Joe Biden with former Secretary of State John Kerry, left, on the campaign trail in South Slope Community Center in North Liberty, Iowa in February. Alejandro Mayorkas, former president Barack Obama's nominee for deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department, testifies on Capitol Hill in July 2013. Previous NextPresident-elect Joe Biden is set to formally introduce his national security team, building out a team of Obama administration alumni that signals his shift away from the Trump administration’s “America First” policies and a return to U.S. engagement on the global stage. The picks for national security and foreign-policy posts include former Secretary of State John Kerry to take the lead on combating climate change. The incoming president will nominate longtime adviser Antony Blinken to be secretary of state; lawyer Alejandro Mayorkas to be homeland security secretary; Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; and Jake Sullivan as national security adviser.

Source: The Standard November 24, 2020 04:30 UTC