Washington, UNITED STATES
U.S. President Obama announces Johnson to be his nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, at the White...
U.S. President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Jeh Johnson (R) during an announcement for Johnson to be his nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington October 18, 2013. Obama on Friday nominated former Pentagon attorney Johnson, a national security expert who had a role in ending the military's ban on gays in the military, to be Homeland Security chief. Johnson, who served as general counsel in the Department of Defense during Obama's first term, would succeed Janet Napolitano, who stepped down earlier this year. His nomination requires Senate confirmation. Vice President Joe Biden looks on at left. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)