Sector to provide world class product the government. If we want to succeed we need a nation that understands what our agency does and what it doesnt do. I read all the novels. I sat on the Oversight Committee had a chance to see the agency a bit, but its not possible to truly understand the scope and breadth and capacity of the Central Intelligence agency without being part of it and i vie it as one hoff the most fundamentally important job is do to know that its central to keeping america safe. We have to make sure they that were a foreign intelligence agency. Thats our came to catch bad guys around the world. We all and id ask your help in this we have to counter the narrative that the cia is a rouge agency, some how untethered from government. I can tell you the cia is subject to rigorous oversight, from the executive branch and from within the executive branch, the legislative afternoon the courts, and we have to push back against stories in the media that irmisleading that talk a
Analysis, covert action, and liaison relationships with foreign intelligence services. Before assuming this row, director pompeo was serving in as fourth term representative of kansasfourth district. He also served in the energy and commerce committees. Aerctor pompeo founded fair ospace, where he served as ceo for more than a decade. Director pompeo graduated first in his class from the United States military academy at west point and served as a cavalry officer patrolling the iron curtain before the fall of the berlin wall. After leaving active duty, mr. Pompeo graduated from harvard been anol, having editor of the harvard law review. Will hear more about his vision for the Central Intelligence agency. Of of us in this room, all us, share a common purpose, insuring the safety and security of the United States. It is an important mission, one that we cannot forget because people are counting on us to deliver each and every day. Requiresp here integrity, teamwork, and andage, just to n