Haaland sworn in as Interior secretary
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Deb Haaland was sworn in as the country’s new Interior secretary Thursday.
Vice President Kamala Harris swore Haaland in.
She is the first Native American to serve as a cabinet-level secretary.
One of Haaland’s first trips as Interior secretary will be to Utah.
She is scheduled to visit the state in April– before submitting a review on whether to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to shrink national monuments in the state, the agency announced Wednesday.
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— President Biden (@POTUS) March 18, 2021
Congratulations, @SecDebHaaland. There’s no one better suited to steward our nation’s public lands. https://t.co/cdVN7ksqFK
