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EUROPE APPOINTMENTS
06 Sep 25. The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments:
- Rt Hon David Lammy MP as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. He will also be Deputy Prime Minister
- Rt Hon Darren Jones MP as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He will remain Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister
- Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
- Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP as Secretary of State for the Home Department
- Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP as Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade
- Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Emma Reynolds MP as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP as Secretary of State for Scotland
- Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip). He is a member of Cabinet
- Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP as Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons. He will attend Cabinet
Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP and Rt Hon Ian Murray MP have left the Government.
- Jason Stockwood as Minister of State (Minister for Investment) jointly in the Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury
- Dan Jarvis MP as Minister of State in the Cabinet Office. He will remain Minister of State for the Home Department
- Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Malvern as Minister of State (Minister for Skills) in the Department for Work and Pensions. She will remain Minister of State (Minister for Skills and Minister for Women and Equalities) in the Department for Education
- Lord Vallance KCB as Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. He will remain Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Michael Shanks MP as Minister of State jointly in the Department for Business and Trade and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Alison McGovern MP as Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Dame Angela Eagle DBE MP as Minister of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP as Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
- Sarah Jones MP as Minister of State for the Home Department
His Majesty has also been pleased to signify His intention of conferring a Peerage of the United Kingdom for Life on Jason Stockwood.
Baroness Gustafsson CBE, Jim McMahon MP, and Daniel Zeichner MP have left the Government.
U.S. APPOINTMENTS
05 Sep 25. USN Vice Adm. Richard A. Correll for appointment to the grade of admiral, with assignment as commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Correll is currently serving as deputy commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
05 Sep 25. USN Vice Adm. George M. Wikoff for appointment to the grade of admiral, with assignment as commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa/commander, Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, Naples, Italy. Wikoff is currently serving as commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command/Commander, Fifth Fleet and Commander, Combined Maritime Forces, Manama, Bahrain.
05 Sep 25. USN Rear Adm. Heidi K. Berg for appointment to the grade of vice admiral, with assignment as commander, Fleet Cyber Command/commander, Tenth Fleet/commander, USN Space Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. Berg is currently serving as deputy commander, Fleet Cyber Command/deputy commander, Tenth Fleet/deputy commander, USN Space Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.
05 Sep 25. USN Rear Adm. (lower half) Brad J. Collins for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Collins is currently serving as commander, 05 Sep 25. USN Region Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
05 Sep 25. USMC Lt. Gen. Bradford J. Gering for appointment to the grade of general, with assignment as assistant commandant of the USMC, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Gering is currently serving as deputy commandant for Aviation, Headquarters, U.S. USMC, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
05 Sep 25. Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan P. Braga for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Joint Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Braga is currently serving as commanding general, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
05 Sep 25. Army Lt. Gen. Michele H. Bredenkamp for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Bredenkamp is currently serving as director’s advisor for Military Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington, D.C.
05 Sep 25. USSF Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr. for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as deputy chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements, U.S. USSF, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Miller is currently serving as commander, Space Operations Command, Peterson USSF Base, Colorado.
05 Sep 25. USSF Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy chief of Space Operations for Operations, Headquarters, U.S. USSF, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Schiess is currently serving as commander, U.S. USSFs – Space/Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, U.S. USSF, Vandenberg USSF Base, California.
05 Sep 25. Army MG Winston P. Brooks for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy chairman, NATO Military Committee, Belgium. Brooks served as commanding general, U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
05 Sep 25. USMC MG Joseph R. Clearfield for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, U.S. USMC Forces Central Command, Tampa, Florida. Clearfield is currently serving as the deputy commander, U.S. USMC Forces Central Command, Tampa, Florida.
05 Sep 25. USSF MG Gregory J. Gagnon for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, U.S. USSF Combat Forces Command, Peterson USSF Base, Colorado. Gagnon is currently serving as deputy chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, U.S. USSF, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
05 Sep 25. Army MG Joseph E. Hilbert for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commanding general, Eighth Army/chief of staff, Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea. Hilbert is currently serving as commanding general, 11th Airborne Division and U.S. Army Alaska, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
05 Sep 25. Army MG James M. Smith for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as commanding general, Installation Management Command, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. Smith is currently serving as deputy commanding general, Installation Management Command, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.
05 Sep 25. USMC MG William H. Swan for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commandant, Aviation, Headquarters, U.S. USMC, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Swan is currently serving as the inspector general, Headquarters, U.S. USMC, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
05 Sep 25. USSF MG Steven P. Whitney for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, J-8, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Whitney is currently serving as director of Staff, Headquarters, U.S. USSF, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
05 Sep 25. USAF Col. Roderick T. Grunwald for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Grunwald is currently serving as mobilization assistant to Commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
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