The International Center for Terrorism Studies
at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies,
Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies and the
Homeland Security Policy Institute at The George Washington University
cordially invite you to attend a
Distinguished Diplomats’ Forum
“Counterterrorism Strategy for the 21st Century”
featuring
Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State
Thursday, January 18, 2007
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
National Press Club
Washington, D.C |
PROGRAM
Welcoming Remarks
Mr. Michael Swetnam
Chairman and CEO, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Chairman
Prof. Yonah Alexander
Director, International Center for Terrorism Studies
Henry A. Crumpton was sworn in as Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the Department of State with the rank of Ambassador-at-Large on August 2, 2005. Ambassador Crumpton joined the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1981, and served as an operations officer both at headquarters and abroad. He has served in several foreign field assignments, two as Chief of Station. In Washington, Ambassador Crumpton held senior management positions, including a one-year assignment at the Federal Bureau of Investigation as Deputy Chief of the International Terrorism Operations Section (1998-1999). Ambassador Crumpton was also Deputy Chief (Operations) of the CIA’s Counterterrorist Center (1999-2001), and led the CIA’s Afghan campaign (2001-2002). Ambassador Crumpton served as Chief of National Resources Division from August 2003 until June 2005. He received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of New Mexico and a Masters in International Public Policy, with honors, from John Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. He is a contributing author to Transforming U.S. Intelligence (2005). He serves as an advisory board member to the Department of Homeland Security's Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), a national consortium of universities. Ambassador Crumpton is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Intelligence Commendation Medal, the George H. W. Bush Award for excellence in counterterrorism; the Sherman Kent Award, in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the literature of intelligence; the Donovan Award; and the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the CIA's highest award for achievement.
*RSVPs are required.
For further information and registration, please contact Andrew Fulton at 703-562-4522 or icts@potomacinstitute.org. |
