TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007

PUBLIC PROGRAM

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.  WALK-INS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED.

The CIA and Current Intelligence Challenges

with

General Michael V. Hayden (USAF), Director, Central Intelligence Agency

Introduced by Lester Crown, Chairman, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

IMPORTANT SECURITY INFORMATION:

If you have registered, please note the following important requirements for attending the program:

• All attendees must be registered in advance with The Chicago Council.
  
• Photo ID is required to be admitted. If you do not have ID you will not be admitted.
  
• All bags, overcoats, umbrellas, etc. must be checked with the hotel bag check before you can be admitted to the program. You are strongly encouraged not to bring any of these items.

General Michael V. Hayden, USAF, became the 18th director of the Central Intelligence Agency on May 30, 2006. As director, he leads the Agency and manages the intelligence community’s HUMINT and open source collection programs on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence.

General Hayden previously was the first principal deputy director of National Intelligence. With that appointment in April 2005, he received his fourth star, making him the highest-ranking intelligence officer in the armed forces. He has wide experience in leadership positions throughout the intelligence community. From March 1999 to April 2005, he served as director, National Security Agency and chief, Central Security Service at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. General Hayden was commander of the Air Intelligence Agency and director of the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center, both headquartered at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, from January 1996 to September 1997. From May 1993 to October 1995, he served as director, Intelligence Directorate, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.

General Hayden also has held senior staff positions at the Pentagon, the National Security Council, and the U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, as well as serving as deputy chief of staff for United Nations Command and U.S. Forces Korea. He entered active duty in 1969 as a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program. General Hayden holds a bachelor of arts degree in history and a master’s degree in modern American history from Duquesne University.

In his presentation, General Hayden will discuss today's CIA and the current and future intelligence challenges facing the nation.

InterContinental Hotel
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

Registration and cash bar reception: 5:30 p.m. 
Presentation and discussion: 6:00 p.m. 
Cash bar reception: 7:15 p.m. 

Members $20
Nonmembers $30

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