DHAKA: US secretary of state John Kerry has been fined a penalty of $50 by the Boston City officials for not removing snow dumped on the side street in front of his house.

The city officials on Thursday slapped Kerry with a $50 fine for failing to clear the snow-clogged sidewalk on the Pinckney Street side of his Beacon Hill mansion, The Times of India reported.

Kerry’s spokesperson Glen Johnson said the secretary of state would promptly pay the fine.

“Diplomats – they’re just like us. Secretary Kerry was working overseas while the blizzard packed a wallop back home,” Johnson was quoted as saying.

The US secretary of state was in Saudi Arabia along with US President Barack Obama to express condolences over the death of King Abdullah and meeting the new king.

BDST: 1525 HRS, JAN 30, 2015