State Department picks coordinator for upcoming White House switch
State Department names experienced diplomat to manage transition process after recent election results. Department head plans to focus on key global matters before term ends
Following this weeks election outcome Antony Blinken has picked Stephen Mull as the State Departments transition coordinator‚ a step towards managing power-shift to the Donald Trump administration
The announcement came on 11/07/24 when spokesperson Matthew Miller shared details with news-media (though no direct contact between current officials and incoming team has started yet). The State dept continues its day-to-day operations focusing on world-wide issues
Blinken aims to use his last months in office to push forward several key matters: dealing with US-China relations; supporting Ukraines defense efforts; and working on peace in the middle-east including the Lebanon-Gaza situation. The departments leadership wants to ensure smooth hand-over of these critical foreign-policy tasks to the next administration
