Vice President Joe Biden is shown with his arms folded next to then-Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken in the Oval Office.

President-elect Biden signals shift from Trump’s foreign policy with cabinet picks

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Vice President Joe Biden and then-Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken in the Oval Office at the White House, Nov. 1, 2013.

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President-elect Joe Biden is signaling a stark shift from the Trump administration’s “America First” policies with his likely selection of centrist Antony Blinken for the coveted secretary of state slot. And, Ethiopia has profited from Chinese investment, which is credited with restarting the East African nation’s economy. But an internal struggle between Ethiopia’s central government and the opposition party that runs the northern Tigray region poses new challenges. 

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