CIA director George Tenet named Robert Hutchings, assistant dean of the Wilson School, to head the National Intelligence Council yesterday. The NIC advises the intelligence chief and president on longterm foreign policy.
Hutchings will take a leave of absence from the University early next year to fill the position, according to a University press release. He is expected to return in 2005.
"Bob's wide-ranging career in public service . . . make[s] him an ideal choice to lead the NIC as it grows and adapts to meet an unprecedented demand from policymakers for intelligence community analytical products," Tenet said in a statement.
"Bob's reputation as a strong leader was built over many years in challenging academic and government posts," he said.
The 12-member NIC coordinates all branches of U.S. intelligence to make recommendations for the CIA director and the president.
It also produces the extensive National Intelligence Estimates, which includes a wide range of opinions on pressing foreign policy issues.
Hutchings told The Washington Post that the areas deserving the council's highest priority are the European Union, China-U.S. relations and political developments in the Islamic world.
Wilson School Dean Anne-Marie Slaughter '80 said she was saddened by Hutchings' departure but approved of his selection.
"We will miss him but take pride in his achievement. He will serve with distinction at a time of great national need," she said in the University statement.
Hutchings has been with the Wilson School since 1997. Under former President Bush, he was an assistant to Secretary of State James Baker '52 as an expert on European policy.
He has also served on the National Security Council and was deputy director of Radio Free Europe.
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