Thomas J. Pickard
Thomas J. Pickard (born January 6, 1950 in Queens , New York City ) is a former American government official who temporarily served as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
biography
After attending school, he studied at Saint Francis College in Brooklyn and at St. John's University in New York .
He then became an employee of the FBI in 1975 and rose to the position of Deputy Director there on November 1, 1999 . As such, he was appointed Acting Director of the FBI after the surprising resignation of Louis Freeh on June 25, 2001 . A week before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 , on September 4, 2001, he retired from the service of the FBI. He later stated before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks commission that he had previously asked Justice Secretary John Ashcroft for funds to counter terrorism , which Ashcroft had refused.
Pickard then switched to the private sector and has been Director of Safety at the pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb since 2002 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pickard, Thomas J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American government official, former director of the FBI |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queens , New York City |