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George Tenet
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American Central Intelligence Agency Director (born 1953)
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George John Tenet is an American politician and intelligence officer who served as Director of Central Intelligence and Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Born in New York City in 1953, he is a member of the Democratic Party. His educational background includes studies at Georgetown University, the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Columbia University, and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He has also been employed by Georgetown University.
Tenet has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He is an author of several works, including *At the Centre of the Storm* and *At the Center of the Storm*. His writings are in English, and he speaks the English language.
Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- At the Centre of the Storm
- At the Center of the Storm CD
- At the Center of the Storm LP
- At the Center of the Storm
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 32
- Total plays
- 234
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/George+Tenet">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A short history of<i>SHELX</i>
· 2007 · cited 79,944x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 48,627x
- Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>
· 2015 · cited 40,878x
- <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination
· 2015 · cited 27,634x
- A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity
· 1961 · cited 23,200x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “As if he needed me to say "Slam Dunk" to go to war with Iraq.”
- “We don't torture people. Let me say that again to you. We don't torture people, OK.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- President
- Bill Clinton , George W. Bush
- Deputy
- John A. Gordon , John E. McLaughlin
- Preceded by
- John M. Deutch
- Succeeded by
- Porter Goss
- Born
- George John Tenet , ( 1953-01-05 ) January 5, 1953 (age 73) , Flushing, New York City , U.S.
- Spouse
- Stephanie Glakas
- Education
- Georgetown University ( BS ), Columbia University ( MIA )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Tenet held the position as the DCI from July 1997 to July 2004, making him the second-longest-serving director in the agency's history—behind Allen Dulles—as well as one of the few DCIs to serve under two U.S. presidents of opposing political parties. He played a key role in overseeing intelligence regarding weapons of mass destruction in advance of the Iraq War. A 2005 Inspector General's report found that Tenet bears "ultimate responsibility" for the United States intelligence community's failure to develop a plan to control al-Qaeda in the lead-up to 9/11. Tenet has been criticized for personally authorizing the CIA's use of brutal and ineffective torture techniques during his tenure, in contravention of international law, something which he has repeatedly denied.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “George Tenet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.