Why Obama Chose Woman With No CIA Experience For No. 2 CIA Job...

Reuters


Avril Haines will be the first woman to be second in command at the CIA, but critics point not to her gender but her lack of CIA experience. Her choice suggests Obama wants a close ally.

By Jennifer Skalka Tulumello

Plucking from a collection of high-powered female lawyers serving the White House, President Obama has nominated Avril Haines as the next deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Ms. Haines is the first woman to hold the job. She replaces Michael Morell, who announced his retirement after more than three decades in the CIA to spend time with family.

She’s an unexpected pick in that she hasn’t any background with the agency.

In fact, Haines was slated just a couple months ago to move to the State Department as its legal adviser.

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