Biden is expected to appoint Antony Blinken as a foreign ministry adviser

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Joe Biden, the new president of the United States, prepares to announce the first members of his cabinet on Tuesday. Biden will appoint a longtime foreign policy adviser, Antony Blinken, as foreign minister, Bloomberg and the New York Times report.

News outlets like ABC announced that they confirmed the news that Bloomberg based on three people.

Jake Sullivan, former deputy to former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is expected to be announced as Biden’s national security adviser.

The first cabinet members will be announced on Tuesday

Ron Klain, who Biden has appointed Secretary General of the White House, said on Sunday that Biden will announce the first members of his cabinet on Tuesday; however, it is not known which positions will be announced initially.

While the Foreign Office is considered one of the most prestigious posts in the cabinet, the National Security Council is one of the most important and powerful positions in the White House.

Blinken was the Deputy Foreign Minister under former US President Barack Obama.

Blinken’s priority, who has been working with Biden for nearly 20 years, will be to solidify the US position as a reliable ally in international agreements and institutions, according to the New York Times.

The most important of these are the Paris climate agreement and the nuclear deal with Iran.

Blinken said in a statement this summer that the United States cannot tackle problems like the climate or the coronavirus alone, no matter how strong it is.

Blinken, who worked closely on Middle East politics under Obama, prefers to compete with China by working with other countries.

On the other hand, US President Donald Trump has not yet admitted defeat.

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, one of Trump’s supporters, said Trump should have admitted defeat; He described Trump’s legal team as “a source of national shame”.