James R. Clapper
James Robert "Jim" Clapper Jr.[1] (born March 14, 1941)[2][3] is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and is the former Director of National Intelligence.
He served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) from 1992 until 1995. He was the first Director of Defense Intelligence within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and simultaneously the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.[4] Clapper has held several key positions within the United States Intelligence Community. He served as the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from September 2001 until June 2006.
On June 5, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Clapper to replace Dennis C. Blair as United States Director of National Intelligence. Clapper was unanimously confirmed by the Senate for the position on August 5, 2010.
References
change- ↑ United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services (2008). Nominations before the Senate Armed Services Committee, first session, 110th Congress. U.S. G.P.O. ISBN 9780160811272. Retrieved 2012-11-14.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Will Attend Christening". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1941-03-23. Retrieved 2012-11-14.[permanent dead link](subscription required)
- ↑ "General Clapper Nominated DNI Chief". Rttnews.com. 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ↑ ""Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to be Dual-hatted as Director of Defense Intelligence," DNI News Release, May 24, 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
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