Bob Iger As Ambassador To China? Hollywood Names Are Floating For Joe Biden Picks, But Rumors May Clash With Reality Deadline 12/18/2020
With a newly elected Democratic president, this is the season of speculation, where names are being floated as potential ambassador picks. And this time around, Disney’s executive chairman Bob Iger is getting attention as a prospect for one of the highest profile foreign posts, China.
But while there is a lot of talk of Iger and others (including Comcast’s David L. Cohen and former MPA chairman Chris Dodd), it’s still just that: talk.
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One of President-elect Joe Biden s closest advisers has tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
According to Biden s transition team, Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond tested positive two days after traveling to Atlanta to attend a campaign rally with Biden.
The transition team noted that Richmond was not in close contact with Biden based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.
Biden took a COVID-19 test on Thursday, and the results came back negative, according to a The Hill report.
In a statement, Biden transition spokesperson Kate Bedingfield said Biden and Richmond s interactions were done in open air, were masked and totaled less than 15 consecutive minutes, which is the CDC s timeframe for close contact.