BREAKING: Joe Biden intends to name Tony Blinken to lead the State Department, people familiar said. https://t.co/ePOw4VYrY7
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) November 23, 2020
Breaking News: President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken, a defender of global alliances and a close adviser, as secretary of state. https://t.co/IzeynG9AUH
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 23, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state https://t.co/WwyZ3x2HZM
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 23, 2020
Biden once told me “Tony Blinken is a superstar and that’s not hyperbole." He joked that Obama "recognized that after four years with me and stole him.” Blinken, he added, “could do any job, any job.”https://t.co/THKykup31s
— Jason Horowitz (@jasondhorowitz) November 23, 2020
Told @FinancialTimes @ABlinken «was an American in Paris & both terms are key. He was very conscious of being an American & believed in US values but also understood how US policy affects rest of world bc he witnessed how others view America »
https://t.co/wSSt3ugANp— Robert Malley (@Rob_Malley) November 23, 2020
Nothing helps a Secretary of State succeed more than the perception that he/she is close to the president (See Baker:GHWB and Rice:GWB.) Blinken is so close to Biden that world leaders will have little doubt that he speaks for the president and they can rely on his commitments.
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 23, 2020