गृहपृष्ठ ∕ International ∕ Biden picks retired general Lloyd Austin as first Black Pentagon chief International Biden picks retired general Lloyd Austin as first Black Pentagon chief KathmanduPati December 08, 2020 AGENCY – U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin to head the Pentagon, Politico reported on Monday. Austin, a retired four-star general of the U.S. Army, was former commander of U.S. Central Command. If confirmed by the Senate, he would be the first black man to lead the Department of Defense. A formal announcement is expected soon as the president-elect’s transition team said earlier that additional nominations of the new cabinet, including the post for secretary of defense, will be made before Christmas. Biden has already announced key members of his national security and health teams, as well as senior White House aides. Enditem-Xinhua Write your comments RELATED NEWS Huawei Unveils 83 Global Showcases and 10 Industry Solutions at… Trump hints Zelenskyy “won’t be around very long” Trump fires USAID inspector general Trump says will impose 25% tariffs on US steel, aluminum… Mexico deploys the first of 10,000 National Guard troops to… Israel defence minister orders army to plan for ‘voluntary’ departures… Top Headlines Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal1 Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy2 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters3 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy4 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola5 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’6 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet7 PM Oli extends New Year greetings8 TRENDING What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma India-Nepal Bilateral Dialogue is the only way forward: Dr. Nihar Nayak Lok Darshan Regmi steps down as Chief Secretary
