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Joe Biden picks Antony Blinken as secretary of state, John Kerry as climate envoy, Alejandro Mayorkas to head homeland security

Megha Jain

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Expediting the pace of transition from his end, US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced Antony Blinken, former deputy National Security Advisor, as the new Secretary of State. John Kerry, who was a key member of the Barack Obama-Joe Biden administration between 2012 to 2016, was announced by the President-elect as his "Special Envoy on Climate". Alejandro N Mayorkas named as the chief of Homeland Security.