Biden nomination! The Pentagon's "Number Three" is his position | Policy | Biden
The White House announced on July 25th that President Joseph Biden will nominate Derek Jolet to succeed as the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy, which is considered the Pentagon's "number three figure.".
According to the Washington Post, Jolet is currently an adviser to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. If his nomination is approved by the Senate, he will succeed Colin Carr, who left office this month.
Several current and former officials have confirmed that the Deputy Defense Minister in charge of policies is responsible for managing multiple regional and thematic offices as well as multiple institutions. Qiao Leite will remain in his current position at the State Council until his nomination is approved. He is now offering advice and suggestions to Antony Blinken on promoting further normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries and other Middle East and Asia Pacific affairs.
Before Jolet's nomination was approved, the position of Deputy Defense Minister in charge of policy was represented by Carl's deputy, Sasha Beck.
During the era of former US President Barack Obama, Jolet was a high-level policy officer under then Defense Minister Chuck Hagel, and had extensive cooperation with current Defense Minister Lloyd Austin, who was then the commander of the US Central Command.
Qiao Leite has also held multiple important positions in security affairs, including Assistant Defense Minister in charge of international security affairs, Senior Director of the National Security Council in charge of strategic planning, and Chief Deputy Director of the State Council Policy Planning Office.
However, the stalemate surrounding the Department of Defense's abortion policy is still ongoing, and it is still unknown whether Jolet's nomination will be cleared by Republican member Tommy Tuberville of the Senate Military Committee.
Last June, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the right to abortion is not protected by the constitution, causing serious social opposition in the United States. Several states controlled by Republicans have begun to impose strict restrictions on abortion, while states under Democratic rule have intensified their efforts to consolidate abortion rights. The Pentagon subsequently offered a policy of facilitating cross state abortions for female military personnel, which Tuberville opposed and set obstacles for Senate approval of nominations for defense and military personnel.
So far, Tuberville has intercepted the nomination agenda of over 200 people, and it is expected that by the end of the year, more than 600 nominations, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chief of Army Staff, will be blocked.
Tuberville insisted last week that the "radical" policy of the Ministry of Defense goes beyond the scope of government authority, "we are here to make laws, not the Pentagon.".
According to reports, many Republicans support Tuberville's views on abortion rights, but senior Republicans such as Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell have made it clear that they do not support delaying the nomination agenda. On the 24th, some Democratic senators called on McConnell to increase pressure and force Tuberville to soften his stance.
