Leon Panetta
American politician, Secretary of Defense 2011-2013 · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1938 · age 88
Leon Edward Panetta is an American retired politician and government official who served under several Democratic administrations as Secretary of Defense (2011-2013), Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2009-2011), White House Chief of Staff (1994-1997), director of the Office of Management and Budget...
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1977 congressional portrait of Panetta
Panetta with President Bill Clinton and Anthony Lake in October 1994
President Barack Obama speaks to CIA employees at CIA Headquarters in Langley, April 20, 2009.
Panetta as director of the CIA
Panetta being sworn in as secretary of defense
The secretary meeting with Israeli President, Shimon Peres, in 2012. In the background, an Israeli basalt ash artwork.
Panetta with Saudi Arabian Minister of Defense Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Pentagon, April 11, 2012Awards
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Leon Edward Panetta is an American retired politician and government official who served under several Democratic administrations as Secretary of Defense (2011-2013), Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2009-2011), White House Chief of Staff (1994-1997), director of the Office of Management and Budget (1993-1994), as well as a U.S. representative from California (1977-1993).
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