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US Under Secretary for Terrorism to Become CIA Deputy Director: White House

© AFP 2023 / Brendan SMIALOWSKIDavid Cohen, US Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, speaks during a daily press briefing at the White House on October 23, 2014 in Washington, DC
David Cohen, US Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, speaks during a daily press briefing at the White House on October 23, 2014 in Washington, DC - Sputnik International
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White House said that US President Barack Obama is going to appoint the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the Department of the Treasury as the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Agency.

WASHINGTON, January 9 (Sputnik) – US President Barack Obama is going to appoint the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the Department of the Treasury David Cohen as the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the White House said Friday.

"President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: David S. Cohen, Appointee for Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency," the White House statement read.

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Cohen is scheduled to take his position as CIA Deputy Director in February.

CIA Director John Brennan said in a statement Friday that Cohen would "bring a wealth of experience on many of the issues that we focus on as an Agency" and he "looks forward to his insights, expertise, and energy as we address the growing number and diversity of national security challenges facing America today."

Cohen has been the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the Department of the Treasury since 2011.

His work aimed at identification and disruption of financial support lines to international terrorist organizations, narcotics traffickers, people involved in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as actors who threaten US national security, according to the department's information.

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