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Joe Biden makes the new government the image of the United States. For the first time, a woman could head the Treasury. An old warrior returns to the center of power.
In time for the news that Donald Trump is the Has cleared the way to surrender, his successor Joe Biden appointed the first candidates to key positions in his government. Earlier in the election campaign, Biden had promised that he would take the diversity of American society into account when assembling his cabinet: “My government will look like America.”
Speculation about potential candidates for major US departments has been going on for weeks, but now some key personalities have been identified. There will be more in the coming days. (On the subject: transfer of official business – “Transition” briefly explained) We nominate the most promising nominees and candidates for the vacant positions.
Foreign Minister: Antony Blinken
It is supposed to reverse the course of Trump’s foreign policy: Antony Blinken as deputy foreign minister in 2015.
Photo: Henry Romero (Reuters)
Biden wants to turn his longtime adviser into America’s top diplomat, known as an advocate for multilateral cooperation. Antony Blinken (58), who lived with his family in Paris and graduated from school there, was Biden’s National Security Advisor from 2009 to 2013, when he was Vice President Barack Obama. From 2015 to 2017 he was Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. Blinken began his career at the State Department during the Bill Clinton administration. Biden wants to reverse the foreign policy course taken under Donald Trump and more closely involve America’s allies.
Finance Minister: Janet Yellen
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen would be the first US Secretary of the Treasury.
Photo: Jonathan Ernst (Reuters)
Biden is taking over an economy that has been badly affected by the corona pandemic. The Treasury Department will play a key role in overcoming the crisis: Biden wants to put Janet Yellen, 74, in charge of the agency, according to US media reports. She would be the first woman to hold this position. The economist was president of the United States Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018. In October, he spoke out in favor of combating the crown crisis not only through monetary policy, but also through policy support measures. fiscal. Yellen is in favor of the theories of the economist John Maynard Keynes, according to which governments play an important role in overcoming economic crises, for example through increased public spending. Economist Lael Brainard (58) was also considered a promising candidate, but according to media reports, she wants to keep Biden at the Fed, where she is currently one of five board members.
Special Envoy for Climate: John Kerry
“I’m Proud”: John Kerry Returns to the White House as Special Envoy for Climate at the National Security Council.
Photo: Bernat Armangué (AP, Keystone)
The return of former Secretary of State John Kerry in the role of special envoy for climate on the White House National Security Council comes as a surprise. Kerry, 76, will also benefit from his experience as Foreign Minister from 2013 to 2017 in the climate sector. Biden wants the United States to return to the Paris climate agreement, from which Trump emerged. He also wants the United States to take world leadership in the fight against global warming. “The United States will soon have a government that treats the climate crisis as the most acute national security threat it poses,” Kerry wrote in a tweet. “I am proud to work with the president-elect, our allies, and the young leaders of the climate movement to address the crisis as the president’s climate commissioner.”
Minister of National Security: Alejandro Mayorkas
With Obama he was deputy director of the agency, now Alejandro Mayorkas will become Minister of National Security.
Photo: Amir Cohen (Reuters)
Biden nominated Alejandro Mayorkas (60) for the position of Minister of National Security. He was born in Cuba, his parents left the country a little later after Fidel Castro came to power. The ministry plays a central role, among other things, in dealing with illegal immigration at the border with Mexico and with people who are in the country without papers. Trump took a hard line on immigration. Mayorkas was, among other things, a prosecutor in California and during Obama’s second term, undersecretary of national security.
UN Ambassador: Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Seasoned professional diplomat with many years of experience and a focus on Africa: Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsiváis (AP, Keystone)
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a 68-year-old diplomat, will become the United States ambassador to the United Nations. She worked for the Foreign Office for 35 years, most recently as the Minister for Africa from 2013 to 2017. Linda Thomas-Greenfield was not known to all Western diplomats at the United Nations Headquarters in New York when the first rumors emerged. However, the first positive signs came from Security Council circles: The 68-year-old is a seasoned professional diplomat with many years of experience, including at the United Nations, with a special focus on Africa. This prepares them for immediate action when an appointment is made. Many UN diplomats consider Trump’s incumbent US ambassador and donor Kelly Craft the wrong choice due to a lack of diplomatic experience.
National Security Council at the White House: Jake Sullivan
Said to have a central role in the White House: Jake Sullivan.
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Biden nominates Jake Sullivan, 43, for the key role. The intimate confidant of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, already worked at the State Department and since 2013 as Biden’s national security adviser as vice president. The national security adviser traditionally plays an important role in the presidential leadership in shaping foreign and security policy.
Defense Minister: Michèle Flournoy?
She would be the first woman to head the Pentagon: Michèle Flournoy (59).
Photo: Yuri Gripas (Reuters)
Biden could also put a woman on top of the Pentagon for the first time: Michèle Flournoy (59) was already the favorite in 2014 to succeed then-resigned Defense Minister Chuck Hagel. She was Secretary of State at the Pentagon and advisor to former Defense Ministers Robert Gates and Leon Panetta. But Biden has yet to make a final decision on the top Pentagon post, “Politico” reported Monday. Former Obama Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (63) is also publicly traded. The lawyer would be the first black Secretary of Defense in the United States. Also in conversation was Iraqi veteran senator Tammy Duckworth (52), who lost her legs in the war in 2004.
Justizminister: Doug Jones?
Has excellent relations with Joe Biden – the one from Alabama as Senator Doug Jones failed.
Photo: Alex Edelman (Reuters)
There are several candidates for the Department of Justice. With 66-year-old Doug Jones defeated in the race for his Senate seat, Biden is more likely to consider him for the job. The Alabama Democrat has a close relationship with the president-elect and would be a credible figure when it comes to civil rights. His investigation as a prosecutor in Alabama resulted in members of the racist Ku Klux Klan being held accountable decades after a deadly bomb attack on a black church in 1963. Other candidates for the position include Sally Yates, who was removed as Acting Attorney General of the United States a few days after Trump took office in January 2017, the president of the Federal Democratic Party, Tom Pérez, son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic, and Xavier Becerra, in 2017 became the first Latino to be sworn in to serve as California Attorney General.
