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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin as his Secretary of Defense, according to U.S. media reports.
General Austin, 67, will become the first African-American to lead the Pentagon, while Biden has kept his pre-election promises to appoint a diverse and inclusive cabinet.
General Austin, who led U.S. Central Command during the Obama administration, should relinquish Congress because less than seven years have passed since he retired.
Mr Biden's decision came two weeks after he announced other senior members of his national security team.
The emergence of General Austin as a potential choice came amid increasing calls from national civil rights organizations and democratic Asian, black and Latino clubs to ensure Mr. Biden nominates minorities and women to senior positions in government.
CNN confirmed that Meanwhile, Mr Biden had offered the general the job over the weekend – and he had agreed.
The four-star general in 2013-16 led the US Central Command, whose area of responsibility includes the Middle East, Central Asia and part of South Asia.
Before that he was vice-chief of staff of the army and the last commanding general of the US forces in Iraq.
During these years he worked closely with Mr Biden, who was vice-president in the Barack Obama administration.
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