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Biden Administration International Affairs Personnel Tracker
- History and Views on U.S.-China Relations -
Introduction
With a change in presidency and majority control shifting to the Democratic Party, the United States is facing a major era of change that will invariably alter both domestic and foreign policymaking. The team at ICAS has assembled the major U.S. international affairs policy positions in the Biden Administration, organized into four categories.
The objective of the Tracker is to identify and understand the official positions of key players in the Biden Administration who will directly or indirectly impact the trajectory of the U.S.-China relationship in various sectors.
Navigating This Project
To explore the tracker, click on each nominee or appointee to view their background, views on China and potential influence on the U.S.-China relationship as part of the Biden Administration.
The primary research questions addressed for each appointee or nominee are as follows:
- What is the professional background of these individuals? What significant roles have they held?
- What are the stances of these individuals on issues related to China?
- What policy decisions related to China have been made by these individuals?
- What major bilateral or multilateral interactions with important Chinese government officials have occurred?
- Have these individuals published any materials on China or given speeches commenting on the U.S.-China relationship?
Joseph R. Biden
Joseph R. Biden
Kamala D. Harris
Kamala D. Harris
Publicly Announced Positions in the Biden Administration
Tracker Pages Are Updated At Individual Intervals
Phase One Release: January 20, 2021
Phase Two Release: February 16, 2021
Phase Three Release: March 10, 2021
Phase Four Release: April 20, 2021
Phase Five Release: June 24, 2021
Phase Six Release: December 28, 2021 [Final]
-Scroll and click on the category to explore the full list of personnel for each foreign policy topic-
Antony Blinken
Secretary of State
Wendy Sherman
Deputy Secretary of State
Jake Sullivan
National Security Advisor
John Kerry
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
Kurt Campbell
Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs
Janet Yellen
Secretary of Treasury
Gina Raimondo
Secretary of Commerce
Tom Vilsack
Secretary of Agriculture
Katherine Tai
US Trade Representative
Gary Gensler
Chair of the Securities Exchange Commission
Lloyd Austin
Secretary of Defense
Kathleen Hicks
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Christopher Wray
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mark Milley
Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff
John Aquilino
Commander of USINDOPACOM
Jennifer Granholm
Secretary of Energy
Anthony Fauci
Chief Medical Advisor on COVID-19 to the President
Bill Nelson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator
Eric Lander
Presidential Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology
*None of the personnel in this tracker are associated with the Institute for China-America Studies. All images used on this page are sourced from the official Biden-Harris transition website buildbackbetter.gov or the public domain.*
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