Joe Biden picks first women and first Latino for key cabinet roles
by David Smith and Julian Borger in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5ARNH)
- Avril Haines and Janet Yellen would be first women in intelligence and treasury jobs
- Alejandro Mayorkas would be first Latino homeland security chief
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Joe Biden, the US president-elect, has shown his determination to speed past Donald Trump's flailing attempts to block the transition by naming leaders of his foreign policy and national security team.
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