Former President Obama is pushing for President-elect Biden to nominate his former national security adviser Susan Rice for secretary of state, sources close to Biden tell Fox News. In 2008, Obama nominated Rice to serve as United Nations ambassador, before making her national security adviser in 2013. Rice already has the necessary clearances to prep for the job, bypassing an ascertainment delay from the General Services Administration. Sources close to Biden also say Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., is jockeying for the role. Other potentials include Tony Blinken and Willliam Burns, both former deputy secretaries of state, and Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut.

Source: Fox News November 14, 2020 23:25 UTC