Pete Buttigieg makes history as first openly-gay US cabinet secretary to be confirmed by US Senate

Former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg was sworn in as the first openly gay U.S. Cabinet secretary by Vice President Kamala Harris.

Buttigieg was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday on an 86-13 vote to head the U.S. Transportation Department.

Buttigieg, who challenged Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, will oversee aviation, highways, vehicles, pipelines and transit, as well as efforts to ensure safe transportation in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. He will take a key role in a White House effort to dramatically ramp up infrastructure spending.

Buttigieg will face questions about how to oversee the introduction of more drones, self-driving cars and other advanced technologies, as well as overseeing efforts to boost aviation safety after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes.

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