Petraeus 'next head of CIA', Panetta to lead Pentagon

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


CIA director Leon Panetta will be nominated to take over as US defence secretary when Robert Gates retires in 2011, AP quoted sources as saying.
The changes will be announced on Thursday, sources said.
Mr Gates was appointed as defence secretary by George W Bush in 2006.
The shuffling of the top national security jobs has been the subject of weeks of speculation.
President Obama will also nominate veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next US ambassador to Afghanistan, NBC News reported.
The positions would require confirmation in the US Senate.

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