Obama-Era Veteran Kurt Campbell To Lead Biden's Asia Policy
Kurt Campbell is considered an architect of their "pivot to Asia" strategy, a vaunted but so far limited U.S. rebalancing of resources to the region.
Updated: January 13, 2021 10:56 pm IST
Kurt Campbell has served as top US diplomat for Asia under Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Washington:
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has picked an Obama-administration veteran, Kurt Campbell, to be his senior official for Asia policy, including the relationship with China, a spokeswoman for Biden's transition said on Wednesday.
Campbell, who served as the top U.S. diplomat for Asia under President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is considered an architect of their "pivot to Asia" strategy, a vaunted but so far limited U.S. rebalancing of resources to the region.