever, you ought to take pride.”

President Barack Obama congratulated Clinton on Tuesday evening for crossing the delegate threshold necessary to claim the nomination, and Vice President Joe Biden has previously said he would like to see a woman elected president, adding that the U.S. is ready for its first female leader.