U.S. Senate confirms Mark Esper as new defense secretary



News U.S. Senate confirms Mark Esper as new defense secretary Esper previously said he considers North Korea the most pressing security challenge Leo Byrne July 23, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force at the House Armed Services Committee by Fort George G. Meade on 2019-04-02 10:13:39 The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Mark Esper as Washington’s Secretary of Defense, the first time someone has held the position since January. The Senate overwhelmingly voted for Esper gaining 90 supporting votes with eight opposing. Esper served as acting defense secretary prior to taking on the role, replacing Patrick Shanahan who resigned in June due to personal reasons. Prior to being nominated for the post, Esper was the Secretary of the Army and was a senior executive at the Raytheon Company. Esper also served in the first Gulf War in 1991 and according to his army bio page “served © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Esper previously said he considers North Korea the most pressing security challenge

Leo Byrne July 23, 2019

U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force at the House Armed Services Committee by Fort George G. Meade on 2019-04-02 10:13:39

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Mark Esper as Washington’s Secretary of Defense, the first time someone has held the position since January.

The Senate overwhelmingly voted for Esper gaining 90 supporting votes with eight opposing.

Esper served as acting defense secretary prior to taking on the role, replacing Patrick Shanahan who resigned in June due to personal reasons.

Prior to being nominated for the post, Esper was the Secretary of the Army and was a senior executive at the Raytheon Company.

Esper also served in the first Gulf War in 1991 and according to his army bio page “served

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