Michael Sulick
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Michael J. Sulick (born 1948) is an American intelligence officer and the Director of the U.S. National Clandestine Service.
Sulick, who grew up in the Bronx, studied Russian language and literature at Fordham University and later earned his Ph.D. from the City University of New York. He also served as a Marine in the Vietnam War.[1]
Sulick joined the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1980, and has been stationed throughout his career in Asia, Latin America, Poland, and Russia. Sulick served as the Deputy Director of the CIA's clandestine service for a short time under Director Porter J. Goss. He parted ways with the CIA in November 2004 during management change and leadership turmoil at the agency.
On September 14, 2007 Sulick rejoined the CIA to replace Jose Rodriguez as the head of the clandestine service. Sulick's role includes involvement and coordination among the CIA, the FBI's foreign affairs department, the Defense Intelligence Agency.
[edit] References
- "Intelligence: Return of a Prodigal Spy at the CIA", Newsweek. September 24, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ Mazzetti, Mark. "Ex-Official Returns to Key Post at the C.I.A.", The New York Times, 2007-09-15. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
| Preceded by Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr. |
Director of the National Clandestine Service September 30, 2007–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
