Biden To Nominate br Antony Blinken , as Secretary of State.br Blinken, 58, was a deputy secretary br of state during the Obama Administration.br He is known br as a defender br of global alliances.br Blinken's first priority will be to br reestablish international relations with U.S. allies br that have cooled under the Trump Administration.br Simply put, the big problems that we face as a country and as a planet [...] none of these have unilateral solutions, Anthony Blinken, br via 'The New York Times'.br Even a country as powerful as the United States can’t handle them alone, Anthony Blinken, br via 'The New York Times'.br Sources say another priority will be to assemble an international effort to compete with China.