Thomas A. Twetten
 Thomas A. Twetten  | |
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| Born | 1935 |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University, Columbia University |
| Member of | Le Cercle |
Thomas Twetten was a Central Intelligence Agency case officer.
Background
Interested in foreign countries and psychology, Twetten graduated from Iowa State University, and then obtained a masters degree in international affairs from Columbia University.
Career
Twetten joined the CIA in 1959. Over a 34 year career, he worked his way up to Deputy Director of Operations (DDO), a job he held from 1991 to 1993.[1]
He was posted to Benghazi, Libya during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. There, he developed a friendship with Richard Calder, who went on to become Deputy Director of Administration (DDA) in 2001.
In 1988, he was head of the Near East Division of the CIA's Directorate of Operations. He had a significant impact on the events in Afghanistan immediately before the Soviet Union's withdrawal. He later described Bill Clinton as "personally afraid of any connection with the CIA".[citation needed] [2]
Later activities
After his retirement from the CIA, Twetten became an antique-book seller in Vermont.[3]
Deep Politics
He attended Le Cercle.
References
- ↑ http://iowapublicradio.org/post/cia-operations-head-reflects-30-years
- ↑ Vernon Loeb, Washington Post, 4 February 2000, p. A29: "Ex-Spy's Mission at CIA: Burying the Bureaucracy as Agency Administrator, Deputy Means Business
- ↑ Steve Coll (2004), Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Penguin Press) ISBN 1-59420-007-6
