 Previously, he advised Obama on foreign policy and intelligence issues during the 2008 election campaign and presidential transition.Brennan withdrew his name from consideration for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the first Obama administration over concerns about his support, after defending on TV the transferring of terror suspects to countries where they might be tortured while serving under President George W. Bush.Instead, Brennan was appointed Deputy National Security Advisor, a position which did not require Senate confirmation.