| Michael Morell | |
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| Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 6, 2010 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Stephen Kappes |
| Succeeded by | David Petraeus |
| Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Acting |
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| In office July 1, 2011 – September 6, 2011 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Leon Panetta |
| Succeeded by | David Petraeus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael J. Morell 1958 (age 53–54) Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Akron Georgetown University |
Michael J. Morell (born 1958) is the current Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[Source: CIA] In May 2010, Morell was sworn in as the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, succeeding Stephen Kappes.[1] On July 1, 2011, Morell became the Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[2]
Morell is a native of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.[3] He joined the CIA in 1980. He was chief of the CIA's division on Asia, Pacific and Latin America.[4] Most of his work in the agency was devoted to Asian projects.[3] He also managed the staff that produced the Presidential Daily Briefings for President George W. Bush.[3][4] Morell was most recently as Director for Intelligence, a position he held since 2008. He served as the CIA's first Associate Deputy Director from 2006-2008.
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| Preceded by Stephen Kappes |
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 2010–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Leon Panetta |
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Acting 2011 |
Succeeded by David Petraeus |
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