Wednesday, April 14, 2010

CIA's Deputy Director To Step Down


C.I.A’s Deputy Director Steps Down -- New York Times

WASHINGTON—Stephen R. Kappes, the veteran clandestine officer who came out of retirement in 2006 to boost morale in the Central Intelligence Agency’s troubled ranks, is stepping down as deputy director, the spy agency announced on Wednesday.

Mr. Kappes, a stern former Marine who over his career served undercover in Moscow, Islamabad and, during the 1980s, at a secret C.I.A. station in Germany collecting information about Iran, was the first officer from the clandestine service to become the agency’s second-ranking official since the 1970s.

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More News On The Stepping Down Of C.I.A Deputy Director Stephen R. Kappes

CIA’s Panetta Announces Kappes Retirement -- U.S. News & World Report
CIA Names New Deputy as Veteran Steps Down -- Wall Street Journal
A Change of Leadership at the CIA -- The Atlantic
Morell to replace Kappes as CIA deputy director -- Washington Post
CIA's Kappes to retire -- Politico
CIA names new deputy as veteran officer steps down -- AP
CIA's Deputy Director Kappes retiring -- Washington Times
CIA chief announces leadership changes -- Government Executive

My Comment: For more info on Stephen Kappes, I would recommend the following profile from the Washingtonian titled "Inside Man"

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