The American website Intelligencer has published a list of the names of those "potential" US President Joe Biden is considering appointing high-ranking positions in his administration, such as the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defense and Treasury, the Chairman of the National Security Council, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Attorney General, the Ministers of Transport and Housing, and the representative of the country To the United Nations, and to a climate advisor.
He said in a report that Senators, former lawmakers, donors, local leaders, investors, and activists have been quietly advising a small group of Democratic officials for a few months now that they would help guide Joe Biden's presidential transition team how to act. Quickly to fill the positions of the new administration after the havoc wrought by President Donald Trump's administration.
According to Democrats familiar with the transition team’s work, they are not only considering high-level ministerial appointments, they are categorizing potential candidates even for unknown bureaucratic roles as a response to the devastation wrought by Trump's four years, and are developing contingency plans to move to a new administration if the Trump team does not help. Outgoing "as would be expected of employees out of office in a sane political world."
Saudi Arabia and the Yemen War
The site revealed that the most prominent candidates for the State Department are: Susan Rice, former United Nations ambassador, former advisor to former President Barack Obama for national security, Tony Blinken, former deputy secretary of state, Deputy National Security Adviser, Chris Koons, one of the advisers closest to Biden and a member of the Senate, and Chris Murphy, an active member. Of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who was strongly opposed to the United States' participation in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen.
As for the Ministry of Defense, the site mentioned that Michel Flournoy, its former under-secretary and the chief administrative officer under former Presidents Bill Clinton and Obama, is one of the most prominent candidates for the position and will be the first woman to lead the Pentagon in America.
The site stated that the position of Attorney General will mostly go to Doug Jones, a senator from Alabama who handled a famous case related to the trial of two members of the "extremist" Ku Klux Klan in 1963 in bombing incidents.
Sally Yates and banning Muslims from traveling
Likewise, many point to the appointment of former Agency Attorney General Sally Yates, who in 2017 confronted the Obama administration over a Muslim ban before Trump removed her from office.
It is likely that the site will appoint Ron Klein - Biden adviser when he was a deputy to Obama - chief of staff of the armed forces, and did not rule out his other advisor, Steve Rikchiti, the famous strategic expert.
Climate for John Kerry
The website stated that Biden is considering creating a cabinet-level job or a senior advisor focused entirely on climate affairs, and that former Secretary of State John Kerry is likely to win it given the diplomatic nature of the position and Kerry's ability, experience, and confidence he enjoys abroad.
Candidates for the Treasury Department, most notably the Fed's governor, former Treasury Under Secretary Lyle Brainard, who was the highest-ranking "financial diplomat" in the early Obama administration, as well as Rafael Bostic, chairman of the Atlanta Federal Reserve, who would be the first black person to hold the position if appointed.
The site also indicated that Tammy Duckworth, one of the leaders of the Iraq war, is likely to take over the Department of Veterans Affairs.