Biden's transition team declined comment and Blinken did not respond to a request for comment. A Biden ally, who did not want to be identified, told Reuters Blinken was Biden's most likely choice and an announcement was expected as soon as this week. The New York City-born, Harvard-educated Blinken practiced law briefly and entered politics in the late 1980s helping Michael Dukakis' presidential campaign raise money. Under Obama, Blinken worked to limit most US combat deployments to small numbers of troops. On the campaign trail, Blinken was one of Biden's closest advisers, even on issues that went beyond foreign policy.

Source: bd News24 November 23, 2020 01:52 UTC