{"id":90673,"date":"2020-11-24T07:32:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T12:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/?p=90673"},"modified":"2020-11-24T07:32:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T12:32:43","slug":"auto-draft-335","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/en\/2020\/11\/24\/auto-draft-335\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden cabinet: John Kerry named climate envoy as inner circle get key posts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"BBC \u2014 US President-elect Joe Biden is to nominate one of the leading architects of the Paris climate agreement as his climate envoy.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ex-US Secretary of State John Kerry was one of several named for top positions by the Biden transition team on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It marks a big break with the climate policy under the Trump administration as Mr Biden makes good on his campaign pledge to tackle climate change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Other key picks include long-time aide Antony Blinken as secretary of state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Reports say former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen will be the choice for treasury secretary. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The nomination comes as calls are growing for President Donald Trump to concede the election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He has made unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud and is continuing to pursue legal challenges over the result.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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While Mr Trump has not conceded, he has however agreed to allow the formal transition process to begin, to allow Mr Biden to prepare to take office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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