Retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus , who served as the top U.S. commander in Iraq and Afghanistan , was sworn in Tuesday as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency . NEW : Petraeus is sworn in as CIA director . Petraeus succeeds Leon Panetta , who is now the U.S. secretary of defense . Petraeus was the top U.S. commander in Iraq and Afghanistan . He resigned from his position at Central Command on September 4 after admitting to an extramarital affair with a woman while he served there.
NEW : Petraeus is sworn in as CIA director . Petraeus succeeds Leon Panetta , who is now the U.S. secretary of defense . Petraeus was the top U.S. commander in Iraq and Afghanistan . He resigned from his position at Central Command on September 4 after admitting to an extramarital affair with a woman while he served there.