President Obama will formally nominate three top Cabinet posts and the next director of the Central Intelligence agency (CIA) while at the Capitol on Monday for his inauguration.
The nominations, all of which have been previously announced, include former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) to replace Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and White House chief of staff Jack Lew to replace Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Obama is also nominating national security adviser John Brennan to head the CIA, replacing acting irector Michael Morell, who has held the post since the resignation of former director David Petraeus.The White House also announced that Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki would be the Cabinet official sitting out the inaugural festivities, a security precaution taken for large collections of top leaders. Shinseki is sixteenth on the presidential line of succession, above only Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.Obama will also sign a proclamation to commemorate the inauguration while at the Capitol. View CommentsMonday, February 11, 2013
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