Washington:
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Kathleen Hicks to be deputy secretary of defense, producing her the initial lady to hold the quantity two position in the Pentagon if she is confirmed by the Senate.
Hicks, who is heading Biden’s transition group at the Pentagon, served in the Defense Department beneath former president Barack Obama, which includes as deputy undersecretary of defense for method, plans, and forces.
She is at present at the Center for Strategic and International Studies assume tank in Washington.
Biden, who requires workplace on January 20, also named a further civilian, Colin Kahl, who also served in the Obama administration, to a senior Pentagon post.
Kahl was nominated to be undersecretary of defense for policy.
“They know the Pentagon inside and out and are well-positioned to take on the full sweep of challenges facing our armed forces,” Biden stated in a statement, which includes “restoring our alliances.”
Biden has nominated a retired common, Lloyd Austin, to be defense secretary.
Another lady, Christine Fox, served as acting deputy secretary of defense for six months beneath Obama till her retirement in 2014 but she was not place up for Senate confirmation.
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