美国国防部长盖茨退休

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates retired Thursday to be replaced by CIA chief Leon Panetta.
美国国防部长罗伯特．盖茨在周四退休，中央情报局局长莱昂．帕内塔将接替他的职位。

Gates served eight presidents, and spent four years as defense secretary during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars after his appointment to the post in 2006. Penetta had held his CIA post since 2009, leading the agency and managing human intelligence and open source collection programs.
盖茨辅佐过8任总统， 2006年被任命为国防部长之后，在伊拉克和阿富汗战争期间担任了四年的国防部长。帕内塔从2009年开始担任中央情报局局长，领导该局并管理人类情报和开放资料收集项目。

For the vacant post, the US Senate on Thursday confirmed General David Petraeus, to be the new director. Petraeus is currently commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. He will start his new civilian job at the CIA in September.
对于中情局局长的空职，美国参议院星期四的时候确认戴维．彼得雷乌斯将军将成为新的负责人。彼得雷乌斯是美国和北约驻阿富汗军队的指挥官。他将在九月份开始他在中央情报局的新的文职工作。