Kevin Washburn has been confirmed as the new leader of the Bureau of Indian Affairs but he's not yet at work in Washington, D.C., a spokesperson for the agency said this morning.

Washburn is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. He's the second Chickasaw citizen to serve as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs -- the first was Neal McCaleb, who served during the Bush administration.

Including Washburn, four of the last six assistant secretaries have been members of a tribe in Oklahoma. A fifth has a parent who is a member of an Oklahoma tribe.

Washburn will start work at the BIA after he is sworn in. A public ceremony, if any, hasn't been announced.

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