DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE-NOMINEE TENET

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*97031907.TXT BIOGRAPHY: DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE-NOMINEE TENET (Clinton's choice for post following Lake withdrawal) (490) Washington -- President Clinton has nominated George J.Tenet to be the next Director of Central Intelligence. Clinton chose Tenet for the post March 19 after his earlier nominee, Anthony Lake, asked that his name be withdrawn from consideration. Tenet is currently acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Following is the text of a biography of Tenet released by the White House: (begin text) GEORGE J. TENET Deputy Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet was sworn in as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence on 3 July 1995. As the principal deputy to the Director of Central Intelligence, he has responsibilities in the Intelligence Community and for the direction of the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Tenet previously served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs at the National Security Council. In this position, he served as National Security Advisor Anthony Lake's principal intelligence advisor. He has coordinated Presidential Decision Directives on "Intelligence Priorities," "Security Policy Coordination," "U.S. Counterintelligence Effectiveness," and "U.S. Policy on Remote Sensing Space Capabilities." He was responsible for coordinating all interagency activities concerning covert action. Prior to serving at the National Security Council, he served on President Clinton's national security transition team. In this capacity, he coordinated the evaluation of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Mr. Tenet also served as Staff Director for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for over four years under the chairmanship of Senator David C. Boren managing the activities of a bipartisan staff of 40 professionals. He was responsible for coordinating all of the committee's oversight and legislative activities including the strengthening of covert action reporting requirements, the creation of a statutory Inspector General at CIA, and the introduction of comprehensive legislation to reorganize U.S. intelligence. Mr. Tenet came to the committee from Senator John Heinz's staff in August of 1985, as designee to the Vice Chairman, Senator Patrick Leahy. He served in this capacity through 1986. From 1986 until he was appointed Staff Director, Mr. Tenet directed the committee's oversight of all arms control negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States, culminating in the preparation of a report to the U.S. Senate on "The Ability of U.S. Intelligence to Monitor the Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty." Mr. Tenet also worked for the late Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania for over three years, both as a legislative assistant covering national security and energy issues an as legislative director. In 1976 he received a B.S.F.S. from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and an M.I.A. from the School of International Affairs at Columbia University in 1978. Mr. Tenet is a native of New York. He is married to A. Stephanie Glakas-Tenet and resides in Potomac, Maryland. They have a son, John Michael. (end text) NNNN