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Feb 2, 2021 · Washington — The Senate voted Tuesday to approve Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, the first openly gay person ever confirmed to a Cabinet post, tasked with advancing President Biden...
Buttigieg is expected to be the first Senate-confirmed gay member of a presidential Cabinet. He acknowledged the “eyes of history are on this appointment.”
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Dec 15, 2020 · Mr. Buttigieg would bring a younger voice to the cabinet and add to its diversity as its first confirmed openly gay member.
Feb 1, 2021 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Buttigieg won Senate approval Tuesday as transportation secretary, the first openly gay person to be confirmed to a Cabinet post. He’ll be tasked with advancing President...
Dec 16, 2020 · If confirmed, Buttigieg would bring new diversity to the administration Biden has promised will “look like America,” as the first openly gay Cabinet secretary approved by the U.S. Senate to serve in U.S. history.
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Feb 2, 2021 · Buttigieg brings diversity to the Cabinet. There hasn’t been an openly gay Cabinet secretary before. Under President Donald Trump, Richard Grenell served as acting director of national...
Feb 2, 2021 · WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary, the first openly gay person to take a Cabinet post, tasked with advancing President Joe Biden’s...