Biden Selects Key Cabinet Members - Updated

What Happened:

• On Monday, President-Elect Joe Biden named several of his key cabinet picks.

• John Kerry will lead the incoming administration's department to combat Climate Change as Climate Envoy, Alejandro Mayorkas will be nominated as the Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security and Jake Sullivan has been named National Security Adviser.

• Biden also nominated Antony Blinken as his Secretary of State and Linda Thomas-Greenfield as UN Ambassador. Blinken served as Deputy Secretary of State and Deputy National Security Adviser during the Obama administration.

• UPDATE: Janet Yellen, chair of the Federal Reserve, has been nominated to serve as Treasury Secretary. She would be the first woman to serve in that position. Avril Haines has been chosen for the position of Director of National Intelligence. More cabinet selections are expected to come out on Tuesday.

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