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http://www.dni.gov/press_releases/DNI_Statement.pdf
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, DC 20511
May 20, 2010
STATEMENT FROM DIRECTOR DENNIS C. BLAIR TO
THE ODNI AND INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE
It is with deep regret that I informed the President today that I will step down as Director of National Intelligence effective Friday, May 28th.
I have had no greater honor or pleasure than to lead the remarkably talented and patriotic men and women of the Intelligence Community.
Every day, you have worked tirelessly to provide intelligence support for two wars and to prevent an attack on our homeland.
You are true heroes, just like the members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and police whose job it is to keep our nation safe.
Your work over the past 16 months has made the Intelligence Community more integrated, agile, and representative of American values. Keep it up – I will be cheering for you.
Dennis C. Blair
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ADDING to post no. 23:
Director’s Statement on Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair
Statement by Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon E. Panetta on Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair
May 20, 2010
Dennis Blair has served our country in many roles over the course of his distinguished career, most recently as Director of National Intelligence. Since early last year, we have worked together to meet the full range of national security challenges facing our country. He deserves the gratitude of the Intelligence Community that he led, and of the American public that he sought always to protect.
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