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Secretary Leon E. Panetta

Leon Edward Panetta was sworn in as the 23rd secretary of defense on July 1, 2011.

Before joining the Department of Defense, Mr. Panetta served as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency from February 2009 to June 2011. Mr. Panetta led the agency and managed human intelligence and open source collection programs on behalf of the intelligence community.

Travels with Panetta 2012

South America, Europe

October 2012

Peru, Uruguay, Belgium, United States

Asia-Pacific

September 2012

Japan, China, New Zealand

North Africa, Middle East

July-August 2012

Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan

Asia-Pacific Trip

May-June 2012

Hawaii, Singapore, Vietnam, India, Afghanistan

Secretary Addresses Troops

May 2012

Fort Benning, Ga.

South America

April 2012

Colombia
Brazil
Chile

Meetings with NATO Leaders

April 2012

Brussels

Panetta Visits USS Peleliu

March 2012

Off the coast of Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Panetta Visits Leaders and Troops

March 2012

Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates

Panetta Attends NATO Meeting,
Visits Germany

February 2012

Brussels, Munich

Meet with Troops

January 2012

Fort Bliss, Texas

Travels with Panetta 2011

Africa, Middle East

December 2011

Djibouti, Afghanistan

Reinforcing Commitments

October 2011

Indonesia, Japan,
South Korea

Reaffirming Relationships

October 2011

Israel, Egypt, Belgium, Italy

Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations

September 2011

California

Middle East

July 2011

Afghanistan
Iraq

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