The transition has not yet officially started.
However, Joe Biden's team is already preparing for the next, behind the scenes.
In the two and a half months that still separate him from his inauguration, the elected president will rely on a team that he has specially put together to carry out the transition period.
The members of this bodyguard will in particular be responsible for filling all positions within the White House and preparing some 4,000 appointments to key positions in the administration.
To oversee this work, Joe Biden chose a faithful from among the faithful in the person of Ted Kaufman.
The octogenarian - he turned 81 last March - was his chief of staff in the Senate for more than 20 years.
Joe Biden had appointed him in 2008 to act as interim senator from Delaware, which he was leaving to join the vice-presidency of the United States.
Ironically, the person himself is the author of a law in 2015 governing the passing of witnesses.
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