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'''Dennis Blair''' (1947-) | '''Dennis Blair''' (1947-) is an [[American people|American]] with a long record of public service, both in the [[United States Navy]] and in civilian Government service, who subsequently held senior positions in Academia, and as a consultant and commentator.<ref name=PBSNewshour2013-06-10/> | ||
He was co-chair of the Council on Foreign Relations task force that wrote ''U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course''. | was [[Director of National Intelligence]] for the United States, retiring as an four star [[Admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]].<ref name=KansasState2023-08-02/> Before his appointment, he served as the John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies at the [[National Bureau of Asian Research]], and the Deputy Executive Director of the [[Project for National Security Reform]]. He had been president of the [[Institute for Defense Analyses]] from 2003-2006. | ||
He was co-chair of the Council on Foreign Relations task force that wrote ''U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course''.<ref name=Cfr2009-01-09/> | |||
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| title = | | title = Former Intelligence Director: Leaked Details Help Enemies | ||
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| | | interviewer = [[Judy Woodruff]] | ||
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| quote = | | quote = The former National Intelligence director says the government needs to take some of the mystery out of U.S. intelligence programs, but not secret aspects of how they work. Judy Woodruff talks to retired Adm. Dennis Blair about implications of NSA contractor Edward Snowden's revealing the existence of surveillance programs. | ||
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Dennis Blair (1947-) is an American with a long record of public service, both in the United States Navy and in civilian Government service, who subsequently held senior positions in Academia, and as a consultant and commentator.[1] was Director of National Intelligence for the United States, retiring as an four star Admiral in the United States Navy.[2] Before his appointment, he served as the John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies at the National Bureau of Asian Research, and the Deputy Executive Director of the Project for National Security Reform. He had been president of the Institute for Defense Analyses from 2003-2006. He was co-chair of the Council on Foreign Relations task force that wrote U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course.[3] He headed the United States Pacific Command, and was, earlier, Associate Director of Military Support at the Central Intelligence Agency.[2] He was Director of the Joint Staff and commanded a Carrier Strike Group. While commanding the Adams-class destroyer USS Cochrane' (DDG-21), he was remembered as the first captain to water-ski behind his ship. He was a White House Fellow at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. EducationA 1968 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University with Bill Clinton, earning a master's degree in history and languages.[2]
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