Biden To Nominate <br />Antony Blinken , as Secretary of State.<br />Blinken, 58, was a deputy secretary <br />of state during the Obama Administration.<br />He is known <br />as a defender <br />of global alliances.<br />Blinken's first priority will be to <br />reestablish international relations with U.S. allies <br />that have cooled under the Trump Administration.<br />Simply put, the big problems that we face as a country and as a planet [...] none of these have unilateral solutions, Anthony Blinken, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />Even a country as powerful as the United States can’t handle them alone, Anthony Blinken, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />Sources say another priority will be to assemble an international effort to compete with China.<br />Blinken and President-elect Biden have had <br />a close working relationship for nearly two decades
