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

The World Resources Institute expresses support for President-elect Joe Biden's foreign policy nominees, specifically highlighting the appointment of John Kerry as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and the decision to elevate that role to the National Security Council. The statement asserts that the selected team, including Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan, will prioritize science-based diplomatic strategies and multilateral cooperation to address climate change as a national security and humanitarian threat.

• The appointment of John Kerry as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and the decision to elevate this role to the National Security Council are described as an unprecedented step that demonstrates a clear focus on tackling the climate crisis.
• The selected foreign policy team is expected to prioritize multilateral institutions, international laws, and science-based decision-making to restore U.S. respect in the international community.
• The incoming administration's team is characterized as recognizing climate change as both a humanitarian threat and a national security risk, while seeing it as an opportunity for global cooperation.

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} }