New US defense Secretary on Wednesday officially became mark Esper, who took the oath in the presence of nominating the candidacy of Donald trump, informs the White house.

On Tuesday the candidacy of Esper approved by the Senate. Thus, the Ministry of defense for the first time in more than six months received the current head - without the prefix " acting ".

Esper, who previously held the post of Minister of land forces, within the structure of the Pentagon, was appointed acting head of the Department at the end of June. Prior to that, the duties of the Minister of defense was played by Patrick V., which trump eventually decided not to press for a statement in the Senate.

Previous Plenipotentiary head of the defense Ministry James Mattis, who held the post since the administration of the trump in January 2017, resigned 31 December 2018.

Esper is now a civilian that according to the tradition of Ministers of defense of the United States. However, from 1986 to 2007, he served in the army, participated in the Gulf war in 1991 from the 101st airborne division. After retirement in the rank of Colonel, he worked in commercial structures engaged in lobbying for military factories. In November 2017 was approved by the Senate as Minister of the army.



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