(CNN) – David Cohen, deputy director of the CIA in the last years of the Obama administration, will return to office, announcing the election of President Joe Biden.
Cohen appeared as No. 2 in the CIA from 2015 to 2017 in the Obama administration. The post does not require Senado’s confirmation.
This week’s principles, Biden named the veteran diplomat William Burns as director of the agency. Given that Burns is the first leader in the history of the CIA that has experienced experience of the Department of State, Cohen, as Burns’ deputy, has the most formal experience in the intelligence camp.
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During his first term as CIA Deputy Director, Cohen assisted in overseeing the strategic modernization of the Intelligence Agency and directing the recovery of foreign intelligence. Ended his term in 2017 in receiving the Medal of Distinguished Intelligence, the honorary mayor of the CIA.
Before joining the CIA, Cohen met with the Treasury Department as Secretary of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, giving a vital note on the issue of financial aid and the development of economic sanctions against foreign governments.
His office also unveiled the Obama administration’s plan to attack ISIS and other terrorist organizations in the financial sector, including the election in Obama’s White House of “Batman Finance”.
By forming his administration, Biden has recruited many ex-officials of the Obama era with whom he has worked to find out if he has years of experience in governing.
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In 2019, Cohen released a short cameo as an anonymous resident of Winterfell on HBO’s Game of Thrones series.