Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he had met with President-Elect Joe Biden's Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken to facilitate an orderly transition.
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Our meeting was very productive, and we will continue to work together on behalf of America throughout the transition.
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">Our meeting was very productive, and we will continue to work together on behalf of America throughout the transition.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 8, 2021Our meeting was very productive, and we will continue to work together on behalf of America throughout the transition.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 8, 2021
"Today, I met with President-Elect @JoeBiden's Secretary-Designate @ABlinken in order to facilitate an orderly transition, and to ensure American interests are protected abroad," Pompeo tweeted on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.
According to media reports, Pompeo and Blinken were scheduled to meet in mid-December, but the meeting was cancelled after Pompeo went into quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19.
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Their meeting came one day after President Donald Trump acknowledged defeat in the 2020 White House race with Biden and promised an orderly transition of power to the Democrat's administration.
The outgoing Republican president has been under bipartisan criticism for the role in massive demonstrations that led to at least five deaths and dozens of injuries following a chaotic and violent breach of the US Capitol on Wednesday when lawmakers met to certify Biden's victory.
Blinken, 58, served as Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy Secretary of State under former President Barack Obama. A close aide to Biden for nearly two decades, Blinken was one of Biden's first cabinet picks.
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