Thursday, April 28, 2011
Obama names Panetta as next US defence secretary
US President Barack Obama (C) nominates Ryan Crocker (R) as US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Lt. General John Allen(2nd-R) as the new US Commander for NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus (3rd-R) as Director of the Central Intrelligence Agency (CIA), and CIA Director Leon Panetta (4th R) as the new Secretary of Defense during a official announcement at the White House.
President Barack Obama nominated CIA director Leon Panetta to be US defence secretary and General David Petraeus to replace him at the spy agency, in a major reset of the US national security team.
Obama also said he would nominate veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker as US ambassador to Afghanistan.
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