John E. McLaughlin
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Director of Central Intelligence Acting |
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In office July 11, 2004 – September 22, 2004 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | George Tenet |
| Succeeded by | Porter Goss |
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In office October 19, 2000 – November 12, 2004 |
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| President |
Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Albert Calland |
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John Edward McLaughlin June 15, 1942 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Wittenberg University (BA) University of Pennsylvania Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
John Edward McLaughlin (born June 15, 1942) is the former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence and former Acting Director of Central Intelligence. His CIA career lasted more than 30 years starting in 1972 with a focus on European, Russian, and Eurasian issues in the Directorate of Intelligence. From 1984 to 1985, he served a rotational tour at the State Department in the Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs, where he was responsible for following European relations with the Middle East, Central America, and Africa. He served as Deputy Director and Director of the Office of European Analysis from 1985 to 1989; Director of Slavic and Eurasian Analysis from 1989 to 1995; Deputy Director for Intelligence, Vice Chairman for Estimates of the National Intelligence Council, and Acting Chairman of the National Intelligence Council from 1995 to 1997; and Deputy Director for Intelligence from 1997 to 2000 - heading up the Agency’s analytical corps.
McLaughlin was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He led review of counterterrorism "lessons learned" at request of the Director of National Intelligence. While Deputy Director for Intelligence from 1997 to 2000, he created the Senior Analytic Service, a CIA career track that enables analysts to rise to very senior rank without branching out into management. He also founded the Sherman Kent School for Intelligence Analysis, an institution dedicated to teaching the history, mission, and essential skills of the analytic profession to new CIA employees.
President Bill Clinton designated McLaughlin as the Acting Deputy Director of Central Intelligence on June 28, 2000; and later nominated him for that same position. McLaughlin was unanimously confirmed as the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence by the Senate on October 18, 2000. Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet swore in McLaughlin as the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence at a ceremony at CIA Headquarters on October 19, 2000.
After Tenet's resignation on June 3, 2004, the Bush Administration announced that McLaughlin would serve as Acting Director after Tenet's departure on July 11, 2004. McLaughlin himself stepped down as Acting Director on September 24, 2004, after Porter J. Goss was confirmed by the Senate to serve as the new director. He then returned to his position as Deputy Director, and announced his retirement on November 12, 2004.
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