Nutty,
Might want to proof read what you post when you quote someone.
In a letter on August 10 to Lloyd Austin, the US secretary of state for defence, Wallace is said to have made clear that he was considering cancelling the deal.
Lloyd Austin is the US Secretary of Defense (SecDef) which is a Department of Defense (DOD) office.
US Secretary of State (SecState) is a separate position not held by Austin that is an office in the Department of State which is a completely different department from DOD within the Executive Branch of the Government.
Each are a member of the President's Cabinet.