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Kenneth Braithwaite

Kenneth Braithwaite Gets Senate Confirmation to be Navy Secretary

Kenneth Braithwaite
Kenneth Braithwaite

Kenneth Braithwaite, former U.S. ambassador to Norway and a retired Navy rear admiral, has been confirmed as secretary of the service branch after he sailed through a Senate committee confirmation hearing earlier this month, Politico reported Thursday.

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Senators approved Braithwaite by voice vote to succeed Richard Spencer, who was forced to resign in late 2019 amid disagreements between him and the White House over a Navy SEAL war crime investigation.

Braithwaite told Senate Armed Services Committee members at his confirmation meeting that he would prioritize efforts to address branch leadership challenges and reach the 355-ship fleet goal.

He was first commissioned as a naval aviator in 1986 and his Navy career included time as vice chief of information, principal Reserve liaison and adviser to the chief of information.

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