Washington, UNITED STATES
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an East Room announcement at the White House in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an East Room announcement at the White House in Washington, April 28, 2011. Obama on Thursday nominated CIA director Leon Panetta to be U.S. defense secretary and General David Petraeus to replace him at the spy agency, in a major reset of the U.S. national security team. (L-R) National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, CIA Director Leon Panetta, General David Petraeus, Lt. Gen. John Allen, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)