바이든, 美국무장관에 블링컨, 안보보좌관에 설리번 지명...대북정책 '단계적 접근법' 예상<br /><br />U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled the figures who will lead his foreign policy team.<br />He has picked his close aide Antony Blinken as Secretary of State,... and Jake Sullivan as National Security Advisor.<br />Our Yoon Jung-min tells us what could his choices mean for the Korean Peninsula.<br />Joe Biden's transition team says Antony Blinken, who is nominated to serve as Secretary of State, has held top foreign affairs posts,... both in previous administrations and on Capitol Hill.<br />From 2015 to 2017, Blinken served as Deputy Secretary of State under the Obama administration,... during which he was involved in the rebalance to Asia.<br />He has also advised Biden on foreign policy since 2002.<br />When he served as National Security Advisor to then-Vice President Biden under Obama, Blinken was involved in the Iran nuclear deal.<br />And he wrote in the New York Times in 2018 that the Iran deal is the best model for a nuclear deal with Pyeongyang.<br />Blinken is also seen as a hawk on North Korea.<br />"Tony Blinken's approach in general is pretty much principled and based upon traditional way of U.S. foreign policies, which means that in dealing with North Korea, I think he will go back to sanctions to deal with North Korea and, based upon sanctions, try to bring North Korea into a table."<br />Biden has also picked his current senior policy advisor Jake Sullivan as National Security Advisor.<br />The 43-year-old will be one of the youngest to take the post.<br />He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.<br />During his years in government, Sullivan played a key role in the Iran deal,... and the Asia-Pacific rebalance strategy.<br />Though he may be less hawkish than Blinken on North Korea, he is also likely to maintain "principled diplomacy".<br />"Jake Sullivan can be more flexible than Tony Blinken about that, but in principle, he aims at a clear verification and he also wants to put a snapback approach."<br />As for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the Biden transition team said veteran diplomat, Linda Thomas-Greenfield will take the job.<br />Former state secretary John Kerry is expected to serve as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.<br />Lawyer Alejandro Mayorkas will be nominated to head the Department of Homeland Security,... and former Deputy Director of the CIA, Avril Haines is to serve as Director of National Intelligence.<br />Meanwhile, former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has been chosen as Treasury secretary,... which would make her the first woman to lead the department.<br />Yoon Jung-min, Arirang News.<br />
