Michael Hayden (general)

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Michael Hayden
Official portrait, 2006
2nd Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
In office
May 30, 2006 – February 12, 2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
DeputyAlbert M. Calland III
Stephen Kappes
Preceded byPorter Goss
Succeeded byLeon Panetta
1st Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
In office
April 21, 2005 – May 30, 2006
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRonald L. Burgess Jr. (acting)
15th Director of the National Security Agency
In office
March 21, 1999 – April 21, 2005
PresidentBill Clinton
George W. Bush
Preceded byKenneth Minihan
Succeeded byKeith Alexander
Personal details
Born
Michael Vincent Hayden

(1945-03-17) March 17, 1945 (age 79)[1]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
SpouseJeanine Carrier
Children3
EducationDuquesne University (BA, MA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1967–2008
Rank General
CommandsAir Intelligence Agency
Battles/warsWar on Terror
AwardsDefense Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (3)
Michael Hayden's voice
Hayden speaks on NATO contributions to the War in Afghanistan
15 Nov 2006

Michael Vincent Hayden (born March 17, 1945[1]) is a retired United States Air Force four-star general and former Director of the National Security Agency, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He currently serves as a visiting professor at the George Mason University – Schar School of Policy and Government and co-chairs the Bipartisan Policy Center's Electric Grid Cyber Security Initiative.[2]

He was Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) from 1999 to 2005. During his tenure as director, he initiated and oversaw the NSA surveillance of digital communications between persons in the United States and foreign citizens who allegedly had ties to terrorist groups, which resulted in the NSA warrantless surveillance controversy. On April 21, 2005, then Lt. Gen Hayden was confirmed by the United States Senate as the first Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and awarded his fourth star, making him "the highest-ranking military intelligence officer in the armed forces".[3]

On May 26, 2006, Hayden was appointed as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He retired from the Air Force in April 2008, after 41 years of service, while continuing to serve as Director of the CIA until February 12, 2009.[4]

  1. ^ a b Air Force Register (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. January 1, 1979. p. 357.
  2. ^ "New Collaboration at the Bipartisan Policy Center Confronts the Issues of Cybersecurity Governance and the Electric Power Sector". Bipartisan Policy Center. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Biographies: General Michael V. Hayden". United States Air Force. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  4. ^ Hayden announces his retirement from the Air Force Archived May 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, April 23, 2008.