Asia Affairs Veteran Kurt Campbell Nominated for Deputy U.S. Secretary of State

U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated veteran Asia hand Kurt Campbell to be the country’s deputy secretary of state, the White House said, in a move that experts say signifies Washington’s continued strategic focus on China as it seeks to balance competition and cooperation with Beijing.

Campbell, the current coordinator of Indo-Pacific Affairs at the National Security Council (NSC) and deputy assistant to the president, will become the second-in-command in the U.S. State Department if confirmed by the Senate.