Avril Haines
| Avril Haines | |
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| Deputy National Security Advisor | |
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In office January 11, 2015 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Tony Blinken |
| Succeeded by | K. T. McFarland |
| Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
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In office August 9, 2013 – January 10, 2015 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Michael Morell |
| Succeeded by | David Cohen |
| Personal details | |
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Avril Dannica Haines August 29, 1969 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | David Davighi |
| Education |
University of Chicago (BA) Johns Hopkins University Georgetown University (JD) |
Avril Dannica Haines (born August 29, 1969) was the first female White House Deputy National Security Advisor, serving in Barack Obama's administration. She previously served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, as the first woman to hold this position. Prior to her appointment to the CIA, she served as Deputy Counsel to the President for National Security Affairs in the Office of White House Counsel.
Her term as CIA Deputy Director coincided with the Global surveillance disclosures, the CIA hacking into the computers of U.S. Senate employees, and the release of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture. On December 18, 2014, President Obama announced that he would appoint Haines to replace Tony Blinken as White House Deputy National Security Advisor.
Haines was born in New York City's Manhattan borough on August 29, 1969, to parents Adrian (née Rappin) and Dr. Thomas Henry Haines. Her mother was a painter. Adrian developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and contracted avian tuberculosis, passing away when Haines was fifteen years old. Her father is a biochemist and professor emeritus at City College,who helped found the City University of New York medical school, where he served as the chair of the biochemistry department. After graduating from Hunter College High School, Haines traveled to Japan for a year and enrolled in Kodokan, an elite judo institute in Tokyo. In 1988, Haines enrolled in the University of Chicago where she studied theoretical physics. While attending the University of Chicago, Haines worked repairing car engines at a mechanic shop in Hyde Park. In 1991 Haines had taken up flying lessons in New Jersey, where she met her future husband, David Davighi. She later graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in physics in 1992.
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