WASHINGTON DC, KOMPAS.com – After nominating Antony Blinken as Minister of Foreign Affairs (Minister of Foreign Affairs) AS new, elected US President Joe Biden appointed former US Secretary of State John Kerry as special envoy on climate change issues.
Biden is also expected to appoint Janet Yellen as the first woman to become finance minister. Yellen once headed the US central bank, The Federal Reserve, during Barack’s presidency Obama.
Biden’s list of members of the upcoming cabinet of government includes many women and citizens of color – some will go down in history as first in their posts.
During the presidential election campaign, Biden promised that his administration would reflect America’s diversity.
Alejandro Mayorkas’ lawyer will be appointed US Secretary of Homeland Security, making him the first Cuban-American in this position.
Avril Haines, former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Service (CIA), will be nominated for Director of National Intelligence and will become the first woman to hold the post.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield will be the Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), a position she is now strengthening as a ministerial level.
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Turn away from “America First” style Donald Trump
“These officials will immediately begin working to rebuild our institutions, renew and restructure America’s leadership to maintain security at home and abroad, and address the defining challenges of our time – from infectious diseases, to terrorism, nuclear proliferation, to world threats. cyber, and climate change, ” the Biden Transition Team said in a statement.
In the coming weeks, Biden could also appoint Michele Flournoy as the first woman to head the Ministry of Defense.
From White House Donald Trump’s team has yet to hear a reaction to the announcement of the nomination, and neither has the Republican camp.
Currently, Republicans still control the US Senate, but the situation could change if the Democratic stronghold can win two mandates for the Senate in a follow-up election in the state of Georgia in January 2021.
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Climate change and improving international relations are priorities
The most notable change in political direction was Kerry’s appointment as special envoy of the president on climate change issues.
While serving as US Secretary of State under the Obama administration, Kerry was a key driver of the nuclear deal with Iran and the Paris Climate Accord, two agreements Trump canceled immediately when he was inaugurated as president.
Trump declared both agreements a failure of US diplomacy and called Kerry the worst Secretary of State in US history “.
Responding to his nomination by Biden, Kerry said the US would soon have a government that treats the climate crisis as an urgent national security threat.
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“I am proud to work with the president-elect, all our allies, and the young leaders of the climate movement to address this crisis as the president’s climate envoy,” Kerry added.
Blinken, who is nominated as the new US Secretary of State, has also served as Deputy Secretary of State and Deputy National Security Advisor during the Obama administration.
If confirmed by the US Senate, Blinken will become a major force for the new US administration to improve international relations, especially with long-standing US allies, whom the Trump administration has sidelined for four years.
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