11/23/2020 2:35 AM
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Updated 11/23/2020 2:35 AM
US President-elect Joe Biden plans to appoint veteran diplomat
Antony Blinken as his secretary of state
, a decision that could signal a return to multilateralism after Donald Trump departed from the US giant's traditional allies, local media reported. this Sunday.
"Tony" Blinken, 58, is one of the Democrat's top foreign policy collaborators and was already number two in the State Department under Barack Obama when Biden was vice president.
Former Obama White House national security adviser Susan Rice and Democratic Senator Chris Coons were the other candidates for the secretary of state.
The Washington Post and other media reported that the position of national security adviser will go to Jake Sullivan, another veteran Biden aide.
Then-Vice President Joe Biden and National Security Advisor Antony Blinken in November 2013. Photo Reuters
The president-elect is expected to make the announcement next Tuesday, when he will reveal the names of several members of his future government, according to what will be the White House chief of staff, Ron Klain, announced this Sunday.
The adviser did not want to specify, however, which positions Biden will announce, although the president-elect himself said last week that he has already decided who will fill the key position of secretary of the Treasury.
If confirmed by the Senate, Blinken would replace Mike Pompeo, whose priorities at the forefront of US diplomacy included an uncompromising relationship with China and containment of Iran.
The appointment of Blinken as secretary of state could help
reassure the traditional allies
of the US power, sidelined - and sometimes insulted - by Trump.
John Kerry (right) catches eye contact with his assistant Antony Blinken in June 2015. Blinken is chosen to serve as the US Secretary of State.
AP Photo
A committed Europhile, New York-born Blinken went to high school in Paris, where his stepfather, a Holocaust survivor, practiced law and later worked as a lawyer in France.
With respect to Europe, Blinken believes that the United States must
recognize the old continent
as an ally "to which to turn as a first resort, not as the last, when facing challenges," he said in a talk in July at the study center. Hudson Institute.
He would also be left in charge of Biden's plans to re-integrate the United States into the
Paris Agreement
against climate change, the nuclear deal with Iran and the World Health Organization (WHO).
In another pre-election appearance, Blinken assured that if Biden became president, he would increase
assistance to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador
to address the root causes of illegal immigration north.
With information from AFP and EFE
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