http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3774089.stm

CIA chief George Tenet steps down
George Tenet has resigned as director of the CIA, citing "personal reasons".
President George W Bush accepted the resignation and said he would miss the "strong and able" Mr Tenet as head of the US intelligence agency.

The CIA has been at the heart of criticism over faulty intelligence in the run-up to the Iraqi war and over whether 9/11 could have been prevented.

Mr Tenet, 51, will leave the CIA in mid-July when Deputy Director John McLaughlin will take over temporarily.

Mr Bush told reporters he met Mr Tenet last night at the White House.

"I told him I'm sorry he's leaving. He's done a superb job on behalf of the American people," Mr Bush said.

GEORGE TENET
Born 5 January 1953 in New York to Greek immigrant parents
Studied at Georgetown and Columbia universities
Served on President Clinton's National Security Council 1992-95
Appointed deputy CIA director 1995
Appointed acting CIA director 1996
Confimed as CIA director 1997
Correspondents say Mr Tenet had been widely expected to step down after the November presidential election.
He has been in the post for seven years, having also served in Bill Clinton's administration.

Mr Tenet has been in the spotlight over intelligence failures in the the run up to last year's US-led invasion of Iraq, specifically over claims made by the US about Saddam Hussein's alleged arsenal of weapons of mass destruction.

Mr Tenet told the panel that systemic problems in the intelligence community had left the country vulnerable to the attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people. The problems would take five years to fix, he said.

After the attacks on New York and Washington, many commentators thought Mr Tenet's position was at risk - but President Bush stuck by his intelligence chief.

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Published: 2004/06/03 15:28:00 GMT

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