John M. Deutch | |
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| 17thDirector of Central Intelligence | |
| In office May 10, 1995 – December 15, 1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Deputy | William O. Studeman George Tenet |
| Preceded by | James Woolsey |
| Succeeded by | George Tenet |
| 24thUnited States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
| In office March 11, 1994 – May 10, 1995[1] | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | William Perry |
| Succeeded by | John P. White |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology | |
| In office April 2, 1993 – March 11, 1994[1] | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Donald Yockey |
| Succeeded by | Paul G. Kaminski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Mark Deutch (1938-07-27)July 27, 1938 (age 86) Brussels, Belgium |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 (with Dodek) |
| Education | Amherst College (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS,PhD) |
John Mark Deutch (born July 27, 1938) is an American civil servant andphysical chemist. He was theUnited States Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1994 to 1995 andDirector of Central Intelligence (DCI) from May 10, 1995, until December 15, 1996.[2] He is an emeritusInstitute Professor at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and serves on the boards of directors ofCitigroup,Cummins,Raytheon, andSchlumberger. Deutch is also a member of theTrilateral Commission.[3]
Deutch was born inBrussels, Belgium, the son of Rachel Felicia (Fischer) and Michael Joseph Deutch.[4] He is ofRussian Jewish heritage, and became a United States citizen in 1945.[2] He graduated from theSidwell Friends School inWashington, D.C. and earned a bachelor's degree in history and economics fromAmherst College. In 1961, Deutch earned aMaster of Science degree inchemical engineering and, in 1966, he earned a PhD inchemistry, both from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He holds honorary degrees fromAmherst College,University of Massachusetts Lowell, andNortheastern University.
From 1977 to 1980, he served in several positions at theUnited States Department of Energy (DOE), including as director of energy research, acting assistant secretary for energy technology, and undersecretary of the department. In 1978, Deutch published twophysical chemistry papers (inCombustion and Flame, 1978, vol 231 pp. 215–221 and 223-229) on modeling the mechanism of the fuel/air mixture. He served as theprovost of MIT from 1985 to 1990. As MIT's dean of science and provost, Deutch oversaw the disbanding of the department of applied biological sciences, including its toxicology faculty. Furthermore, in December 2012, he was elected to the Board of Trustees for the MIT-Russia Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.[5]
In 1995, PresidentBill Clinton appointed himDirector of Central Intelligence. As Deutch was initially reluctant to accept the appointment, the position was conferred with Cabinet rank, a prerequisite ultimately retained by successorGeorge Tenet through the end of the Clinton administration. At the time of his appointment,The New York Times quoted activistNoam Chomsky, a prominent critic of U.S. foreign policy and of theCIA, as saying, "He has more honesty and integrity than anyone I've ever met in academic life, or any other life... If somebody's got to be running the C.I.A., I'm glad it's him."[6]
As head of the CIA, Deutch continued the policy of his predecessorR. James Woolsey to declassify records pertaining to U.S.covert operations during theCold War.[7]
In 1996, Deutch took the unusual step of traveling toLocke High School inLos Angeles to address reports that the CIA had facilitated the introduction ofcrack cocaine into Los Angeles.[8][9] Speaking to a hostile crowd, Deutch denied any connection between the CIA and cocaine traffic in Los Angeles and vowed to open an investigation.[8][9] The meeting was prompted by allegations published by journalistGary Webb that connected the CIA to the California cocaine trade and traffickerDanilo Blandón.[10][8][9]
Deutch fell out of favor with the Clinton administration because of public testimony he gave to Congress onIraq. Specifically, Deutch testified thatSaddam Hussein was stronger than he had been four years earlier and that the CIA might never be able to remedy the issue. After he won reelection, Clinton replaced Deutch.[11][12]
Deutch left the CIA on December 15, 1996.[2] Soon after, it was revealed that several of his laptop computers contained classified information wrongfully labeled as unclassified.[13] In January 1997, the CIA began a formal security investigation of the matter. Senior management at CIA declined to fully pursue the security breach. Over two years after his departure, the matter was referred to theDepartment of Justice, where Attorney GeneralJanet Reno declined prosecution. She did, however, recommend an investigation to determine whether Deutch should retain his security clearance.[14] Deutch had agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor for mishandling government secrets on January 19, 2001, but President Clinton pardoned him on his last day in office, two days before the Justice Department could file the case against him.[15][16]
Deutch was elected to theAmerican Philosophical Society in 2007.[17] He has been a member of theNational Petroleum Council since 2008 and the Secretary of DOE Energy Advisory Board since 2010.[18] In 1988, Deutch was elected as a fellow of theNational Academy of Public Administration.[19]
In June 2003, his son Philip Joseph Deutch (from his first marriage), then a managing director and venture capitalist at Perseus LLC, marriedMarne Levine, who later served as the COO ofInstagram.[20]
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