The US president-elect appoints a team ‘ready to lead the world, not retreat from it’.
When US President-elect Joe Biden formally unveiled his national security team this morning, sighs of relief could be heard around the world.
A stage featuring half a dozen experienced competent officials should hardly be seen as anything unusual but after the past four years it is being hailed as a breakthrough.
They might be from the Washington swamp but that’s now a good thing, especially as Biden will have to get his nominees through a difficult Senate. Nor does safe mean boring — there are plenty of firsts among the diverse group.
Read more about Joe Biden’s cabinet picks.
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