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Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired United States Army four-star general who has served as the 28th and current United States secretary of defense since January 22, 2021. Before retiring from the military in 2016, Austin served as the 12th commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), beginning in March 2013. [1]
4 days ago · Lloyd Austin (born August 8, 1953, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.) is the United States secretary of defense. He assumed this position in January 2021, two days after Pres. Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Secretary of Defense. Full image. Lloyd James Austin III was sworn in as the 28th Secretary of Defense on January 22, 2021. Mr. Austin is the principal assistant to the President in all...
Jan 22, 2021 · Lloyd Austin is confirmed, becoming the first Black defense secretary in U.S. history. In a 93-2 vote, Senators helped President Biden fill a critical national security position and elevated...
Jan 22, 2021 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nation’s first Black secretary of defense.
Jan 22, 2021 · Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star Army general, has been confirmed by the Senate, making him the first Black defense secretary in U.S. history. The Senate approved President Biden's...
Lloyd J. Austin III is the 28th secretary of defense, sworn in on Jan. 22, 2021. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Austin served 41 years in uniform, retiring as...
3 days ago · Reporting from Washington. June 25, 2024. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone on Tuesday with Russia’s new defense minister, Andrei Belousov, the Pentagon said, in a rare ...
Jan 15, 2024 · US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital and will perform his duties remotely as he continues to recover from treatment for prostate cancer, the Pentagon has said. His...
Jan 7, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon released new details Sunday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s continued hospitalization, saying he had a medical procedure Dec. 22, went home a day later and was admitted to intensive care Jan. 1 when he began experiencing severe pain.
2 days ago · Updated on. June 25, 2024 at 1:47 PM PDT. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his new Russian counterpart for the first time, in a rare direct communication between the adversaries since ...
Jan 9, 2024 · US defence secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalised last week after complications following surgery to treat prostate cancer, his medical team said on Tuesday, the first significant details to...
Jan 9, 2024 · Doctors say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat a urinary tract infection related to that operation.
Jan 8, 2024 · CNN — A statement from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday revealed after days of uncertainty that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been treated at the hospital in...
Jan 8, 2024 · US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will not be fired despite his failure last week to disclose he had been admitted to hospital, says the White House.
Jan 10, 2024 · President Joe Biden was only told that US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was being treated for cancer on Tuesday, the White House has said. Mr Austin, 70, was admitted to hospital on 1 January...
May 25, 2024 · CNN —. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “underwent a successful, elective, and minimally invasive follow-up non-surgical procedure related to his bladder issue at Walter Reed National ...
Feb 11, 2024 · US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has transferred duties to his deputy while in hospital for an "emergent bladder issue", the Pentagon has said.
Dec 8, 2020 · Austin, a retired four-star Army general and West Point graduate, would be the first African-American to lead the Pentagon, the world's largest employer with more than...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, whose failure to disclose his need for emergency hospitalization has ignited a firestorm, was moved out of intensive care on Monday, as Democrats and Republicans...
Jan 10, 2024 · WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Pentagon disclosed on Tuesday that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had surgery to treat prostate cancer in December but then developed complications that...
Jun 4, 2024 · US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to meet with the country’s prime minister and defense minister, as Washington becomes increasingly concerned that Phnom Penh...
May 25, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday evening and has resumed duty after temporarily transferring power to his deputy, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement.
2 days ago · Item 1 of 2 U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attends a press conference during a NATO defence ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 14, 2024.
Feb 2, 2024 · WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Standing over 6 feet tall and weighing more than 250 pounds (113 kg), U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has a towering presence at the podium. But current and...
Dec 8, 2020 · US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin as his defence secretary. If approved, the 67-year-old who retired in 2016 would become the first African-American to lead...
3 days ago · United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that a diplomatic solution is needed to avoid a costly war between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.. During a meeting with ...
4 days ago · Derek Chollet, a senior State Department official nominated last year for the Pentagon’s top policy role, will become Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s new chief of staff.
2 days ago · Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin spoke by phone to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, Russia's defence ministry said. The United States is one of Ukraine ...
4 days ago · By MATTHEW LEE. Updated 7:36 AM PDT, June 24, 2024. WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday that one of his most senior aides is leaving for a top job with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and will be replaced by a brother of President Joe Biden’s national security adviser. State Department counselor Derek Chollet ...
