In a career spanning more than 35 years, longtime Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) senior executive Ted Singer has been regarded as a national intelligence and security chessmaster whose insights and acumen have guided strategic decision-making by U.S. and foreign governments on global issues of the highest complexity. From 2006 onwards, Singer served as a CIA Senior Intelligence Service officer \u2014 succeeding in positions of increasing responsibility and U.S. national security scope, and becoming a five-time Chief of Station \u2014 serving in major Middle Eastern and European capitals. Singer\u2019s knowledge of regional dynamics in the Middle East and Europe is near-encyclopedic and his list of achievements is as extensive as it is impressive. His expertise extends across strategic planning, stewardship of significant staff and resources, financial management, and operational control of groundbreaking intelligence programs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"