30 Dec 2020
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday announced he has nominated three former senior Obama administration officials for top positions at the Pentagon, prompting praise from the foreign policy establishment.
“Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced his nomination of Dr. Kathleen Hicks as the Deputy Secretary of Defense and Dr. Colin Kahl as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy,” the Biden transition team said in a statement.
Biden said in a statement:
Dr. Kath Hicks and Dr. Colin Kahl have the broad experience and crisis-tested judgment necessary to help tackle the litany of challenges we face today, and all those we may confront tomorrow. They will be trusted partners to me, the vice president-elect, and Secretary-designate [Lloyd] Austin as well as our dedicated civilian and military team as we work to restore responsible American leadership on the world stage.
Published date: 30 December 2020 20:56 UTC | Last update: 2 months 3 weeks ago
US President-elect Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he was nominating Kathleen Hicks and Colin Kahl, two former officials in the Obama administration, to key positions in the Pentagon.
Hicks will serve as the deputy secretary of defense, while Kahl will serve as under secretary of defense for policy, Biden said. Dr Kath Hicks and Dr Colin Kahl have the broad experience and crisis-tested judgment necessary to help tackle the litany of challenges we face today, and all those we may confront tomorrow, Biden said in a statement.
The nomination, if confirmed by the Senate as required, will make Hicks the first woman to serve in the No 2 Pentagon role. Since November, she has led the Pentagon agency review team for the Biden transition effort.
Biden Taps Kathleen Hicks to Be the Pentagon s First Female Deputy SecDef
Then-Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller speaks to Senior Vice President and Director of the International Security Program, Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks at the Center for Strategic International Studies, Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2018. (Olivia G. Ortiz/U.S. Marine Corps)
30 Dec 2020
President-Elect Joe Biden has selected a recipient of the Defense Department Senior Professional Women s Association Excellence in Leadership Award to be the Pentagon s No. 2 official.
Dr. Kathleen Hicks, most recently senior vice president and director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, will be nominated for deputy secretary of defense, Biden announced Wednesday. Hicks has also led Biden s Defense Department transition team, working to coordinate Pentagon briefings since the election.
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