James Norman Mattis is a retired United States Marine Corps general who is the 26th and current United States Secretary of Defense, serving in the Cabinet of Donald Trump. Mattis was previously the 11th Commander of United States Central Command during the presidency of Barack Obama, and was responsible for American military operations in the Middle East, Northeast Africa, and Central Asia. Before President Obama appointed him to replace General David Petraeus as Commander of US Central Command
Percentage of population in the United States in 2014 and 2060, by race and Hispanic origin. About This Statistic. The statistic shows the share of U.S. population, by race and Hispanic origin, in 2014 and a projection for 2060. As of 2014, about 17.4 percent of the U.S. population were of Hispanic origin.
White Americans are the racial majority. African Americans are the largest racial minority, amounting to 13.2% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans amount to 17.1% of the population, making up the largest ethnic minority. The White, non-Hispanic or Latino population make up 62.6% of the nation's total.