- After more than 20 years of experience in the intelligence business, General Hayden has extensive experience as both a provider and customer of intelligence.
- General Hayden has broad and deep experience in human and technical intelligence. He has served as Director of the National Security Agency, Commander of the Air Force Intelligence Agency, and Director of the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center these positions required a comprehensive understanding of intelligence collection and analysis. He also served in the U.S. Embassy in the former People's Republic of Bulgaria during the Cold War, where he trained with the CIA and collected human intelligence.
- General Hayden has developed a reputation as a broad, strategic thinker. During President George H.W. Bush's Administration, he served in the National Security Council as Director for Defense Policy.
President Nominates General Michael Hayden as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Says General Hayden is right for the job
According to aWhitehouse press release, General Hayden is one of the most qualified candidates ever to be nominated to head the CIA.
