News Biden to name long-time confidant Antony Blinken as secretary of state November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY Comments Off on Biden to name long-time confidant Antony Blinken as secretary of state Biden has called Blinken, who worked with him on foreign policy issues for nearly two decades, a "superstar" and has said he could do "any job."