John Negroponte
John Negroponte
John Dimitri Negroponteis a British-born American diplomat of Greek descent. He is currently a J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of International Affairs at the George Washington University. Prior to this appointment, he served as a research fellow and lecturer in international affairs at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, United States Deputy Secretary of State, and the first ever Director of National Intelligence...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDiplomat
Date of Birth21 July 1939
CountryUnited States of America
The populations of Central America are very, very small indeed, so that while no one was denying and this was one of the great debates we used to have, whose fault was it that there were communists were able to do so well down there, well, that wasn't the point.
If I were to choose one single watchword of this strategy, it's 'integration,' and I think that the whole thrust of this strategy is to drive toward the best possible integration of our intelligence efforts across the board.
We think it deserves strong support, ... A couple of other delegations offered to co-sponsor it.
The organization's core elements still plot and make preparations for terrorist strikes against the homeland and other targets from bases in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area.
I've been very reluctant to get into numbers.
specific directions for terrorist attacks continue to be issued from terrorist groups based in Syria.
This is another positive step in building an Intelligence Community that is more unified, coordinated and effective,
No one has really slammed the door shut on our proposals, and it was on that basis that we came to the conclusion that we should allow for the opportunity for these discussions to continue next week,
I am confident that with the creation of the NCS, the U.S. government will have a more cohesive and truly national human intelligence capability.
We don't know what to make of it (the passage). It's unclear,
The danger that it will acquire a nuclear weapon, and the ability to integrate it with the ballistic missiles Iran already possesses is a reason for immediate concern.
It seems to be that when these communist regimes take over - if you look at the example of Vietnam or Cambodia or Nicaragua - that even in conditions of peace they don't seem to be able to figure out how to support their people, and the human suffering is enormous.
It sounds like it's an interesting development. We'll have to wait and see what further develops on this question. ... I'm sure the inspectors are giving this their most rapid attention possible. I'm sure we'll be learning more as the day and the week progresses.
concern that the office be created consistent with the law that was passed last year.