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The 100-member Senate backed Blinken 78-22, meaning he could be sworn in as the nation's top diplomat later in the day. A simple majority was needed in the Democratic-controlled chamber for his confirmation.
The January 6th insurrection at the Capitol, incited by Donald J Trump was a day none of us will ever forget., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
Kamala is the first woman, the first Black American and the first Asian American to hold the second highest US office.
Biden, who has vowed to 'restore the soul of America,' will call in his inaugural address for American unity at a time of crisis, according to advisers.
In his final weeks in office, Trump promoted false claims of widespread voter fraud, stood accused of inciting a mob of supporters to rampage through the US Capitol and became the first president ever to be impeached twice.
On Friday, Biden pledged to maximise the available supply of vaccines and materials needed to administer them, using a Cold War-era law called the Defense Production Act to direct private manufacturing.
Biden, who has vowed to 'restore the soul of America,' will call for American unity at a time of crisis in his inaugural address, according to advisers.
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to impeach Trump on charges of incitement one week after his supporters rampaged in the Capitol following a speech in which the Republican urged them to fight President-elect Joe Biden's election victory.
However it appeared unlikely the swift impeachment would lead to Trump's ouster before his four-year term ends and Democratic President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on January 20.
A majority vote in the House to impeach would trigger a trial in the Republican-controlled Senate, although it was unclear whether such a trial would take place in time to expel Trump from office.