_{April, 2005 First Director of National Intelligence}

_{June, 2004 US Ambassador to Iraq}

_{September, 2001 US Permanent Representative to the UN}

_{1997-2001 Executive VP for Global markets of the McGraw-Hill Companies in NY}

_{1960-1997 Member of Career Foreign Service (Asia, Europe and Latin America) and positions at State Department and White House}

_{Director Negroponte made the following points on establishing the newly created position of Director of National Intelligence:}

_{Have been working to establish a new department that involves all government agencies (15) that handle intelligence while at the same time contending with the threats of terrorism}

_{Prior to this the CIA director was responsible for both the operations of the CIA and the 14 other departments dealing with intelligence:}

_{Army/Navy/Marines/Air Force/Coast Guard/CIA/DIA/NSA/Energy/Homeland Security/State/Treasury/Justice/Geospatial-Intelligence/}

_{National Reconnaissance}

_{Has spent the last nine months building a leadership team and developing a strategy (Strategy can be found at www.dni.gov under News Releases)}

_{Key position is Principal Deputy Director of the DNI – General Mike Hayden, formerly Director of NSA}

_{The National Intelligence Strategy will guide Intelligence Community policy, planning, collection, analysis, operations, programming, acquisition, budgeting, and execution. These activities will be overseen by the DNI, but implemented through an integrated Intelligence Community effort to capitalize on the comparative advantages of constituent organizations.}

_{Defeat terrorists at home and abroad by disarming their operational capabilities, and seizing the initiative from them by promoting the growth of freedom and democracy}

_{Prevent and counter the spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction}

_{Bolster the growth of democracy and sustain peaceful democratic states}

_{Develop innovative ways to penetrate and analyze the most difficult targets}

_{Anticipate developments of strategic concern and identify opportunities as well as vulnerabilities for decision-makers}

_Action:

_{Measure outcomes of work on:}

_{911 Commission}

_{Silberman/Robb Commission (70+ items)}

_{Expand analytic capabilities}

_{Obtain expertise outside the existing agencies}

_{National Clandestine Service set up within the CIA to link with DNI in carrying out responsibilities}

_{Daily National Terrorism Bulletin to senior policy makers}

_{"Rationalize’ intelligence budgets of the Defense Department}

_{Q: What can be done to promote better US understanding of Middle East Issues?}

_{A: There has been a "hollowing out" of middle and senior ranks in the intelligence community resulting in a reduction of knowledge in this area. Have a high priority to recruit people and to promote interest in this area in schools.}

_{Q: Use ethnic talent?}

_{A: Yes. (no specifics)}

_{Q: Satisfied that the reforms will avoid the intelligence failures on WMD?}

_{A: Learning from past mistakes. In better position to connect the dots between military and domestic intelligence. Increasing the sharing of information.}

_{Q: Will the new policies result in disseminating intelligence throughout the government?}

_{A: The DPB (Daily Presidential Bulletin) now involves input from Defense, CIA and State. "Red Cell" teams have been set up to develop alternate analysis to guard against groupthink}

_{Q: What is winning in IRAQ?}

_{A: Completion of the development of the political process as stipulated in UN Resolution 46, enhance the capabilities of the Iraqi military and police in order to reduce US troops.}

_{Q: Please comment on the nuclear threat in Iran and North Korea}

_{A: Both are serious issues}

_{Q: Is it true there are no Al Qaeda in the US?}

_{A: There are Al Qaeda members in the world plotting to harm the US and others. Most are outside the US; however, they develop contacts in the US or may travel to the US.}

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