Michael Barry (U.S. official)
Michael Barry is the Senior Director for Intelligence Programs for the United States National Security Council (NSC). He succeeded Ezra Cohen-Watnick.[1] Barry's appointment was well received within the NSC due to his having years more government experience, and due to Cohen-Watnick's repeated clashes with the CIA, fellow NSC staffers, and Cabinet officials.[2] Barry has been a CIA official and served in the Air Force from 1982 and 1992, including as a special agent in its Office of Special Investigations and was deployed to Europe.[1] According to his LinkedIn profile, he graduated from Northeastern University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice.
According to BuzzFeed, shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Barry allegedly worked on a CIA sponsored assassination program to kill terrorists with Erik Prince.[3] Prince was removed from the program in 2006, and it was disbanded in 2009, after Barack Obama became president.[4]
It was reported in July 2018 that Barry would be leaving his NSC position to return to CIA.[2]
References
- 1 2 Toosi, Nahal; Lippman, Daniel; Bender, Bryan (October 6, 2017). "CIA vet replaces controversial official for national security post". Politico.
- 1 2 Brannen, Kate; Ackerman, Spencer (July 18, 2018). "National Security Council's Intelligence Chief Is Leaving as John Bolton Cleans House". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ↑ Roston, Aram (November 13, 2017). "CIA Officer Joins NSC Staff As Agency Vows To Be More "Vicious"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ↑ Ciralsky, Adam (January 2010). "January 2010: Adam Ciralsky on Blackwater". The Hive. Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 16, 2018.