President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named several officials from former President Barack Obama's administration to fill top national security positions.The six people named included Antony Blinken to be secretary of state for the incoming administration and Jake Sullivan as National Security Adviser.Biden also named Avril Haines to serve as director of national intelligence.She would be the first woman to hold that position. Former Secretary of State John Kerry was another former Obama officials named.The choices signal a sharp break from President Donald Trump's "America First" policies that reshaped international alliances and agreements often causing tensions.Blinken is a longtime Biden foreign policy adviser. He served in the second highest position at the State Department.He also was deputy national security adviser under President Barack Obama, while Biden was vice president.Blinken and Sullivan have helped Biden form a plan that will include immediate talks with American allies.
