Michael Morell

Michael Joseph Morell ( b. 1958 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) is the current Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency ( DD / CIA). After the resignation of Leon Panetta (2011) and gene. David Petraeus (2012 ) he was already twice for a short time also Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency ( D / CIA).

Life

Since 1980, Morell works for the CIA. He was, among others, from 1999 Head of Asia Pacific, South America. He also managed the team that created the daily situation report for U.S. President George W. Bush. From 2006 to 2008 he was the first Associate Deputy Director (about: Assistant of the Deputy Director ) of the CIA, 2008-2010 Director for Intelligence at the National Counterterrorism Center ( National Anti- terrorism center ). From May 2010 he was deputy CIA director, succeeding Stephen Kappes. From July 1 to September 6, 2011, he was acting director for the first time. After the CIA Director General David Petraeus stepped down due to an extramarital affair, Morell took over the provisional post on November 9, 2012 again. However, in January 2013 he abdicated as acting CIA director, on 12 June 2013, as deputy director of the CIA.