![]() ![]() ![]() I am grateful to President Trump for the opportunity, and humbled by his confidence in me, to be nominated to be the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Statement from Deputy Director of the CIA Gina Haspel:Īfter thirty years as an officer of the Central Intelligence Agency, it has been my honor to serve as its Deputy Director alongside Mike Pompeo for the past year. I know I will learn from them and, as President Trump set out in his State of the Union Address, work hard to ensure that “our nation will forever be safe and strong and proud and mighty and free.” In my time as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, I have worked alongside many remarkable Foreign Service officers and Department of State leaders serving here in the United States and on the very edge of freedom. If confirmed, I look forward to guiding the world’s finest diplomatic corps in formulating and executing the President’s foreign policy. I am proud of the work we have done on behalf of America and know that the Agency will continue to thrive under the leadership of Gina Haspel. ![]() Serving alongside the great men and women of the CIA, the most dedicated and talented public servants I have encountered, has been one of the great honors of my life. His leadership has made America safer and I look forward to representing him and the American people to the rest of the world to further America’s prosperity. I am deeply grateful to President Trump for permitting me to serve as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and for this opportunity to serve as Secretary of State. A great deal has been accomplished over the last fourteen months, and I wish him and his family well.” Mike and Gina have worked together for more than a year, and have developed a great mutual respect.įinally, I want to thank Rex Tillerson for his service. Gina Haspel, the Deputy Director of the CIA, will be nominated to replace Director Pompeo and she will be the CIA’s first-ever female director, a historic milestone. ![]() His experience in the military, Congress, and as leader of the CIA have prepared him well for his new role and I urge his swift confirmation. He will continue our program of restoring America’s standing in the world, strengthening our alliances, confronting our adversaries, and seeking the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. I have gotten to know Mike very well over the past 14 months, and I am confident he is the right person for the job at this critical juncture. House of Representatives with a proven record of working across the aisle.Īs Director of the CIA, Mike has earned the praise of members in both parties by strengthening our intelligence gathering, modernizing our defensive and offensive capabilities, and building close ties with our friends and allies in the international intelligence community. army, and graduated with Honors from Harvard Law School. Mike graduated first in his class at West Point, served with distinction in the U.S. “I am proud to nominate the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Mike Pompeo, to be our new Secretary of State. Press secretary Sarah Sanders distributed the following: ![]()
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