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| New US intelligence chief named | New US intelligence chief named |
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| US President George W Bush has named retired Navy Vice Admiral Mike McConnell as the new US National Intelligence Director. | US President George W Bush has named retired Navy Vice Admiral Mike McConnell as the new US National Intelligence Director. |
| Vice Adm McConnell will take over the leadership of the US's 16 intelligence agencies from John Negroponte. | Vice Adm McConnell will take over the leadership of the US's 16 intelligence agencies from John Negroponte. |
| Mr Negroponte is to become the deputy to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. | Mr Negroponte is to become the deputy to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. |
| The changes come just days before Mr Bush is expected to announce a shift in military strategy in Iraq in order to tackle the continuing violence. | The changes come just days before Mr Bush is expected to announce a shift in military strategy in Iraq in order to tackle the continuing violence. |
| The expected policy shift follows a recent report from the Iraq Study Group, which said that US policy in Iraq was not working, and a Republican bruising in mid-term elections in November, blamed partly on the White House's handling of the conflict. | |
| Congress approval | Congress approval |
| In making the announcement Mr Bush said "each of them will do good work in their new positions and it is vital that they take up their new responsibilities promptly". | In making the announcement Mr Bush said "each of them will do good work in their new positions and it is vital that they take up their new responsibilities promptly". |
| The nominations must first be approved by the Congress, which opened a new session on Thursday with the Democrats in control of both chambers for the first time in 12 years. | The nominations must first be approved by the Congress, which opened a new session on Thursday with the Democrats in control of both chambers for the first time in 12 years. |
| "I would hope that they would be confirmed as quickly as possible," Mr Bush said. | "I would hope that they would be confirmed as quickly as possible," Mr Bush said. |
| The changes are part of a White House re-shuffle which began with Donald Rumsfeld quitting as secretary of defence after the mid-term elections. | The changes are part of a White House re-shuffle which began with Donald Rumsfeld quitting as secretary of defence after the mid-term elections. |
| A career diplomat, Mr Negroponte has a long history of working with the US state department, a role he greatly enjoys, according to the BBC's Matt Frei in Washington: | A career diplomat, Mr Negroponte has a long history of working with the US state department, a role he greatly enjoys, according to the BBC's Matt Frei in Washington: |
| "He has taken an unusual step, in effect taking a demotion to return to the department that he loves, the state department," our correspondent says. | "He has taken an unusual step, in effect taking a demotion to return to the department that he loves, the state department," our correspondent says. |