The US Secretary of Defense first became the African American

The US Senate approved Lloyd Austin General to the post of Minister of Defense. Austin became the second candidate approved by Senators, the new president Joe Biden and the first African American in history, who will head the United States defense department, said the Voice of America .

93 senators voted for his candidacy, two against.

Earlier, the House of Representatives of the US Congress approved a situation that allows approving the retired General Austin in order to exclude the chief of the Pentagon according to CNN, it was an exception to make an exception because the Pentagon cannot lead the actual military service less than seven years ago. Austin resigned in 2016.

Austin's candidacy was nominated by US President Joe Biden. Lloyd Austin said: "In the event of an appointment, I will fulfill the mission of the Ministry of Defense, avoiding war and ensuring the security of our country. I will support the principle of civil control over the armed forces, as is supposed."

At the hearing, according to his approval, Austin warned the senators about the hostile actions of Moscow.

According to RIA Novosti , Austin is 67 years old, he has a rank of four -star general. He served in Germany and at many points of the United States, worked in the United Committee of Chiefs of Staff, commanded the division and by 2006 he rose to Lieutenant General.

In 2010, Austin became the commander of the forces of the United Shats in Iraq and was responsible for the gradual withdrawal of troops from the country. In December 2011, he was appointed deputy commander of the headquarters of the ground forces, and in 2013-2016 he headed the Central Command of the US Armed Forces. In this capacity, he played a key role in developing a strategy to combat terrorism. After resignation in 2016, he took a post in the Council of Directors of the largest weapon manufacturer Raytheon.