Veteran diplomat Campbell named "coordinator" for Biden's Asia policy
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has officially tapped former senior State Department official Kurt Campbell for the post of White House coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, the incoming administration's website about the transition showed.
The new position in the National Security Council will reportedly give the veteran diplomat, who takes a tough stance against China, a broad scope to manage the NSC directorates that cover various parts of Asia and China-related issues.
Kurt Campbell, a former U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, attends a symposium in Washington on March 19, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo