Of immediate note for foreign countries: Biden has chosen true believers in international alliances. He started his career at the U.S. State Department during Bill Clinton's administration and served as deputy secretary of state under former president Barack Obama. Avril Haines, a former deputy director of the CIA and Obama's deputy national security adviser, has been nominated to be the first female director of national intelligence. The former deputy director of the CIA, who was Obama's deputy national security adviser, would be the first female director of national intelligence. And as Biden introduced him Tuesday, he said they share a view that foreign policy should serve the middle class.

Source: CBC News November 25, 2020 09:00 UTC