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'''Dennis Blair''' (1947-) is [[ | | name = Dennis Blair | ||
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| nationality = USA | |||
| other_names = Dennis C. Blair | |||
| known_for = former [[Director of National Intelligence]] | |||
| occupation = military officer, political appointee, academic | |||
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'''Dennis Blair''' (1947-) is an [[American people|American]] with a long record of public service, both in the [[United States Navy]] and in civilian Government service, who subsequently held senior positions in Academia, and as a consultant and commentator.<ref name=PBSNewshour2013-06-10/> | |||
He was co-chair of the Council on Foreign Relations task force that wrote ''U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course''. | was [[Director of National Intelligence]] for the United States, retiring as an four star [[Admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]].<ref name=KansasState2023-08-02/> Before his appointment, he served as the John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies at the [[National Bureau of Asian Research]], and the Deputy Executive Director of the [[Project for National Security Reform]]. He had been president of the [[Institute for Defense Analyses]] from 2003-2006. | ||
He was co-chair of the Council on Foreign Relations task force that wrote ''U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course''.<ref name=Cfr2009-01-09/> | |||
==Naval service== | ==Naval service== | ||
He headed the [[United States Pacific Command]], and was, earlier, Associate Director of Military Support at the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. He was Director of the [[Joint Staff (U.S.)|Joint Staff]] and commanded a [[Carrier Strike Group]]. | He headed the [[United States Pacific Command]], and was, earlier, Associate Director of Military Support at the [[Central Intelligence Agency]].<ref name=KansasState2023-08-02/> He was Director of the [[Joint Staff (U.S.)|Joint Staff]] and commanded a [[Carrier Strike Group]]. | ||
While commanding the [[Adams-class]] [[destroyer]] ''USS Cochrane''' (DDG-21), he was remembered as the first captain to water-ski behind his ship. | While commanding the [[Adams-class]] [[destroyer]] ''USS Cochrane''' (DDG-21), he was remembered as the first captain to water-ski behind his ship. | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
A 1968 graduate of the [[United States Naval Academy]], he was a [[Rhodes Scholar]] at [[Oxford University]] with [[Bill Clinton]], earning a master's degree in history and languages. | A 1968 graduate of the [[United States Naval Academy]], he was a [[Rhodes Scholar]] at [[Oxford University]] with [[Bill Clinton]], earning a master's degree in history and languages.<ref name=KansasState2023-08-02/> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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<ref name=KansasState2023-08-02> | |||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| url = | | url = https://www.k-state.edu/landon/speakers/dennis-blair/ | ||
| title = | | title = Dennis C. Blair | ||
| work = | | work = [[Kansas State University]] | ||
| date = 2023-08-02 | |||
| date = | | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20231201230513/https://www.k-state.edu/landon/speakers/dennis-blair/ | ||
| archivedate = 2023-12-01 | |||
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| accessdate = 2024-04-16 | | accessdate = 2024-04-16 | ||
| url-status = live | | url-status = live | ||
| quote = | | quote = During his 34-year career, Admiral Blair served on guided missile destroyers in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets and commanded the Kitty Hawk Battle Group. Ashore, he served as Director of the Joint Staff and as the first Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support at the CIA. | ||
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</ref> | </ref> | ||
<ref name=Cfr2009-01-09> | |||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| url = | | url = https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/dennis-c-blair-director-national-intelligence | ||
| title = | | title = Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence | ||
| work = | | work = [[Council on Foreign Relations]] | ||
| author = | | author = Lindsay Maizland | ||
| date = | | date = 2009-01-09 | ||
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20231001085146/https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/dennis-c-blair-director-national-intelligence | |||
| archivedate = 2023-10-01 | |||
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| accessdate = 2024-04-16 | | accessdate = 2024-04-16 | ||
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<ref name=PBSNewshour2013-06-10> | |||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
| url = | | url = https://www.pbs.org/video/former-intelligence-director-leaked-details-help-enemies-1378157423/ | ||
| title = | | title = Former Intelligence Director: Leaked Details Help Enemies | ||
| work = | | work = [[PBS Newshour]] | ||
| author = | | author = | ||
| | | interviewer = [[Judy Woodruff]] | ||
| | | date = 2013-06-10 | ||
| archiveurl = | | archiveurl = | ||
| archivedate = | | archivedate = | ||
| accessdate = 2024-04-16 | | accessdate = 2024-04-16 | ||
| url-status = live | | url-status = live | ||
| quote = | | quote = The former National Intelligence director says the government needs to take some of the mystery out of U.S. intelligence programs, but not secret aspects of how they work. Judy Woodruff talks to retired Adm. Dennis Blair about implications of NSA contractor Edward Snowden's revealing the existence of surveillance programs. | ||
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Dennis Blair (1947-) is an American with a long record of public service, both in the United States Navy and in civilian Government service, who subsequently held senior positions in Academia, and as a consultant and commentator.[1] was Director of National Intelligence for the United States, retiring as an four star Admiral in the United States Navy.[2] Before his appointment, he served as the John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies at the National Bureau of Asian Research, and the Deputy Executive Director of the Project for National Security Reform. He had been president of the Institute for Defense Analyses from 2003-2006. He was co-chair of the Council on Foreign Relations task force that wrote U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course.[3] He headed the United States Pacific Command, and was, earlier, Associate Director of Military Support at the Central Intelligence Agency.[2] He was Director of the Joint Staff and commanded a Carrier Strike Group. While commanding the Adams-class destroyer USS Cochrane' (DDG-21), he was remembered as the first captain to water-ski behind his ship. He was a White House Fellow at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. EducationA 1968 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University with Bill Clinton, earning a master's degree in history and languages.[2]
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