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John Brennan

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Prior offices

Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Bureau

Director of the Fundamental Intelligence Agency

Education

Personal

John Owen Brennan was the managing director of the Key Intelligence Agency (CIA) under the Obama assistants. He was confirmed past the U.Due south. Senate on March viii, 2013, by a vote of 63-34. He succeeded David Petraeus.[one]

Brennan declined consideration every bit CIA director in 2008, after Barack Obama'south election victory, because of criticism of his support of certain terrorist interrogation tactics. He previously led multiple private technology and intelligence organizations subsequently serving in the CIA for over 20 years.[ane]

Biography

Brennan was born in New Jersey and attended Fordham Academy and earned his M.A. in government from the Academy of Texas. He as well studied at the American University in Cairo during his time in college.[1]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Brennan's academic, professional person, and political career:[ane]

  • 2013-2017: Director of the CIA
  • 2009-2013: Banana to President Obama for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
  • 2008: Intelligence Counselor to Barack Obama'southward presidential entrada
  • 2005-2009: President and CEO of the Analysis Corporation
  • 2004-2005: Interim Director of the National Counterterrorism Eye
  • 2003-2004: Founding Manager of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center
  • 2001-2003: Deputy Executive Manager of the CIA
  • 1999-2001: Chief of Staff to CIA Managing director George Tenet
  • 1996-1999: Principal of Station for CIA in Saudi Arabia
  • 1995-1996: Executive Banana to CIA Deputy Director George Tenet
  • 1994-1995: Daily Intelligence Briefer for President Bill Clinton
  • 1990-1992: Caput of Terrorism Analysis for the Director of Intelligence'southward Counterterrorist Middle
  • 1984-1989: Worker at Office of Virtually Eastern and Southward Asian Assay in the Directorate of Intelligence
  • 1982-1984: Political Officer at the U.Southward. Diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia
  • 1981: Worked at Directorate of Operations of the CIA
  • 1980: Career Trainee at Directorate of Operations of the CIA
  • 1980: Earned Chief's in Regime from Academy of Texas
  • 1977: Graduated from Fordham University

Confirmation vote

Brennan was confirmed by the Senate on March seven, 2013, by a vote of 63-34.[2]

John Brennan confirmation vote, March 7, 2013
Party Votes for Approved a Votes against Defeated d Total votes
Democratic Party Democrats 49 two 51
Republican Party Republicans 13 31 44
Grey.png Independents 1 1 2
Total Votes 63 34 97

Paul delay

On March half dozen, 2013, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) led a 12-hour filibuster of Brennan's confirmation hearings. Paul started the filibuster in order to highlight his concerns most the administration'south drone policies. In detail, Paul said he was concerned nigh whether a drone could be used to impale an American citizen within the United States borde without any due process involved. Paul and other civil liberties activists argued that Obama did not offer a clear response to the question. A full of xiv senators joined Paul in the filibuster, 13 Republicans and one Democrat.[3] [iv]

Initiatives and problems

Senate estimator spying

Encounter also: CIA interrogation tactics investigation

The CIA's inspector general discovered that several CIA employees "improperly accessed or caused access" to the Senate Intelligence Committee'southward computers that were used while investigating the CIA'south interrogation tactics.[5] 2 lawyers and 3 calculator experts were found to exist the culprits of the CIA's snooping. Brennan supposedly put an terminate to the practice following an internal investigation, but the CIA's office of security opened another investigation—this one unauthorized—that led to the reading of congressional staffers' emails. Brennan apologized to the Senate for the intrusion on July 31, 2014, and he followed up by ordering an internal accountability lath look into the action of those involved in the spying performance. A summary of the inspector general'southward written report did not reveal who ordered the operation.[6]

A number of lawmakers immediately chosen for Brennan'southward resignation upon hearing of the news, with Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) claiming that the "CIA unconstitutionally spied on Congress. These offenses, along with other errors in judgment by some at the CIA, demonstrate a tremendous failure of leadership, and at that place must exist consequences."[v] Others seeking his resignation included Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.).[seven] [viii]

Personal

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Brennan is married with three children.[one]

Recent News

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See as well

  • Rand Paul filibuster of John Brennan's CIA Nomination in March 2013
  • CIA interrogation tactics investigation

External links

  • Official website of the CIA

Footnotes

  1. ↑ ane.0 one.i 1.2 ane.3 1.4 CNN, "Fast Facts: John Brennan," September 17, 2013
  2. ↑ GovTrack, "On the Nomination: John Brennan," March 7, 2013
  3. ↑ CNN, "Rand Paul says he's heard from White Business firm after filibuster," March 7, 2013
  4. ↑ ABC News, "Rand Paul Wins Applause From GOP and Liberals," March 7, 2013
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.i Wall Street Journal, "Investigation Finds CIA Improperly accessed Senate Computers," July 31, 2014
  6. ↑ Christian-Science Monitor, "CIA admits to spying on Senate Intelligence Commission," July 31, 2014
  7. ↑ The Hill, "Senators call for CIA chief's resignation," July 31, 2014
  8. ↑ The Atlantic, "Senator Rand Paul: CIA Manager John Brennan Should Be Fired," August 1, 2014
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Preceded by
David Petraeus 		Director of the Central Intelligence Bureau
2015-2017 		Succeeded past
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