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‘That’s To His Credit’: Former Obama Admin Official Lauds Trump For Potential Ceasefire In Ukraine
Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday that President Donald Trump deserved “credit” for making a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine a possibility. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President…
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About Leon Panetta
Leon Edward Panetta is an American retired politician and government official who served under several Democratic administrations as Secretary of Defense (2011–2013), Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2009–2011), White House Chief of Staff (1994–1997), director of the Office of Management and Budget (1993–1994), as well as a U.S. representative from California (1977–1993).
Everything about Leon Panetta →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, political scientist, jurist
- Position held
- United States Secretary of Defense, White House Chief of Staff, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 28, 1938