It is gratifying to note that for the first time in the history of the United States of America native American have been appointed as secretary of the Ministry of Interior which means that President Joseph Biden honors native American which represents according to the decennial census 2.9 million Native American residing in the United States of America. This is for the first time in 244 years history of America that a native was appointed as Secretary of Interior. As a matter of fact, indigenous people settled in America by at least 15000 BCE.
Confirmation by the Senate on 15 March by the Senate is a groundbreaking indeed-the first indigenous person to lead the Department of Interior in view of a long and sordid history of hostility to indigenous people.
A member of the 116th House of Representative madam Deb Haaland has been appointed as Secretary of Ministry of Interior having approved by the Senate on 15th March. Being a daughter of Combat Marine while mother being Navy veteran, Deb Haaland attended 13 different Public Schools and won degrees from the University of New Mexico and UNM Law College. She was elected as a member of 116th House of Representatives from New Mexico.
For the first time President Joseph Biden has picked up a Latino to become a member of his cabinet. Xaver Becerra, first Latino, has become head of Health and Human Services while Alejandro Mayaorkes,Latino, has been appointed as Secretary of Homeland Security while Miguel Cardona, Latino, has been appointed as Secretary of Education.
Latino becomes an important part of the national demographic history of the United States of America. They are the country’s second largest racial or ethnic population.
Somebody believes or not President Joseph R Biden has made a record by selecting a gay person who has become Secretary of Transport following approval of the Senate. For the first time Pete Buttigieg, who is gay has been appointed as Secretary Transportation.
It seems to notice that Avriel Hanes has become the highest-ranking woman in the US intelligence community who has been appointed as Director National Intelligence having been approved by the Senate. It is interesting to note that for the first time in the history of America women have been selected to become members of his cabinet.
Women of color or African – American have been selected by President Joseph R Biden to include in the cabinet. Women of color represent 20.3 percent of the population in the United States of America. Of them, Linda Thomas Greenfield, African-American, has been appointed as US ambassador to the United Nations who holds cabinet rank while Marcia Fudge, African-American has been appointed as Secretary of Housing and Urban development while Cecilia Rouse, African-American joins as Chairman of Council of Economic advisors. For the first time African- American has been selected as Defense secretary. Four stars retired General Lloyd Austin has taken over the Ministry of Defense.
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, who is a world renowned voice of conscience, has been selected to represent the US agency for International Development. Samantha will also serve as a member of the White House National Security team. She is recipient of Pulitzer Prize in 2003 who is now Lecturer in Public policy at Harvard Kennedy School. I personally salute Samantha for abstaining from voting a resolution in the Security Council which allows the UN to censure Israel on 23 December, 2016. For the first time a woman Janet Yellen has been appointed as secretary of treasury.
In fact, this is interesting to note that women have been dominating in the administration of President Joseph R Biden’s cabinet. It is a matter of fact that women in America represent 51 percent of the population while 19th amendment of the constitution on 18th August in 1920 allowed women’s voting rights.
On top Kamala Devi Harris, African and Indian- American has been elected as Vice-President of the United States of America being the first woman in history elected as Vice-President.
(Mohammad Amjad Hossain, retired diplomat from Bangladesh and former President of Nova Toastmaster International club of America, writes from Falls
Church, Virginia).
