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Biden appoints Dan Smith as acting secretary of state: White House
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): President Joe Biden has appointed Dan Smith to temporarily serve as acting Secretary of State until nominee Antony Blinken is confirmed by the Senate, the White House said in a press release on Wednesday.
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Will operationalise India's Major Defence Partner status: Biden's nominee
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): While reiterating the threat posed by China to the US, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin on Tuesday (local time) said during his Senate confirmation hearing that he will operationalise India's "Major Defence Partner"
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Blinken promises US embassy to stay in Jerusalem
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken committed to keeping the American embassy in Jerusalem and continuing to view the disputed city as the capital of Israel.
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Will review US force presence in Mideast to address Russia, China challeng
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI/Sputnik): President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, said during his Senate confirmation hearing that he will review the US force presence in the Middle East to address challenges from Russia and China.
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US has 'urgent' responsibility to ensure Iran doesn't acquire nuclear weap
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): The United States has an "urgent" responsibility to ensure that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon, said state secretary nominee Antony Blinken, adding that the upcoming Biden administration is "a long way" from executing its plan to return to the Ir
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US, India have 'very strong' potential to work together, says State Secret
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): India and the United States have "very strong" potential to work together and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been a "very strong" advocate of renewable energy and different technologies, said US Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken on Tuesday.
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Confrontation with China needs to be approached with strength, not weaknes
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): China poses the most significant challenge "of any nation-state to the United States", said Anthony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of State, adding that the means of confronting Beijing are "fully within our control".
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Capitol riots: Hillary Clinton says Trump impeachment essential but will n
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): Democratic Party nominee for US President in 2016 Hillary Clinton on Monday expressed solidarity towards impeachment of President Donald Trump by saying it is essential to impeach him in wake of the Capitol riots but warned that impeachment alone "won't rem
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Biden nominates Judge Merrick Garland as US Attorney General
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden has formally announced appellate court Judge Merrick Garland as his nominee for the post of the US attorney general.
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Biden to select Merrick Garland as attorney general
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a former Supreme Court nominee, as the attorney general of his incoming administration, informed a source familiar with the decision.
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Biden announces key nominees for Department of Defense
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday selected two former senior officials for top positions at the Pentagon, according to the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition team.
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Biden announces his climate and energy team to enact 'ambitious' plan
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 20 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday announced his nominees for key climate and energy posts, including New Mexico Representative Deb Haaland for interior secretary and former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm for energy secretary.
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