Tran thanh [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] would like to call this hearing on worldwide threats to order. I would like to welcome our distinguished witnesses today, director of national intelligence, dan coats. Director Central Intelligence agency, mike pompeo. Director of the intelligence agency, general robert ashley. Director the federal bureau of investigation, chris rea. After the National Security agency, admiral mike rogers. And directed the Geospatial Intelligence agency, robert cardillo. Weve got along in front of us and i thank you all for being here. I know how forwardlooking this one occasion on an annual basis. Since 1995, this committee has met in open forum to discuss the Security Threat facing the United States of america. This has never been, nor will it ever be a comfortable conversation to have. The threats this country face are complex, evolving and without easy answers. Exist in multiple domains. They are asymmetrical and conventional. They can
I am honored to be asked to conduct this conversation we are going to draw you into in a few minutes. Each of the to ask directors and Deputy Director for an opening assessmt of their agencies. I will followup with a little bit of detail. We will go to some general discussions, and turn to you. I want to begin with our first public aearance by the new fbi director, christopher wray. How is it going . Justice,ack at overseeing an agency not at a lack for being in the news. What is the privacy echoewhat is working what is the pri vacy . What is working . I still havent figured anything out. Hopefully i will be able to answer as many of your questions as i can. Seconds totook me 10 walk back and fbi building to remember how much i missed it and how great it was to be back. Walking around the building, meeting people with every division, trng to get out in the field. It has been inspiring and reminded me why i love the place so much. Part,say for the most fewer surprises than not. The thin
Begins with an intelligence update so it was almost like a ritual prayer. Mr. Clapper would intel be intoned the latest update on whatever heart problems were at the table that day. Its been my pleasure over my entire career to work with a talented members and in particular and the white house who worked with mr. Clapper directly. For legions of intelligence professionals noting the integrity and humanity with which he has led the Intelligence Community from and he truly personifies the leader. And so its a special honor to introduce you tonight. The other thing that shows the humility of that is i did a little bit of surveying some of his former teammates and they said a favorite saying of his is that their job was to be in the engine room show boring shoveling the cold so i am sure we will have more than coal from the conversation he offers us today, so it is my distinct honor to invite mr. James clapper to the podium. Thank you very much. [applause] thanks very much. Its great to be
Evening. My name is ambassador holgate, dissociated at institute for International Science and Technology Policy here at the Elliott School, emphasis on the visit parker on that here very often but its a super treat to be here this evening to have a chance to introduce a true hero from our National Security community. Youve all seen his biography and the title for this evenings talk of a discussion on an intelligence career and its hard to imagine anyone more suited to the topic of a career in intelligence than mr. James clapper. And its a great treat to having here this evening. As you can see from his background, hes had over five years of experience in the Intelligence Community, in the military side, on display inside come inside and outside government, and overseas as well. Maybe its not listed in his bio but maybe someone and ask him a question today but is 2014 visit to north korea, to rescue a couple of americans who got caught up there. I first met mr. Clapper in the 1990s whe
On cspan. On cspan, we are live at the Heart Senate Office Building for a hearing this morning that will feature the acting at ei director, andrew mccabe, mike pompeo, director of National Intelligence dan coats, looking at intelligence threats. Beenr director comey had scheduled to testify this morning before his firing the other day by President Trump. Expecting a lot of questions at the hearing this morning about that issue, and more. Live coverage this morning on cspan. Senator richard burr, the chair of the committee, subpoena Michael Flynn for documents related to the intelligence Intelligence Committee us investigation. This is their worldwide threats hearing, getting underway shortly here on cspan. Sen. Burr i would like to call the hearing to order. I would like to welcome our witnesses today. The director of National Intelligence, dan coats. Good to see our former colleague. Director of the Central Intelligence agency, mike pompeo. Director of defense intelligence, vince stew