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Biden's inauguration is less than a month away. These are the key roles he is yet to announce.
From CNN's Kate Sullivan
Pesident-elect Joe Biden has
yet to announce several key roles in his incoming administration, including attorney general, labor secretary and commerce secretary.
Biden's goal was to have all —or most — of his remaining Cabinet selections announced by Christmas, a transition official previously told CNN, but prospects for reaching it are dimming.
The nominee for attorney general is no longer expected to be announced before Christmas, a person familiar with the matter tells CNN, as Biden continues deliberating on one of the most high-profile positions in his incoming administration.
Here are the positions that haven't yet been announced:
- Attorney general
- CIA director
- Secretary of commerce
- Secretary of labor
- Small business administrator
Here's a look at who Biden has selected so far for his Cabinet and other top roles:
又加了一位：教育部长。
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If confirmed as education secretary, Miguel Cardona would be another high-profile Latino in Biden's Cabinet
From CNN's Kate Sullivan
Joe Biden's transition team late Tuesday announced Connecticut Education Commissioner
Miguel Cardona as the President-elect's nominee for education secretary.
The President-elect is set to formally introduce his nominee this morning in an event in Wilmington, Delaware.
Cardona, whose parents moved from Puerto Rico to Connecticut, would be another high-profile Latino in the Cabinet. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus had urged the President-elect to select him.
If confirmed, Cardona would join other Latino picks in the Cabinet including Secretary of Homeland Security nominee
Alejandro Mayorkas, a Cuban American man who would be the first Latino to serve in the position if confirmed by the Senate, and Xavier Becerra, who Biden picked to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and was the first Latino to serve as the attorney general of California.
Throughout the Cabinet selection process, Biden has faced pressure to follow through on his pledge to nominate people who reflect the diversity of America.
As education secretary, Cardona would play a key role in reopening schools across the country that have been forced online amid
the coronavirus pandemic.
CNN was first to report that Cardona would be nominated for the role.
"In Miguel Cardona, America will have an experienced and dedicated public school teacher leading the way at the Department of Education — ensuring that every student is equipped to thrive in the economy of the future, that every educator has the resources they need to do their jobs with dignity and success, and that every school is on track to reopen safely," Biden said Tuesday night in a statement.
Read about other historic firsts in Biden's administration
here.
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