US President-elect from Democratic Party Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, nominated Tony Blinken for the new US Secretary of State's post, The Hill reports.
In 2015-2017, Blinken was the Deputy Secretary of State, and in 2009-2013 he was the President's National Security Advisor.
The Senate will approve the candidacy of the new US Secretary of State.
The current US Secretary of State is Mike Pompeo.