WASHINGTON/NEW YORK -- U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has chosen Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star army general as his secretary of defense, who, if confirmed, would be the first Black person to serve in the post.
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Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden seen with Gen. Lloyd Austin, center, then the U.S. Forces Iraq commander, on Dec. 1, 2011, in Baghdad during an award ceremony. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Forces Iraq)
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