today we have with us the director of the central intelligence agency, leon edward panetta. he became the 19th director of the central intelligence agency on the 13th of february of this year. as director, he manages human intelligence in open source collection programs on behalf of the intelligence community. he has dedicated much of his life to public service. before joining the cia, he spent 10 years code directing with his wife sylvia, the leon and sylvia panetta institute for public policy, based at california state university, monterey bay. the institute is a non-partisan, not-for-profit center that seeks to instill in young men and women the virtues and values of public service. in march of 2006, he was chosen as a member of the iraqi study group established at the urging of congress to conduct an independent assessment of the war in iraq. from july, 1994, to january 1997, mr. panetta served as chief of staff for president clinton. prior to that, he was director of the office of management and budget, a position that builds on his years of work in the house budget com

leon edward panetta came the 19th director. as director, he manages to men intelligence and open source collection programs on behalf of the intelligence community. mr. panetta has dedicated much of his life to public service. before joining the cia, he spent 10 years co directed with his wife the leon and soviet and at the institute for public policy base at california state university -- leon and sylvia institute for public policy based in california state university. from july 1994 to january 1997 mr. panetta served as chief of staff of president clinton. prior to that, she was the director of management and budget, a position built on works from the house budget committee. -- he was director of management and budget, a position built on from works in the house budget committee. early in his career mr. panetta serve as a legislative assistant to thomas could show a california -- thomas cucho of california and the executive assistant to mayor john lindsay of new york. he also spent five years in private law practice. he serve