Eric Fanning, First Openly Gay Army Secretary, Confirmed by U.S. Senate

 

By Halimah Abdullah, Courtney Kube and The Associated Press

In another historical moment for the Obama administration, the Senate on Tuesday evening confirmed the long-stalled nomination of Eric Fanning to be Army secretary.

Fanning thus becomes the first openly gay leader of any U.S. military service.

The voice vote came after Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan.m dropped his opposition in a dispute over Obama administration efforts to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer detainees to the U.S.

Roberts said he received assurances from the administration in private discussions that the clock has run out on moving detainees to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 

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Source: NBC News