John M. Deutch

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John Deutch (1993)

John Mark Deutch (born July 27, 1938 in Brussels ) was Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1994 to 1995 and CIA Director from May 10, 1995 to December 14, 1996 . He is professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a member of the boards of Citigroup , Cummins , Raytheon , Schlumberger and the board of directors of the Renova Group .

Deutch was born in the Belgian capital, Brussels, to an Ashkenazi father. He received his bachelor's degrees in history and economics from Amherst College . At MIT he studied chemical engineering (Bachelor of Science 1961) and received his doctorate in physical chemistry in 1966.

From 1977 to 1980 he held various positions in the US Department of Energy . In 1978 he was accepted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

From 1993 to 1994 Deutch was Under Secretary for Procurement and Technology in the US Department of Defense . From 1994 to 1995 he was deputy. Defense Minister .

In 1995 he was appointed director of the CIA by US President Bill Clinton . He continued the policies of his predecessor James Woolsey . This included the publication of records of covert operations during the Cold War . He also worked to recruit more women and minorities into the CIA.

Shortly after Deutch left the CIA in 1996, it was revealed that various data classified as secret were stored on his laptop and designated as non-secret there. In January 1997 the CIA opened an investigation, but Deutch was pardoned by Bill Clinton on his last day in office. In 2007 he became an elected member of the American Philosophical Society .

Web links

Commons : John M. Deutch  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tages-Anzeiger : An ex-CIA boss as a door opener , accessed on March 23, 2016
  2. ↑ Washington Post: Clinton Pardons More Than 100 .
  3. ↑ Member History: John Deutch. American Philosophical Society, accessed July 14, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Deutch, John M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES English, John Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American government official and director of the CIA
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels