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Biden signals shift from Trump with national security picks

By MATTHEW LEE Trump's war on the so-
Associated Press called "deep state" that
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pres- saw an exodus of senior
ident-elect Joe Biden on and mid-level career of-
Monday tapped Obama ficials from government,
administration veterans for notably from the ranks of
top national security posi- the State Department and
tions, signaling a stark shift National Security Council,
from the Trump administra- including some who were
tion's "America First" poli- fired for voicing opposition
cies that disparaged inter- to the president's moves.
national alliances, career Biden will nominate his
diplomats and other vet- longtime adviser Antony
eran government officials. Blinken to be secretary of
The six picks, including state, lawyer Alejandro
former Secretary of State Mayorkas to be homeland
John Kerry, mark a return security secretary, Linda
to a more traditional ap- Thomas-Greenfield to be
proach to America's rela- ambassador to the United
tions with the rest of the Nations. Avril Haines, a
world and reflect Biden's former deputy director of
campaign promises to the CIA, will be nominated
have his Cabinet reflect as director of national intel-
the diversity of America. ligence, the first woman to In this Feb. 1, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden
In choosing foreign policy hold that post. smiles as former Secretary of State John Kerry, left, takes the podium to speak at a campaign stop
veterans, Biden appears at the South Slope Community Center in North Liberty, Iowa. Associated Press
to be seeking to upend Continued on next page