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Kappes was named as the next DDCIA by Negroponte in May 2006.

Kappes was believed to be the preferred choice for Director of the CIA in the incoming Obama administration by Senators Jay Rockefeller, the outgoing chairman, and Diane Feinstein, the incoming chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Instead, Leon Panetta was appointed to the position in February 2009, and Kappes was retained as DDCIA, the latter a condition set by Feinstein in exchange for her support for the former.