Biden Announces His Cabinet Tomorrow, Several Names Are Encouraged To Appear

US President-elect, Joe Biden (Source: Commons WIkimedia)

JAKARTA - The President-elect of the United States (US) Joe Biden will announce his first cabinet election on Tuesday, November 24. Biden continues to move forward with his administration plans as US President Donald Trump continues to deny the legitimacy of Biden's victory.

"President-elect Biden will announce his candidate Cabinet members this week. He is looking forward to that, to introduce his team members to the public," said Jen Psaki, the person overseeing Biden's nomination team.

Quoting CNN Monday, November 23, the forthcoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain also said Biden would make a cabinet announcement for his government on Tuesday 24 November.

"What I can confirm is that you will see the first appointment of the President-elect Cabinet on Tuesday this week, beating, in fact, the pace set by (President Barack Obama's transition team), beating the pace set by Trump's transition," said Klain.

Biden's upcoming announcement underscores how he continues to move forward with his transition plans as Trump's legal team challenges several states to recount US election results.

Trump's refusal to accept the outcome delayed routine proceedings by the Public Service Administration in the face of a clear presidential victory to allow a formal transition to begin. Psaki noted that without a formal transitional process underway, "an FBI background check cannot be carried out" for the Biden Cabinet election.

"I hope not only Democrats, but Republicans in the Senate will be angry that they won't have access to that information. It could take weeks for that to happen," Psaki said, noting that potential frustration could become "another pressure point" in some the next day.

Several names who were expected to become members of the cabinet of the Biden government have emerged. Antony J. Blinken, a defender of global alliances and Biden's closest foreign policy adviser, is expected to be nominated as foreign minister.

Blinken is a former deputy foreign minister under President Barack Obama's administration. Biden is also expected to appoint Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a 35-year veteran of the Foreign Service who has served in diplomatic posts around the world, as his ambassador to the United Nations.