Armitage Selected as Army Secretary
From Associated Press
EL TORO, Calif. —
President Bush said Tuesday he will nominate Richard L. Armitage, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, to be the next secretary of the Army.
The 43-year-old Armitage was picked for the Army’s top civilian post by Defense Secretary Dick Cheney in late March after originally accepting a post at the State Department.
Assuming Senate confirmation, Armitage will replace John O. Marsh, who has held the position since the first day of the Ronald Reagan Administration.
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