The Directorate of Operations Seal is to SOCOM's. The two work closely in paramilitary affairs. (Wikipedia)
CIA Director William Burns has named a 30-year agency veteran David Marlowe to be the next Deputy Director of Operations. Marlowe will lead the Directorate of Operations which is at the heart of what the CIA does. It conducts espionage, including human and technical intelligence, as well as covert and paramilitary operations.
David Marlowe is a long-time veteran intelligence officer. He has served overseas as the senior Central Intelligence Agency station chief, “in several of the largest and most complex environments, including war zones,” a CIA spokeswoman told the Wall Street Journal.
Marlowe is replacing 37-year agency veteran Elizabeth “Beth” Kimber. She was the first woman to be the Deputy Director of Operations in the agency’s 73-year history. Kimber was the Acting Deputy Director of CIA while former Director Gina Haspel was undergoing the confirmation process.
A CIA spokeswoman said Marlowe’s appointment was a normal leadership change.
“Dave is a deeply experienced and broadly accomplished leader, and he picks up right where Beth — an outstanding Agency officer of 36-plus years — left off in positioning the Directorate of Operations for the future,” Burns said.
CIA Director William Burns has named a 30-year agency veteran David Marlowe to be the next Deputy Director of Operations. Marlowe will lead the Directorate of Operations which is at the heart of what the CIA does. It conducts espionage, including human and technical intelligence, as well as covert and paramilitary operations.
David Marlowe is a long-time veteran intelligence officer. He has served overseas as the senior Central Intelligence Agency station chief, “in several of the largest and most complex environments, including war zones,” a CIA spokeswoman told the Wall Street Journal.
Marlowe is replacing 37-year agency veteran Elizabeth “Beth” Kimber. She was the first woman to be the Deputy Director of Operations in the agency’s 73-year history. Kimber was the Acting Deputy Director of CIA while former Director Gina Haspel was undergoing the confirmation process.
A CIA spokeswoman said Marlowe’s appointment was a normal leadership change.
“Dave is a deeply experienced and broadly accomplished leader, and he picks up right where Beth — an outstanding Agency officer of 36-plus years — left off in positioning the Directorate of Operations for the future,” Burns said.
As per the normal operating procedure, the CIA did not release any of David Marlowe’s assignments to protect his cover and those who have worked with him. The agency did release that Marlowe was an Arabic speaker who has spent more than 20 years of his career in overseas field assignments.
Marlowe was recently the assistant director of the agency’s Near East Mission Center, which combines operations officers, intelligence analysts, and other specialists to focus on the Middle East.
Burns told members of Congress that the need for spy agencies to conduct clandestine operations is more important than ever.
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