国际英语资讯:Trump nominates new U.S. Air Force Secretary
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 21-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Barrett">Barrett</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Barrett">Barrett</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aerospace">Aerospace</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span>." <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>, <span word="Barrett">Barrett</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="Wilson">Wilson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Paso">Paso</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p><p><span word="Wilson">Wilson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tweet">tweet</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Barrett">Barrett</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="Wonderful">Wonderful</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span>!"</p><p><span word="Barrett">Barrett</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="longstanding">longstanding</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="aerospace">aerospace</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boards">boards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rand">Rand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Aerospace">Aerospace</span> <span word="corporations">corporations</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Donley">Donley</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Board">Board</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span>-<span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="F">F</span>/<span word="A">A</span>-18 <span word="Hornet">Hornet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2009, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gagarin">Gagarin</span> <span word="Cosmonaut">Cosmonaut</span> <span word="Training">Training</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Star">Star</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="certified">certified</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>.</p>
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