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Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a recently retired Army general, speaks during his conformation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee
on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington.
Associated Press

Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief

By ROBERT BURNS and ate confirmation Friday to tor of national intelligence. went through two Senate- Missouri.
ANDREW TAYLOR become the nation's first Biden is expected to win confirmed secretaries of Before heading to the Pen-
Associated Press Black secretary of defense. approval for others on his defense and four who held tagon, Austin wrote on
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lloyd The 93-2 vote gave Presi- national security team in the post on an interim basis Twitter that he is especially
J. Austin, a West Point grad- dent Joe Biden his second coming days, including An- during the Trump adminis- proud to be the first Black
uate who rose to the Army's Cabinet member; Avril tony Blinken as secretary of tration. The only senators secretary of defense. "Let's
elite ranks and marched Haines was confirmed on state. Biden is looking for who voted against Austin get to work," he wrote.
through racial barriers in a Wednesday as the first Austin to restore stability were Republicans Mike Lee
41-year career, won Sen- woman to serve as direc- atop the Pentagon, which of Utah and Josh Hawley of Continued on Page 2