Lloyd Austin confirmed as United States Secretary of Defense: is the first African American to occupy the cargo

The general withdrew Lloyd Austin confirms this honor as Secretary of State of the United States, converts to the first African American to lead the Pentagon.

The new President of the United States, Joe Biden, thanked Senado for the “quick confirmation”. “There is no doubt that the person is adequate to lead the Department of Defense at this time,” he said.

Austin, 67 years old, is the second member of the Biden administration to receive light from the Senate, after the Directorate of National Intelligence, Avril Haines.

“It is an honor and a privilege to serve as the 28th Secretary of Defense of our country, and I am especially sorry to be the first afroestadounidense to occupy the cargo”, immediately Austin. “Ahora, a trabajar”.

The ex general acudió immediately Pentagon to meet with the Mayor of the United States Mayor Mark Milley, and various civilian and military officials, the department said.

His first telephone call will be with the Secretary General of the OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, for the sake.

The ex-general of Ejército, what is happening in Iraq and Afghanistan antes de convertirse en el primer hombre de color en liderar el Commando Central de Ejército de Estados Unidos (Centcom), fue aprobado en el Senado por 93 votes against 2.

The previous day, the two chambers of the Congress held a General retirement retired from 2016, the vigilantes regulations stipulate that a military ex must be retired for more than one year to become Secretary of Defense.

Since the adoption in 1947 of this standard it has been intended to ensure a civilian control over the armed forces, only to approve the exemptions: the first in 1950 for George Marshall, who agreed to implement his homonymous plan to rebuild Europe, and the second for Jim Mattis in 2016.

Pandemic in the Mira

Austin compromised luchar against extremism in the armed forces of the United States, lieu the participation of military civilians in civilian clothes in the capitol at the party of President Donald Trump.

“Everything is possible for the librarians of our racist and extremist schools”, asseguró el martes ante el Comité de las Fuerzas Armadas del Senado.

Effective duties of the Guardian Nacional fueron Biden Security Equipment Baking Ceremony as part of a procedure to look for possible angles with extremist groups.

Pero Austin also compromised to make the lucha against the pandemic of covid-19 on the first priority.

“It killed more than 400,000 people. It’s really an incredible, incredible loss of life, ”he said, saying that the Pentagon should do more to combat illness.

Austin says lawmakers have no intention of revise the withdrawal of troops from Germany and Somalia by Trump, to support Afghanistan’s health.

“It is in conflict with the purification of a su fin. We do not need to agree on an agreement“Dijo, considering that it is preferable to” focus on counterterrorism operations in the future “.

Graduate of the prestigious West Point Military Academy, General Austin retired in 2016, before entering the defense industry, as did many of his predecessors.

Integrate in particular the directive of Raytheon Technologies, however, promises to retire any decision that implies its previous employer.

With AFP information

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