原標題:拜登收到了重要通知

據美國有線電視新聞網、美聯社、華盛頓郵報等多家美國媒體報道,美國總務管理局局長艾米麗·墨菲(Emily Murphy)11月23日致信通知拜登將開始總統過渡進程。

Emily Murphy, head of the U.S。 General Services Administration (GSA), said in a letter to Joe Biden on Monday that her office was ready to begin the formal presidential transition process and make “post-election resources and services available” to his team。 

艾米麗·墨菲11月23日致信拜登

墨菲在給拜登的信中寫道:“根據1963年修正的《總統過渡法案》,我作爲美國總務管理局局長,有權在大選後調配聯邦資源和服務以協助總統政權過渡。”墨菲表示拜登及其團隊可以在過渡期間使用這些資源和服務。

“As the Administrator of the U.S。 General Services Administration, I have the ability under the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as amended, to make certain post-election resources and services available to assist in the event of a presidential transition,” Murphy wrote in the letter, ”I take this role seriously and, because of recent developments involving legal challenges and certifications of election results, am transmitting this letter today to make those resources and services available to you。“

拜登過渡團隊執行主任約翰內斯·亞伯拉罕發表聲明

拜登過渡團隊執行主任約翰內斯·亞伯拉罕(Yohannes Abraham)對總務管理局的決定表示歡迎,表示“這一決定是開始解決當前美國所面臨挑戰的必要步驟,包括控制新冠疫情和讓經濟重回正軌。”他還透露未來幾天過渡團隊的成員將和聯邦政府官員開會討論有關疫情的應對措施,以及全面瞭解國家安全利益等問題。

“Today‘s decision is a needed step to begin tackling the challenges facing our nation, including getting the pandemic under control and our economy back on track。 This final decision is a definitive administrative action to formally begin the transition process with federal agencies。 In the days ahead, transition officials will begin meeting with federal officials to discuss the pandemic response, have a full accounting of our national security interests,” Biden-Harris Transition Executive Director Yohannes Abraham reacted in a statement。

美國國防部在官方網站發佈聲明

此外,美國國防部也於23日在其官方網站上發佈一則聲明稱,已知悉總務管理局依照《總統過渡法案》爲拜登與哈里斯的過渡團隊提供大選後的相關資源和服務,並表示將基於總務管理局的決定立即啓動支持權力交接的計劃。

Later that day, U.S。 Department of Defense said the department received confirmation from the GSA Administrator in a statement on the website, and will “begin immediately implementing our plan to provide support in accordance with statute, DOD policy and the memorandum of agreement between the White House and the Biden-Harris team。”

對於總務局通知拜登啓動過渡進程一事,特朗普23日在推特上回應表示感謝墨菲對國家的奉獻和忠誠,並聲稱她受到了“威脅和騷擾”。

特朗普還表示“我們的訴訟還在繼續,我們會繼續不懈努力。我相信我們會勝利!”

不過他在推文中也提到“出於國家利益考慮”建議墨菲啓動過渡進程,並要求自己團隊採取同樣做法。

拜登宣佈首批外交和國安關鍵職位擬任名單

儘管特朗普“尚未承認敗選”,但拜登的“組閣之路”已經緊鑼密鼓地展開。

也是在23日這一天,拜登宣佈了首批內閣部長擬任名單,其中包括國務卿、國土安全部長、國家情報總監等涉外交和國家安全政策的關鍵職位。

Biden on Monday revealed his top nominees for foreign policy and national security。 Some of these names worked in the Obama administration at the State Department and the White House。

安東尼·布林肯(Antony Blinken)被提名擔任國務卿。布林肯曾在奧巴馬政府時期擔任國家安全事務副助理和副國務卿。

Antony Blinken, 58, is the frontrunner for the job of U.S。 Secretary of State。 He served as Deputy Secretary of State and Deputy National Security Adviser during the Obama administration and has close ties with Biden。 

亞歷杭德羅·馬約卡斯(Alejandro Mayorkas)被提名爲國土安全部部長。馬約卡斯出生於古巴,他曾在奧巴馬政府時期擔任國土安全部副部長,他也是首位被提名擔任國土安全部部長的拉美裔移民。

Alejandro Mayorkas has been nominated to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)。 He served as deputy secretary at DHS under the Obama administration。 If confirmed by the U.S。 Senate, Mayorkas would become the first Latino and first foreign-born leader of the sprawling department created in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks。

艾薇兒·海恩斯(Avril Haines)擬擔任國家情報總監。在奧巴馬政府時期,她曾擔任總統助理和國家安全事務副助理,此前還擔任過中情局副局長。她有望成爲美國情報部門的首位女性“掌門人”。

Biden‘s pick for Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, a former top CIA official and deputy national security adviser, will also make history if confirmed by the Senate。 Haines is expected to be the first woman to lead the U.S。 intelligence community。

白宮國家安全顧問一職,拜登則屬意自己目前的高級政策顧問——傑克·沙利文(Jake Sullivan)。沙利文此前曾擔任美國國務院政策規劃辦公室主任。

Jake Sullivan, a former State Department official, will join the White House team as Biden‘s national security adviser。 

拜登還提名資深外交官琳達·托馬斯-格林菲爾德(Linda Thomas-Greenfield)出任美國常駐聯合國代表。托馬斯-格林菲爾德外交經驗豐富,曾擔任美國國務院負責非洲事務的助卿。 

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, one of the most high-profile black female U.S。 diplomats who worked for years on African affairs, has been nominated to serve as U.S。 Ambassador to the United Nations。

此外,前國務卿約翰·克里(John Kerry)被提名擔任總統氣候特使,並將進入國家安全委員會。這是該委員會首次將一位專門負責氣候變化問題的官員納入其中。

對此,拜登過渡團隊表示,氣候官員首次在國家安全委員會“佔一席之地”,傳遞了拜登將把氣候變化問題視作最緊迫的一個國家安全問題來處理的決心。

The former Secretary of State John Kerry was named as special climate envoy。 Kerry, whose appointment does not require U.S。 Senate confirmation, will have a seat on the National Security Council in the White House, Biden’s transition team said, marking the first time an official in that body will be dedicated to the climate issue。

疫情重創美國經濟之際,美國財政部長的人選備受關注。據路透社報道,美聯儲前主席珍妮特·耶倫(Janet Yellen)有望被提名爲美國財政部長。如果最終提名通過,耶倫將成爲美國曆史上第一位女性財長。

Besides, former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is expected to be nominated as U.S。 Treasury Secretary, confirmed by allies to the Biden campaign as per a Reuters report, breaking a 231-year gender barrier and putting a seasoned economist and labor market expert in charge of leading the country out of the steepest economic downturn since the Great Depression。

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