Haaland confirmed as US Interior Secretary

First Native American cabinet official will head department with vast oversight of US oil and gas activities

Historic: US Representative Deb Haaland speaking during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on her nomination to be Interior Secretary in February — Historic: US Representative Deb Haaland speaking during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on her nomination to be Interior Secretary in FebruaryPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX

Russell McCulley

London

Americas North America

Published 16 March 2021, 06:02Updated 17 March 2021, 16:19