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US President Barack Obama is to nominate John Brennan as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, White House officials have said.US President Barack Obama is to nominate John Brennan as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, White House officials have said.
Mr Brennan, who has worked for the CIA for a quarter of a century, is currently the president's chief counter-terrorism adviser. If confirmed, Mr Brennan will replace Gen David Petraeus, who resigned last year after admitting to an affair.
Mr Brennan, who was considered for the role in 2008, is to be formally nominated later on Monday. Chuck Hagel is to be put forward as the president's next defence secretary, replacing Leon Panetta.
Chuck Hagel is to be put forward as the president's next defence secretary. Both appointments are expected to be formally announced later on Monday and must be confirmed by the Senate.
Both appointments musts be confirmed by the Senate. Mr Brennan, a CIA veteran, is currently Mr Obama's chief counter-terrorism adviser. He was heavily involved in the planning of the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Mr Brennan was heavily involved in the planning of the 2011 raid that killed al-Qaeda chief and mastermind of the 11 September 2001 attacks, Osama bin Laden. Although put forward for the role in 2008, Mr Brennan withdrew his name amid questions about his connection to interrogation techniques used during the administration of George W Bush.
Although put forward for the role in 2008, he withdrew his name amid questions about his connection to enhanced interrogation techniques using during the administration of George W Bush. Mr Hagel, a moderate Republican senator from Nebraska, has faced criticism from some fellow Republicans who say he is hostile to Israel and soft on Iran.
He wrote to Mr Obama at the time saying he had strongly opposed many of Mr Bush's policies, including coercive interrogation tactics such as waterboarding. He has criticised discussion of a military strike by either the US or Israel against Tehran.
Ahead of his nomination, Mr Hagel has faced criticism from congressional Republicans who say the 66-year-old former Republican senator is anti-Israel and soft on Iran.