When was Mattis confirmed as Secretary of Defense by the Senate?
January 20, 2015
January 20, 2017
January 20, 2019
January 20, 2021
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On January 20, 2017, James Mattis was confirmed as the 26th Secretary of Defense by the United States Senate. Mattis, a retired four-star Marine Corps general, was nominated by President Donald Trump to be his first Secretary of Defense on December 1, 2016. He was confirmed by a vote of 98-1, with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont being the lone dissenting vote.
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