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George Tenet

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George John Tenet (born January 5, 1953) is an American intelligence official and academic who served as the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) for the United States Central Intelligence Agency, as well as a Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. Tenet held the position as the DCI from July 1997 to July 2004, making him the second-longest-serving director in the agency's history—behind Allen Dulles—as well as one of the few DCIs to serve under two U.S. presidents of opposing political parties. He played a key role in overseeing intelligence regarding weapons of mass destruction in advance of the Iraq War. A 2005 Inspector General's report found that Tenet bears "ultimate responsibility" for the United States intelligence community's failure to develop a plan to control al-Qaeda in the lead-up to 9/11. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. George Tenet is the 15,528th most popular politician (down from 14,172nd in 2024), the 8,338th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,398th in 2019) and the 629th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Tenet ranks 15,528 out of 19,576. Before him are José Manuel García-Margallo, Lazarus Salii, Lorenzo Latorre, Hervé de Charette, Andriy Yermak, and Frans Andriessen. After him are Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea, Qiao Guanhua, Magne Thomassen, James M. Cox, Adylbek Kasymaliev, and Samuel J. Tilden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, George Tenet ranks 371. Before him are Jorvan Vieira, Hamilton Mourão, Ana Botella, Daniel Sanchez, Hoshyar Zebari, and Jaromír Nohavica. After him are Mike Stern, Peter Schreyer, Rachid Bouchareb, Günther Oettinger, Neven Mimica, and Patricia Reyes Spíndola.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Tenet ranks 8,340 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Herr (1940), Timothy B. Schmit (1947), Robert H. Dennard (1932), Carolee Schneemann (1939), Adam Silver (1962), and John Eisenhower (1922). After him are Dorothea Dix (1802), Mike Stern (1953), David Wayne (1914), Catherine Hardy Lavender (1930), Ruth Brown (1928), and Roscoe Lee Browne (1922).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, George Tenet ranks 629. Before him are Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831), C. E. Ruthenberg (1882), Duncan Hunter (1948), Barbara Boxer (1940), William M. Tweed (1823), and Isabella Abbott (1919). After him are James M. Cox (1870), Samuel J. Tilden (1814), Thomas Mifflin (1744), Sylvia Mathews Burwell (1965), John Langdon (1741), and Lloyd Bentsen (1921).

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