President-Elect Biden Selects Key Staff Who Will Put Climate Change at Center of U.S. Foreign Policy

A statement from Andrew Steer, President & CEO of the World Resources Institute, reacting to President-elect Joe Biden's selection of foreign policy and national security team members, emphasizing the integration of climate change into U.S. foreign policy.

• President-elect Joe Biden has nominated several key officials for his foreign policy and national security team, including Antony Blinken as Secretary of State, Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of Homeland Security, Avril Haines as Director of National Intelligence, Linda Thomas-Greenfield as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Jake Sullivan as National Security Advisor, and John Kerry as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.
• The appointment of John Kerry as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate is described as an unprecedented move because the position is being elevated to the National Security Council, signaling a strong focus on the climate crisis.
• Andrew Steer asserts that the selected team will prioritize multilateral institutions, international laws, and science-based decision-making to address global challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and humanitarian issues.

APA

Steer, A. (2020). President-Elect Biden Selects Key Staff Who Will Put Climate Change at Center of U.S. Foreign Policy. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-president-elect-biden-selects-key-staff-who-will-put-climate-change-center-us

Chicago

Steer, Andrew. President-Elect Biden Selects Key Staff Who Will Put Climate Change at Center of U.S. Foreign Policy. World Resources Institute, 2020. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-president-elect-biden-selects-key-staff-who-will-put-climate-change-center-us.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{steer2020presidentelect, author = {Steer, Andrew}, title = {{President-Elect Biden Selects Key Staff Who Will Put Climate Change at Center of U.S. Foreign Policy}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2020}, month = nov, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-president-elect-biden-selects-key-staff-who-will-put-climate-change-center-us}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }