A brief biography/resume on George Tenet, Dir., Central Intelligence....

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Since we're hearing quite a bit about George Tenet these days, I used some spare time to piece together a biography/resume. Tenet's resume indicates at first glance that he has only been associated with the CIA since 1995. Please note that Tenet's educational background in Foreign Service and International Affairs fits quite well with the mission of the CIA. Additionally, prior to going to work in the Senate in 1982, he worked for one particular company, the American Hellenic Institute, that could have provided the necessary cover for a new field operative working overseas. Please also note that Tenet's work in the Senate would have required very high-level clearances.
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RESUME:
George Tenet
Director, Central Intelligence

EXPERIENCE:
1995-Present
Central Intelligence Agency

Director, July 1997 - Present

George John Tenet was sworn in as Director of Central Intelligence on 11 July 1997 following a unanimous vote by both the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the full Senate. In this position he heads the Intelligence Community (all foreign intelligence agencies of the United States) and directs the Central Intelligence Agency. In January 2001, Tenet was asked by Bush to stay on indefinitely as Director, Central Intelligence.

Acting Director, December 1996 - July 1997

Following the departure of John Deutch in December 1996, he served as Acting Director.

Deputy Director Central Intelligence, July 1995 - December 1996

Served as the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, having been confirmed in that position in July 1995.

1993 - 1995
National Security Council
Senior Director for Intelligence Programs
Special Assistant to the President

Mr. Tenet previously served as Special Assistant to the President (Clinton) and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs at the National Security Council. While at the NSC, he coordinated Presidential Decision Directives on ''Intelligence Priorities,'' ''Security Policy Coordination,'' ''US Counterintelligence Effectiveness,'' and ''US Policy on Remote Sensing Space Capabilities.'' He also was responsible for coordinating all interagency activities concerning covert action.

1992-1993
Presidential National Security Transition Team

Prior to serving at the National Security Council, he served on President Clinton's national security transition team. In this capacity, he coordinated the evaluation of the US Intelligence Community.

1987-1992
Office of Sen. David Boren, D-OK
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Staff Director

Mr. Tenet also served as Staff Director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for over four years under the chairmanship of Senator David Boren. In this capacity he was responsible for coordinating all of the Committee's oversight and legislative activities including the strengthening of covert action reporting requirements, the creation of a statutory Inspector General at CIA, and the introduction of comprehensive legislation to reorganize US intelligence.

1985-1987
Office of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Staff Director
Staff Member

Joined the Senate Select Committee under Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., helping direct the committee's oversight of arms control negotiations between the United States and Soviet Union. He ultimately assumed the role of staff director of the committee. Prior to his appointment as Staff Director, Mr. Tenet directed the Committee's oversight of all arms control negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States, culminating in the preparation of a report to the US Senate on "The Ability of US Intelligence to Monitor the Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty."

1982-1985
Office of Sen. John Heinz, R-PA
Legislative Assistant

Served as a legislative assistant to Sen. John Heinz, R-Pa., dealing with defense, energy and foreign affairs issues. as both a legislative assistant covering national security and energy issues and as legislative director.

Solar Industries Association
Research Director

American Hellenic Institute, Washington, DC
Research Director
<http://www.ahiworld.com/history.pdf>

EDUCATION:
1979 - Masters in International Affairs
Columbia University, New York, NY

1977 - BS Foreign Service
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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PRE-COLLEGE BACKGROUND:
His father and mother emigrated from Greece and operated a delicatessen in a middle-class Flushing, Queens, neighborhood, where Tenet worked while growing up. George and his twin brother Bill, now a cardiologist in New York, graduated in 1973 from public school at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School. They attended religious classes and served as altar boys at a Greek Orthodox Church.Born in New York in 1955, George Tenet is 50 years old as of October 2003. He is married to A. Stephanie Glakas-Tenet, and they have one son, John Michael.

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NOTES:

Senator David Boren Biography:
<http://davidboren.org/>
Yale grad and Bonesman. Rhodes Scholar.
"Another interesting Bonesman is David Lyle Boren, the Senate Democrat from Oklahoma. While he is not an employee of the CIA (some say this is open to question), Boren nevertheless is part of the intelligence community because he is the chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence."

Senator Patrick Leahy Biography:
<http://leahy.senate.go/biography/sketch03.html>

Senator John Heinz Biography:
<http://zeeb.library.cmu.edu/Libraries/Heinz/HJH_Bio.html#death>

REFERENCES:
George Tenet, Director of the CIA
<http://media.abcnews.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/bush_advisors_tenet.html>

CIA FACELIFT, March 19, 1997
<http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/fedagencies/march97/cia_3-19.html>

Remarks by Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet on the
"Worldwide Threat 2001: National Security in a Changing World"
<http://www.departmentofintelligence.com/en/ressource/renseignement/003.html>