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George Bush Center for Intelligence
The Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999* was signed
into law by the President on October 20, 1998. Among its provisions,
the Act directed that the Headquarters compound of the Central Intelligence
Agency located in Langley, Virginia, shall be known and designated as
the "George Bush Center for Intelligence."
Former
President George Bush was Director of Central Intelligence and head
of the Central Intelligence Agency from 30 January 1976 to 20 January
1977.
On April 26, 1999,
Agency employees, senior officials from current and previous Administrations
and Congresses, former Directors and Deputy Directors of Central Intelligence,
family members, and friends joined former President Bush and former
First Lady Barbara Bush in ceremonies dedicating the Headquarters compound
as the George Bush Center for Intelligence.
Activities included
a ceremony which included remarks by then Director of Central Intelligence
George J. Tenet, Representative Rob Portman, and President Bush; a wreath-laying
ceremony at the Central Intelligence Agency’s Memorial Wall; a reception
for the Bush family; and informal remarks by President Bush to Agency
employees.
*
Public Law 105-272--October 20, 1998, Title III, 112 STAT.2403, Sec.
309
Posted: Apr 05, 2007 11:11 AM
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