WILMINGTON — Joe Biden will pick Antony Blinken as U.S. secretary of state, a person close to the president-elect’s transition said on Sunday, elevating one of his most seasoned and trusted aides as he prepares to undo President Donald Trump’s foreign policy.
Blinken is a longtime Biden confidant who served as No. 2 at the State Department and as deputy national security adviser in President Barack Obama’s administration, in which Biden served as vice president.
A second Biden ally said that Blinken was Biden’s first choice. An announcement is likely on Tuesday.
Blinken’s appointment makes another longtime Biden aide with a foreign policy background, Jake Sullivan, the top…
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