Biden Weighs Potential Cabinet, Says ‘I’ll Govern As An American President’

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  • Susan Rice, Warren, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Ron Klain, Other Potential Picks
  • Susan Rice’s Name Features Strongly As Potential Material for Secretary of State

Following the election of former Vice President Joe Biden as President-elect of the United States in a fiercely contested presidential election between him and incumbent president Donald Trump, attention has gradually shifted to likely and  potential nominees as cabinet picks that would help drive the agenda of the Biden administration.

Going by Biden’s pronouncements, policy and political analysts believe that  the president-elect would likely tap a broad range of experts from diverse background representing the diversity and dynamics of the United states, to man various departments of government.

According to Politico, there has been growing speculations that potential cabinet picks “range  from former officials from President Barack Obama’s administration to former rivals in the Democratic primaries and even Republicans.”

However while echoing his thinking, Biden said of his likely and potential cabinet mix thus: “Across the board – from our classrooms to our courtrooms to the president’s Cabinet – we have to make sure that our leadership and our institutions actually look like America.”

He added, “I said from the outset I wanted a campaign that represented America, and I think we did that. Now that’s what I want the administration to look like.”

According to Politico, “part of that diversity could extend to Republican party. Obama’s Cabinet included Republicans such as Robert Gates and Chuck Hagel at Defense and Ray LaHood at Transportation”.

“I’m running as a proud Democrat – but I will govern as an American president – to unite and to heal,” Biden was quoted as saying repeatedly during his campaign tours across the United States.

However, some democrats and political strategists of the progressive bent  are quite skeptical about the likelihood r potential of inviting Republicans to join the Biden cabinet .

But  some analysts however posit that  the presence of  Republicans  on the yet-to-be constituted Biden cabinet might likely depend  on whether Republicans could retain control of the Senate – a balance  and dynamics  which  strongly depend on undecided seats in Georgia and elsewhere in the US .

However, regardless of whatever direction the pendulum swings, some names have consistently continue to feature prominently as potential picks in a Biden cabinet.

They include Ambassador Susan Rice, a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations(UN) who is being strongly mentioned as potential front runner for the position of Secretary of State, Senator Bernie Sanders, the Senator from Vermont who is being speculated as a likely  pick for the role of  Secretary   of Labour and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts  who has been speculated as being considered for the position of Secretary of Treasury.

Another name that has come up is  Ron Klain, a  senior adviser to the Biden campaign who was chief of staff to vice presidents Biden and Al Gore and headed the White House response to the Ebola epidemic in Africa during the Obama administration.

According to the Politico, Klain is speculated as a potential candidate for the position of Chief of Staff.

Others speculated to be in contention for various roles include Eric Garcetti,  mayor of Los Angeles and co-chair of Biden’s vice presidential search committee, Rep. Karen Bass of California, who was considered as Biden’s running mate.

As speaker of the state Assembly, she made history as the first Black woman to lead a state legislative chamber.

Another name being speculated as a potential candidate according to Politico, is Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor  of South Bend, Indiana, who is said to be in reckoning for the position of Secretary for Veteran  Affairs.

Meanwhile, should Biden pick Susan  Rice, as Secretary of State, analysts believe that it implies that the administration would also have Africa strongly on its foreign policy radar.

Rice who once served as national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the UN in the Obama administration.

Recall that Biden  had previously  considered her as his running mate after working with her in the White House studied International  Affairs at Stanford University and the University of Oxford, respectively.

She worked previously with President Bill Clinton as part of the National Security Council where she was responsible for African affairs, and later working at the Brookings Institution.

In 2009, Rice joined Obama’s Cabinet, receiving Senate confirmation to be the U.N. ambassador. Later, she served as the national security adviser for the second term of the Obama administration. 

Susan Rice was born in Washington, D.C., on November 17, 1964,  Lois Dickson Fitt and Emmett J. Rice.

Her father is a Cornell University economics professor and former governor of the Federal Reserve System, while her mother is an education policy researcher and guest scholar at the Brookings Institution.

Hamilton Nwosa(head, Polling, Research & Data Desk)
Hamilton Nwosa(head, Polling, Research & Data Desk)
Hamilton Nwosa is an experienced, and committed communication, business, administrative, data and research specialist . His deep knowledge of the intersection between communication, business, data, and journalism are quite profound. His passion for professional excellence remains the guiding principle of his work, and in the course of his career spanning sectors such as administration, tourism, business management, communication and journalism, Hamilton has won key awards. He is a delightful writer, researcher and data analyst. He loves team-work, problem-solving, organizational management, communication strategy, and enjoys travelling. He can be reached at: hamilton_68@yahoo.com

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