US President Donald Trump today announced his plans to nominate former Congresswoman Heather Wilson as the next Secretary of Air Force.
Currently president of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Wilson was a member of the US House of Representatives from 1998 to 2009.
If confirmed, she will be the first Air Force Academy graduate to become Secretary of the Air Force.
"Heather Wilson is going to make an outstanding Secretary of the Air Force," Trump said.
"Her distinguished military service, high level of knowledge, and success in so many different fields gives me great confidence that she will lead our nation's Air Force with the greatest competence and integrity," he said.
"Our debt to America's men and women in uniform is eternal. Their service is an inspiration to us all and we honour their service and sacrifice," Trump said.
While in the Congress, she was a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and chaired the House Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence.
She also served on the House Armed Services Committee.
Before being elected to the Congress, Wilson ran a large state government agency in New Mexico.
"America and our vital national interests continue to be threatened," said Wilson.
"I will do my best, working with our men and women in the military, to strengthen American air and space power to keep the country safe," she said.
As a US lawmaker, Wilson had voted in favour of the India US Civil Nuclear Deal in the House of Representatives as she believed that integrating India into a global nonproliferation regime is a positive step.
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