Leon Panetta

Leon Edward Panetta (born June 28, 1938Profile of Leon Panetta , Santa Clara University Law School web site, accessed April 28, 2011) is an American politician who served as the 23rd United States Secretary of Defense from 2011 until 2013. Before that, he served as director of the CIA from 2009 to 2011 and as Bill Clinton's White House Chief of staff from 1994 to 1997.

Panetta was born on June 28, 1938 in Monterey, California to an Itallian-American family. He studied at Santa Clara University. He served in the army from 1964 until 1966. He had won an Army Commendation Medal for his services in the force. Panetta is married to Sylvia Panetta.

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Other websites

 Office of the Secretary of Defense 
 Biography of the Central Intelligence Agency (archived)

 Biography of Panetta, Hartnell University
 Conversations with History – Interview with Leon Panetta, UC Berkeley Institute of International Studies
 The Panetta Institute for Public Policy

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