Gov. Janet Napolitano is homeland security secretary
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 8:02 AM CST
Thelma Grimes/San Pedro Valley News-Sun
President-elect Barack Obama made it official Monday, naming Gov. Janet Napolitano homeland security secretary. Napolitano was among some big names selected to Obama's cabinet in a press conference.
Others named were Senator Hillary Clinton, who will take over as secretary of state in January when Obama is sworn in. Susan Rice was named ambassador to the United Nations and Robert Gates will stay on as defense secretary.
"I am confident that this team is what we need to make a new beginning for American national security," Obama said.
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords said Obama could not have picked a better secretary of homeland security.
"As governor over the past six years, she has had to deal with some of the most difficult issues confronting the second-fastest growing state in the nation," Giffords said. "First and foremost among these has been border security and illegal immigration. She knows the seriousness of this problem. She has a keen, first-had understanding of the tremendous toll it is taking on our communities, our schools and our hospitals. Her experience will certainly serve the American people well.
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