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President-elect Joe Biden intends to name his longtime adviser Antony Blinken as secretary of state, according to three people familiar with the matter, setting out to assemble his cabinet even before Donald Trump concedes defeat. In addition, Jake Sullivan, formerly one of Hillary Clintons closest aides, is likely to be named Bidens national security adviser, according to two people familiar with the matter. An announcement is expected Tuesday, the people said.
Both Sullivan, who is 43, and Blinken, 58, served stints as Bidens national security adviser when he was vice president. The presidents national security adviser is one of the most important and powerful jobs in the White House, leading a staff of dozens of experts drawn from the governments military, diplomatic and intelligence agencies who develop U.S. foreign and military policy.
State is regarded as one of the most prestigious cabinet posts. The secretary of state is the nations top diplomat, conducting meetings with foreign leaders across the globe.
Blinken has been regarded as one of the leading candidates to run the State Department. After serving as the vice presidents national security adviser, he was elevated to deputy secretary of state under President Barack Obama. When Biden was a senator, Blinken served as his staff director on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee before leaving to work on Bidens 2008 presidential campaign. Blinken graduated from Harvard and from Columbia Law School.
The selection of Blinken as Americas top diplomat signals Bidens aim to place experienced people in key cabinet posts.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-23/biden-to-name-longtime-aide-blinken-as-secretary-of-state
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