Michael Hayden
United States Air Force four-star general · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1945 · age 81
Michael Vincent Hayden is a retired United States Air Force four-star general and former director of the National Security Agency, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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2018“American intelligence professionals, through a process of self-selection and acculturation, much like their diplomatic counterparts, trend overwhelmingly internationalist.”In their wordsp. 21“Trumpism was a long time coming.”In their wordsp. 47“That's a pretty clear warning. And a pretty good sign that American intelligence remains steadfast on this issue and, one hopes, more broadly in its commitment to objective truth.”In their wordsp. 2572016“One didn't need to read the fine print to see the unwavering intelligence community consensus that the Russians interfered in the 2016 election and planned to do the same in 2018.”In their wordsp. 2562014“We kill people based on metadata.”In their words10 May 2014The New York Review of Books2010Honorary Officer of the Order of AustraliaAward1945Born17 March 1945
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Hayden is sworn in as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
George W. Bush announces his nomination of Hayden as the next Director of the CIA as Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte looks on.
Hayden speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on 27 February 2015
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He currently works as a visiting professor at the George Mason University - Schar School of Policy and Government and co-chairs the Bipartisan Policy Center's Electric Grid Cyber Security Initiative.
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Born 1945 · age 81
