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    Taiwan Hails Visit of ‘Loyal Friend’ Ex-Pentagon Chief Mark Esper at Head of Atlantic Council Troika
    Defense Secretary Mark Esper, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley, right, during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2020. ( - Sputnik International
    18 July 2022, 19:39 GMT
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    Blinken Says Qatar Vital US Partner in ‘So Many Different Areas’
    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinkin speaks next to Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani at Department of State in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 22, 2021. - Sputnik International
    22 July 2021, 21:46 GMT
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    US Senate Confirms Retired General Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defence
    Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command - Sputnik International
    22 January 2021, 15:59 GMT
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    Joe Biden Officially Nominates Gen. Lloyd Austin as Next US Defense Secretary
    Joe Biden, left, is seen with Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 - Sputnik International
    Gaby Arancibia
    8 December 2020, 20:58 GMT
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    From Iraq to Raytheon: Who is General Lloyd Austin, Joe Biden's Defence Secretary Pick?
    Commander of US Central Command Gen. Lloyd Austin III conducts a media briefing on Operation Inherent Resolve, the international military effort against (IS) Islamic State group, on October 17, 2014 - Sputnik International
    Jason Dunn - Sputnik InternationalJason Dunn
    8 December 2020, 20:14 GMT
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    Biden Plans to Announce US Defense Secretary Pick on Friday
    U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a pre-Thanksgiving speech at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 25, 2020 - Sputnik International
    Mary F.
    7 December 2020, 21:27 GMT
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    Progressive Pushback Could Block Flournoy Nomination as Biden’s Pentagon Chief
    Former Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michele Flournoy, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, participates in a panel discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, June 2, 2014. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - Sputnik International
    Morgan Artyukhina
    25 November 2020, 01:16 GMT
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    Hillary Clinton Might Want a Much More Important Role Than UN Envoy in Biden Admin, Analyst Says
    Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, and Vice President Joe Biden wave as they arrive at a campaign rally Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, in Scranton, Pa. - Sputnik International
    14 November 2020, 13:00 GMT
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    New Pentagon Chief Poised to Rush Troop Withdrawals Ahead of Trump’s January Exit - Report
    This June 10, 2017 photo provided by Operation Resolute Support, U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron maneuver an M-777 howitzer, so it can be towed into position at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan - Sputnik International
    Morgan Artyukhina
    11 November 2020, 23:03 GMT
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    Mark Esper's Replacement Consistent With Trump's View Biden 'Wronged His Election', Commentator Says
    President Donald Trump on November 9, 2020 announced by tweet that he had fired his defense secretary Mark Esper, further destabilizing a government already navigating Trump's refusal to concede election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service, Trump said on Twitter, announcing his replacement by Christopher Miller, the current head of the National Counterterrorism Center. - Sputnik International
    10 November 2020, 11:00 GMT
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    Donald Trump Axes Pentagon Chief Mark Esper, Replaces Him With NCTC Director Christopher C. Miller
    Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a press briefing about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) - Sputnik International
    Tim Korso - Sputnik InternationalTim Korso
    9 November 2020, 18:00 GMT
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    US Defense Secretary Says 'No Orders to Withdraw Forces' From South Korea
    Airmen of the 388th and the 419th Fighter Wings from Hill Air Force Base, Utah prepare to board an aircraft for deployment to Osan Air Force Base, South Korea, Jan. 11, 2014. The 388th and 419th airmen will deploy as part of a Theater Security Package (TSP) to assist with supporting and defending the South Korean border with North Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman/Released) - Sputnik International
    21 July 2020, 22:44 GMT
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    China and the UK Will Sit to Sign Trade Deal Soon After Brexit – Scholar
    A member of staff stands behind flags as officials arrive for the UK-China High Level Financial Services Roundtable at the Bank of China head office building in Beijing on July 22, 2016 - Sputnik International
    12 February 2019, 06:00 GMT
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    New US Weapons for Israel Meant to Recue Opposition to Iran Deal
    Agribusiness giant Monsanto - best known for their genetically modified soybeans and “probably carcinogenic” herbicide - has supplied the US government with white phosphorous used in incendiary weapons for at least 20 years, and some of that made its way to Israel for use in Operation Cast Lead. - Sputnik International
    21 July 2015, 03:53 GMT
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    US Secretary of Defense Says US Army Must Be Able to Deal With Terrorists, Russia
    16 October 2014, 00:49 GMT
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    US Senate Confirms Hagel as Sec. of Defense
    26 February 2013, 23:09 GMT
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    Obama Nominates New Chiefs for Pentagon, CIA
    7 January 2013, 18:47 GMT
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