GEORGE J. TENET

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BORN:
January 5, 1953; 
Queens, New York

EDUCATION:
State University of New York, Cortland;
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (BS);
Columbia University (MA, International Relations)

HIGHLIGHTS: 
1982-1985:
Legislative Assistant, Senator John Heinz (R-PA)
1985-1989:
Staff, Senate Intelligence Committee
1989-1992:
Staff Director, Senate Intelligence  Committee
1993-1994
Senior Director for Intelligence Programs, National Security Council
1995-1997:

Deputy Director, Central Intelligence
1996-1997:
Acting Director, Central Intelligence
1997-2004:
Director of Central Intelligence 

PORTRAITS:

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CIA Portrait (Artist: Steven Polson)

RESOURCES:

March 31, 1999: President Clinton is briefed on Kosovo by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, CIA Director George Tenet, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Hugh Shelton and others. (Credit: William J. Clinton Presidential Library)

Biography
Wikipedia
Frontline Overview (PBS, 1/12/2006)

MEDIA COVERAGE:

President George W. Bush meeting in the Oval Office on March 20, 2003 on military actions in Iraq. Attending the meeting are Vice President Dick Cheney, CIA Director George Tenet, and Chief of Staff Andy Card. (White House Photo)

CIA NOMINATION (3/20/1997):
New York Times
New York Times
Washington Post
Washington Post

PROFILES:
New York Times (3/20/1997)
New York Times  (12/12/2014)

CIA RESIGNATION (6/3/2004):
Washington Post
New York Times

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