Dennis Blair

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Dennis Blair (1947-) is Director of National Intelligence for the United States, retiring as an admiral in the United States Navy. He had been president of the Institute for Defense Analyses

He was co-chair of the Council on Foreign Relations task force that wrote U.S.-China Relations: An Affirmative Agenda, A Responsible Course

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 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.

Education

A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University with Bill Clinton.


preceded by
Michael McConnell
dates
2009-present
succeeded by
incumbent