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HON. BUD SHUSTER- in the House of Representatives
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1992
Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to praise the accomplishments of Richard J. Kerr, who retired last week as the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Dick Kerr was a superb intelligence officer who personified the best traditions of the CIA.
He was truly a Central Intelligence officer: The breadth of his experience made him the best example I know, of an all-around officer. His expertise showed best in the last few years, when he was the Deputy Director, and then Acting Director for a long period pending the confirmation of Mr. Gates.
As Director of Central Intelligence [DCI] Gates noted in Kerr's retirement ceremony at CIA headquarters last week. `The issues in which Dick has played a role over these years read like a history of our time and span the globe.' Dick spent 32 years with the CIA. Rising through the directorate of intelligence to be senior analyst, then representative to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, then head of a task force planning the use of new collection sytems, and then executive officer of the intelligence community staff.
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John C. Gannon was appointed ADCI/AP in June 1998. He continues to serve as Chairman of the National Intelligence Council, a position he has held since July 1997.
Previously he served as Deputy Director for Intelligence. Prior to that position, Mr. Gannon served as Director in the Office of European Analysis beginning March 1992.
Mr. Gannon began his government career as a political analyst on Latin America. He also had a brief tour in the Office of Economic Research, worked on the staff of The President's Daily Brief, and held various management positions in the Office of European Analysis before becoming Deputy Director of the Office in May 1989.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 May 2001 Statement by George J. Tenet - Director of Central Intelligence on the Departure of John C. Gannon, Chairman of the National Intelligence Council
For nearly a quarter of a century, John Gannon has excelled in the toughest analytical jobs the U.S. Intelligence Community has to offer. His forthcoming departure to join the private sector, therefore, is a loss to all of us who have benefited from his ability to produce clear, crisp, well-reasoned and insightful analysis on some of the most critical issues facing our nation.
The National Intelligence Council (NIC), under John’s leadership during the past four years, has broken new ground in reaching out to the finest minds–in and out of government–to produce for policymakers the most authoritative written judgments on key national security issues. The highly acclaimed “Global Trends 2015” report is just one example of the remarkable work that the NIC has produced under his tenure.
A tireless advocate for the role of intelligence and an enthusiastic proponent for greater public policy debate, John has been a powerful voice on behalf of the Intelligence Community.
We will miss his sharp analysis, strong leadership, infectious good humor and most of all his friendship. We wish him all the best in his new endeavors.
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Gannon's bio:
Current Position (March 2003-)
House of Representatives, Staff Director of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security. Formed arid managed staff for fifty-member committee with responsibility for oversight of the new Department of Homeland Security. (Reference: Committee Chairman Christopher Cox, 202.225.5611.)
Previous Positions
Department of Homeland Security Transition Planning Office, August 2001-January 2002. Headed team standing up the Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate. Proposed organization and budget priorities for FY 03 and FY 04. (Reference: Secretary Tom Ridge, 202.456.1621)
Vice-Chairman of the Intellibridge Corporation, Washington (Georgetown), D.C. Provided web-based analysis to corporate and government clients; supervised all analytical and client services for the company. (Reference: Former National Security Adviser Anthony Lake, 202-687-9151)
Chairman of the National Intelligence Council, July 1997-June 2001. Produced Community-coordinated estimates for President's national security team on top-priority regional and global issues. Published Global Trends 2015, a strategic look at the world in the next generation, in collaboration with outside experts (see www.odci.gov/CIA/Publications/pubs.html for the document). (Reference: DCI George Tenet, 703-482-6363)
Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production, July 1998-June 2001. Coordinated analytic programs of eleven intelligence agencies represented in National Intelligence Producers Board. Initiated first baseline assessment of Intelligence Community analytical resources and the first Strategic Investment Plan for Intelligence Community (Reference: John McLaughlin, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, 703-482-6464)
Deputy Director for Intelligence at CIA, July 1995-July 1997 Supervised all CIA analysts and oversaw preparation of the President's Daily Brief. Inaugurated the first Strategic Plan for the Directorate of Intelligence, and its first major reorganization since 1981, flattening management and promoting technology. (Reference: Former DCI John Deutch, 617-253-1479)
Military
Naval Officer in South East Asia (Engineer Officer on an amphibious landing ship) on active duty from 1967-70 and later in the Naval Reserve as an instructor of navigation at Navy OCS in Newport, Rhode Island; retired from the Naval Reserve (commanded two units) as a Captain in 1990.
Civic Activities
Elected to the Falls Church, Virginia, City Council (1980-82) and subsequently appointed to the city's Planning Commission (1984-88), on which he served as Vice Chairman and Chairman. Later served on the City's Economic Development Commission and Charter Review Commission. (Reference: Former Falls Church Mayor Carol DeLong, 703-534-0981; Tony Griffin, Fairfax County Executive, 703-324-2531 or -2536)
Education
BA in psychology from Holy Cross College in 1966, MA in history from Washington University in St. Louis in 1972, and Ph.D. in history there in 1976. Graduate studies focused on Latin American. Taught social studies and science in a secondary school in Jamaica as a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (1966-67), and later taught high school for a year while completing graduate studies in St. Louis.
Awards
CIA's Distinguished Intelligence Medal, Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal, and the CIA Director's Medal; the Defense Intelligence Agency Director's Award (three citations); the National Imagery and Mapping Agency Medal; the National Security Agency Distinguished Service Medal; and the State Department's Superior Honor Award. Holy Cross: Ignatius Award, 1996; Sanctae Crucis Award for professional accomplishment, 2002.
Publications
"Intelligence Community Reform: Let Form Follow Function," Intelligencer: Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies, Volume 13, number 1, Spring/Summer 2002.
Recent Memberships
Currently Active - Board of Directors, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University; Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Washington World Affairs Council. Until August 2002 - Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (Gilmore Commission); National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) Advisory Panel for Analysis and Production (PNAP); ANSER Institute for Homeland Security Advisory Board; Board of Directors, Viisage (Biometrics) Corporation.
Yeah, we miss you too, George.
I have to begin reading backward from here.
I'll need a GOOD hour at a minimum!
Y'all are AMAZING!
George Tenet was Bush;s second weakest link....Powell was his first.