{"id":36700,"date":"2017-10-06T11:37:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T15:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/blog\/obamas-intelligence-chief-in-asia"},"modified":"2017-10-06T11:37:04","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T15:37:04","slug":"obamas-intelligence-chief-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/blog\/obamas-intelligence-chief-in-asia","title":{"rendered":"Obama&#x2019;s Intelligence Chief in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">I wanted to bring to your attention the chance to have President Obama\u2019s former intelligence chief speak at your event while he is in Asia. America&#8217;s former Director of National Intelligence <a data-targettype=\"webpage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/speakers\/james-clapper\" target=\"_blank\"><b>James Clapper<\/b><\/a> is one of the most experienced speakers currently on the circuit.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Director Clapper only retired earlier this year and brings insight on geopolitics, international relations, and security. Director Clapper was in fact the man who delivered President Obama\u2019s daily intelligence briefing each morning.<\/span><\/div>\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Director Clapper is able to expertly discuss North Korea, Russia, the Middle East, as well as issues including Brexit and terrorism. Indeed, President Obama sent him to negotiate with the North Korean leadership in 2014 and therefore has unique, first-hand experience of dealing with Pyongyang and the threat they pose.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Please let us know if you would like more information regarding his availability and fees by visiting his speaker page or chatting live with us now.<\/span><br \/>\n\u00a0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 I wanted to bring to your attention the chance to have President Obama\u2019s former intelligence chief speak at your event while he is in [&#8230;] <br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/blog\/obamas-intelligence-chief-in-asia\">Read More 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