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President-elect Joe Biden choses retired General Lloyd Austin as defence secretary
mirror.co.ukPresident-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin to be his defence secretary. Austin, who would be the first Black U.S.
secretary of defence, previously oversaw UA forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama. The retiree was a surprise pick over Michelle Flournoy, the woman considered the leading contender for the job.
Flournoy would have been the first woman defence secretary. Austin will need a waiver from Congress since it has been less than the required seven years since he served.
He would be the second Pentagon chief in four years to require a waiver, after President Donald Trump picked James Mattis, a retired Marine general, to be his first defence secretary.
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