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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.
Jun 20, 2006 · In little more than a year, George Tenet went from watching his CIA take the lead in ousting the Taliban from Afghanistan and going after bin Laden to resigning his post several months after...
Aug 6, 2013 · Read CNN’s Fast Facts about George Tenet and learn about the former director of the CIA.
May 2, 2007 · With his famous "slam dunk" comment about Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction, George Tenet helped shape the arguments that led the United States into the Iraq war.
George Tenet was appointed the deputy director of central intelligence in July 1995. After John Deutch 's abrupt resignation in December 1996, Tenet served as acting director until he was officially appointed the position on July 11, 1997, after a unanimous confirmation vote in the Senate.
George Tenet served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1997 to 2004, an intense period spanning the administrations of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and covering the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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In this candid memoir, George Tenet recounts his time at the Central Intelligence Agency in the dramatic years between 1997 and 2004.
For more than four years, Mr. Tenet was Staff Director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence under the chairmanship of Senator David C. Boren. There, he coordinated the Committee's full workload of oversight and legislation.
Jun 3, 2004 · President Bush announced CIA director George Tenet's resignation Thursday. Tenet, who held the top office for seven years, has come under mounting pressures over faulty prewar Iraq...
Jun 4, 2004 · George Tenet broke with protocol and lent the once-vaunted credibility of the CIA to the pursuit of Middle East peace. But to many in the Jewish community, Tenet’s legacy will be quashing a...
