President Obama Makes Administration Personnel Announcements

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) is joined by (L-R) National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, CIA Director Leon Panetta, U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, U.S. Marine Coprs Gen. John Allen and Ambassador Ryan Crocker in the East Room of the White House April 28, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama announced that he has tapped current CIA Director Panetta to succeed Gates as the next secretary of defense, Gen. Petraeus to be the next CIA director, Crocker to be the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, and Gen. Allen to succeed Petraeus as commander of ISAF and U.S. forces in Afghanistan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)