US Congress certifies Joe Biden’s win: The who’s who of president-elect’s cabinet

The United States Congress, within the early hours of January 7, formally introduced Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the subsequent US president and vice chairman respectively. The affirmation means January 19 will likely be president Donald Trump’s remaining day within the White House, with the Biden-Harris duo set to be sworn-in the subsequent day.Since he was introduced because the president-elect by the US media in November, Biden has introduced his nominees for a number of key portfolios. Except for the vice chairman, who’s elected alongside the president, the cabinet nominees are appointed solely after affirmation by the US Senate. Here’s a have a look at among the nominees introduced by Joe Biden:1. Antony Blinken (secretary of state): A former deputy nationwide safety advisor and deputy secretary of state, Blinken was nominated by Biden because the incoming secretary of state on November 23, 2020. Blinken will succeed incumbent Mike Pompeo, who’s the seventieth particular person to carry this workplace.2. Janet Yellen (secretary of treasury): A former chairperson of the US Federal Reserve, and the primary lady in that put up, Yellen was nominated by Biden on November 30, 2020. If confirmed, Yellen may even be the primary feminine secretary of treasury of the US. She will succeed the incumbent and 77th treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin.3. Lloyd Austin (secretary of protection): Nominated on December 8, 2020, Austin served because the twelfth commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), of which he was the primary black commander. He additionally served because the thirty third vice chief of employees of the US Army. If confirmed, he’ll be the twenty eighth secretary of protection, and the primary African-American to carry the place. He will succeed Christopher Miller, who has been serving in an performing capability since November 2020 after Trump’s sacking of Mark Esper.4. Merrick Garland (lawyer common): On January 7, 2021, Biden introduced Garland as his decide for lawyer common. Garland’s nomination got here on a day Biden himself was formally licensed as president-elect. Garland will succeed performing lawyer common Jeff Rosen who took over after William Barr, the eighty fifth lawyer common, resigned.5. Alejandro Mayorkas (secretary of homeland safety): The division of homeland safety will get its first full-time occupant since April 2019 when Mayorkas takes over the place. Announced as nominee on November 23, 2020, Mayorkas would be the seventh secretary of homeland safety.6. Deb Haaland (secretary of inside): Nominated on December 17, 2020, Haaland would be the first native American to go the division of inside, and the primary native American cabinet secretary. She will succeed David Bernhardt, who has been serving in performing capability since April 2019.Other names introduced by Biden embody Tom Vilsack (secretary of agriculture), Gina Raimondo (secretary of commerce), Marty Walsh (secretary of labour), Jennifer Granholm (secretary of vitality) and many others.