27 Apr 2011

General Petraeus next head of CIA

Gen David Petraeus, the US head of international forces in Afghanistan, will be nominated as CIA director when its chief moves to head the Pentagon.

CIA director Leon Panetta will be nominated to take over as US defence secretary when Robert Gates retires in 2011, the sources said. The changes will be officially announced on Thursday.

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Mr Gates was first appointed as defence secretary by George W Bush in 2006.

BBC News