American Central Intelligence Agency Director from 1996 to 2004
George Tenet
18th Director of Central Intelligence
In office December 16, 1996 – July 11, 2004 Acting: December 16, 1996 – July 11, 1997[1]
President
Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Deputy
John A. Gordon John E. McLaughlin
Preceded by
John M. Deutch
Succeeded by
Porter Goss
19th Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
In office July 3, 1995 – July 11, 1997[1]
President
Bill Clinton
Preceded by
William O. Studeman
Succeeded by
John A. Gordon
Personal details
Born
George John Tenet
(1953-01-05) January 5, 1953 (age 71) New York City, New York, U.S.
Spouse
Stephanie Glakas
Education
Georgetown University (BS) Columbia University (MIA)
Signature
George Tenet's voice
Tenet testifies on coordination between the intelligence community and a proposed homeland security department Recorded June 27, 2002
George John Tenet (born January 5, 1953) is an American intelligence official and academic who served as the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) for the United States Central Intelligence Agency, as well as a Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University.
Tenet held the position as the DCI from July 1997 to July 2004, making him the second-longest-serving director in the agency's history—behind Allen Welsh Dulles—as well as one of the few DCIs to serve under two U.S. presidents of opposing political parties. He played a key role in overseeing intelligence regarding weapons of mass destruction in advance of the Iraq War. A 2005 Inspector General's report found that Tenet bears "ultimate responsibility" for the United States intelligence community's failure to develop a plan to control al Qaeda in the lead-up to 9/11.[2] Tenet has been criticized for personally authorizing the CIA's use of brutal and ineffective torture techniques during his tenure, in contravention of international law,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] something which he has repeatedly denied.[10]
In February 2008, he became a managing director at investment bank Allen & Company.
^ ab"George John Tenet". Central Intelligence Agency – Library. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
^"CIA criticises ex-chief over 9/11". BBC News. August 21, 2007. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
^Usborne, David (December 12, 2014). "George Tenet profile: The CIA's former head and torturer-in-chief". The Independent. London. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
^Ackerman, Spencer (June 15, 2015). "CIA torture appears to have broken spy agency rule on human experimentation". The Guardian. London. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
^"George Tenet in 2007: 'We don't torture people'". CBS News. December 9, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
^Aceves, William (2015). "United States v. George Tenet: A Federal Indictment for Torture". New York University Journal of International Law and Politics. California Western School of Law Research Paper No. 16-02. 48 (1). SSRN 2714647.
^Stolberg, Sheryl Gay; Lichtblau, Eric (December 13, 2014). "Ex-Chief Leads Vocal Defense of C.I.A." The New York Times. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference HRW Roadmap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^"George Tenet in 2007: "We don't torture people"". www.cbsnews.com. December 9, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
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