Jake Sullivan

Why Biden's National Security Adviser Plans To Focus On The U.S. Middle Class

Scott Detrow

, December 30, 2020

"The work that we do abroad fundamentally has to connect to making the lives of working people better, safer, fairer" in America, Jake Sullivan tells NPR in an interview.

Jake Sullivan is President-elect Joe Biden's incoming national security adviser.

Biden's National Security Adviser: Pentagon Hasn't Granted Meetings Since Dec. 18

Philip Ewing

, December 29, 2020

Jake Sullivan tells NPR in an exclusive interview that the transition isn't getting what it needs from the outgoing Trump administration to take power properly next month.

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Avril Haines, seen here before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in January, as director of national intelligence in his administration. If confirmed, she'd be the first woman in the role.

Biden Makes Historic Picks In Naming Foreign Policy, National Security Teams

Barbara Sprunt

, November 23, 2020

The president-elect's history-making picks include the first Latino nominated to head the Department of Homeland Security and the first woman to lead the intelligence community.