If confirmed by the Senate, Johnson will replace Janet Napolitano as the homeland security secretary, a Cabinet position equivalent to India's Union home minister.
"From the moment I took office, Jeh was an absolutely critical member of my national security team, and he demonstrated again and again the qualities that will make him a strong secretary of homeland security," Obama said, announcing his nomination.
"Jeh has a deep understanding of the threats and challenges facing the US. As the Pentagon's top lawyer, he helped design and implement many of the policies that have kept our country safe, including our success in dismantling the core of al-Qaida and the Fatah," Obama said.
Johnson also helped oversee the work of more than 3 million military and civilian personnel across the country and around the world, Obama said.
"And I think it's fair to say that both former secretaries (Robert) Gates and (Leon) Panetta will attest to the incredible professionalism that Jeh brings to the job, and the bipartisan approach that, appropriately, he takes when it comes to national security," he said.
"I am a New Yorker, and I was present in Manhattan on 9/11, which happens to be my birthday, when that bright and beautiful day was — a day something like this — was shattered by the largest terrorist attack on our homeland in history," Johnson said in his remarks.
"I wandered the streets of New York that day and wondered and asked, what could I do? Since then, I have tried to devote myself to answering that question. I love this country (and) care about the safety of our people. I believe in public service," he said.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that Obama has chosen a man with sterling credentials to head the department, charged with protecting America from those who would do the country harm.
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