Washington: The newly elected President of the United States, Joe Biden, is very deliberately electing his colleagues. Biden has chosen retired military general Lloyd Austin as defense minister. This has been claimed in the news.
First American of African descent to head the Ministry of Defense
Austin would be the first American of African descent to head the Ministry of Defense if approved by the Senate. The newly-elected president’s office did not confirm the news of Austin being elected as defense minister, but said Biden would announce the names of some more members of his cabinet, including the defense minister, before Christmas.
Was commander of the US Central Command
News website ‘Politico’ reported on Monday, “Retired General Lloyd Austin has been elected to lead the Pentagon. However, newly elected President Joe Biden was unlikely to be elected to the post of Defense Minister. CNN also quoted sources as saying that Biden has chosen Austin, the former commander of the US Central Command, as defense minister. Austin was commander of the US Central Command between 2013 and 2016. Austin retired from the military in 2016.
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