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WASHINGTON - L'ancien secrétaire général de la Maison Blanche du temps du président Bill Clinton, Leon Panetta, a été désigné directeur de la CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), les services de renseignement américains, ont indiqué lundi les médias américains.
(©AFP / 05 janvier 2009 20h45)
Leon E. Panetta
Leon E Panetta was born and raised in Monterey, California where he attended local schools. He represented the central coast area in the U.S. Congress for 16 years from 1976 to 1992. During most of that time he also served as a member and Chair of the House Budget Committee, as well as a member of the House Agriculture Committee and Chairman of the Nutrition and Domestic Marketing Subcommittee. Following that, he was appointed as director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1995 and served as Chief of Staff to the President from 1995 to 1997.
From 1964 to 1966, he served as First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and received the Army Commendation Medal. He worked as a U.S. Senate legislative assistant and then became Director of the U.S. Office for Civil Rights for the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, and later as Executive Assistant to the Mayor of New York City.
Currently, he co-directs the Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy with a particular focus on inspiring young men and women to lives of leadership and public service. He serves on many public policy and organizational boards. Among his work, Mr. Panetta serves as Chairman of the Pew Oceans Commission and Co-Chair of the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative. He previously served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan committee established at the urging of Congress; as a member of the Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future; and as the Co-Chair of the California Council on Base Support and Retention.
(©AFP / 05 janvier 2009 20h45)
Leon E. Panetta
Leon E Panetta was born and raised in Monterey, California where he attended local schools. He represented the central coast area in the U.S. Congress for 16 years from 1976 to 1992. During most of that time he also served as a member and Chair of the House Budget Committee, as well as a member of the House Agriculture Committee and Chairman of the Nutrition and Domestic Marketing Subcommittee. Following that, he was appointed as director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1995 and served as Chief of Staff to the President from 1995 to 1997.
From 1964 to 1966, he served as First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and received the Army Commendation Medal. He worked as a U.S. Senate legislative assistant and then became Director of the U.S. Office for Civil Rights for the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, and later as Executive Assistant to the Mayor of New York City.
Currently, he co-directs the Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy with a particular focus on inspiring young men and women to lives of leadership and public service. He serves on many public policy and organizational boards. Among his work, Mr. Panetta serves as Chairman of the Pew Oceans Commission and Co-Chair of the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative. He previously served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan committee established at the urging of Congress; as a member of the Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future; and as the Co-Chair of the California Council on Base Support and Retention.