U.S. President Barack Obama announces nominations for Defense Secretary and Director of CIA

Description:

President Barack Obama announces that he will nominate Leon Panetta as Secretary of Defense, General David Petraeus to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Marine Lt. General John Allen to succeed Petraeus, and Ryan Crocker to serve as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan. Obama begins his remarks by discussing the storms and tornadoes that swept across several southern states the previous evening killing almost 300 people. Obama praises the records of outgoing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, as well as Panetta, Petraeus, Allen and Crocker. All five men speak briefly.

Date Issued:

2011-04-28T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Subject Topic:

Officials and employees, Selection and appointment, Officials and employees, Selection and appointment, Officials and employees, Selection and appointment, Ambassadors, and Selection and appointment

Subject Name:

Gates, Robert Michael, 1943-, Panetta, Leon E., 1938-, Petraeus, David Howell, Allen, John R., Crocker, Ryan C. (Ryan Clark), 1949-, United States, Department of Defense, United States, Central Intelligence Agency, and International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan)

Language:

English

Rights:

No Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5q52fd34