Filipino-American veteran Gina Ortiz Jones nominated U.S. Air Force undersecretary
Filipino American Gina Ortiz Jones will be the first Filipino American to serve as U.S. Air Force undersecretary. Photo from Gina Ortiz Jones FB.
Filipino American war veteran Gina Ortiz Jones has been nominated for Undersecretary of the United States Air Force by President Joe Biden.
Jones was among the nominees for public service and national security posts announced by the White House on April 27, 2021. If confirmed, she will be the highest-ranking Filipino-American appointee in the Biden administration, as well as the first woman of color to hold the defense agency’s number two post.