General Patraeus Confirmed As CIA Director
The Senate on Thursday cast a 94-0 vote appointing Gen. David Petraeus at the 20th director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Petraues currently serves as the commanding general for U.S. forces in Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force.
Nominated by President Obama in April for the position Patraeus will replace outgoing director Leon Panetta.
The four-star general who has served for 37 years is expected to retire from the armed forces before taking on his new role in July, up until his new role begins he will continue his operational efforts in Afghanistan.
When speaking at his confirmation hearing the General said taking on the new role “would be a tremendous honor and a tremendous privilege.”
The role will be no walk in the park for the general who will take over an agency riddled with middle eastern issues in Afghanistan, Iraq and various other regions of the world including China and Yemen. Patraeus will also face vast increases and hurdles in cyber-terrorism and weapons proliferation.
