Leon Panetta was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday as the next Secretary of Defense.
Panetta, currently the Director of the CIA, received support from all 100 Senators. He will assume the position after current Defense Secretary Robert Gates retires at the end of the June.
Panetta will come to the Pentagon amid shifts in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama is expected to outline plans to withdrawal U.S. troops from the country tomorrow night.
General David Petraeus, who currently commands American forces in Afghanistan, is set to take over from Panetta at the intelligence agency.