David Cohen, the driving force behind the U.S. Treasury Department’s increasingly sophisticated use of financial warfare, has been tapped as deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
The White House said Friday that it was nominating Cohen, 52, to replace the current CIA number two, Avril Haines, who is moving to the White House to become deputy national security adviser to President Barack Obama. The nomination will require confirmation by the Senate, but Cohen’s strong track record and lack of political baggage should clear the way for a speedy approval even in a Republican-controlled upper chamber.
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Source: Foreign Policy
