Leon Panetta assumed his role as defense secretary in 2011 after serving as CIA director at the start of the Obama administration. A White House chief of staff to former President Bill Clinton, Panetta has said he would leave after Obama's re-election. But Panetta recently said he would stay on until the issue of military spending cuts is resolved and a plan is drawn up for winding down U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.
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