Future US President Joe Biden has chosen Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode Island, as Minister of Commerce, Martin Walsh, Mayor of Boston, as Minister of Labor and Isabel Guzman, a former Obama administration, to head the agency responsible of SMEs.
"President-elect Joe Biden has appointed two dozen cabinet members, the most diverse in American history
,
"
noted a statement released Thursday, January 7.
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Joe Biden had already presented at the beginning of December part of his economic team, composed mainly of women, people from minorities and former members of the Barack Obama era.
He notably appointed the emblematic Janet Yellen, former president of the Central Bank (Fed), as future Minister of Finance.
“They share my belief that the middle class built this country and unions built the middle class
,
”
Joe Biden said in the statement.
Their goal will be to get the United States
"out of the worst unemployment crisis in almost a century"
,
"by supporting small businesses and strengthening unions"
.
The Covid-19 pandemic caused the worst crisis since 1929 in the spring, and millions of Americans lost their jobs or saw their number of hours reduced.
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If her appointment is confirmed, Gina Raimondo will be head of government-business relations.
As such, it will inherit complicated issues, such as the trade wars led by Donald Trump's government or the regulation of technology giants.
Marty Walsh, will be the first trade unionist to lead the US Department of Labor for nearly 50 years, if confirmed, the statement said.
In particular, he will have to take care of working conditions when the pandemic has upset business habits.
