INSA 2013 William Oliver Baker Award

On Friday, June 7, 2013 INSA will award the 29th Annual William Oliver Baker Award to General Michael V. Hayden, the former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA), as well as the first Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. General Hayden will receive this award in recognition of his selfless service to the United States and his dedication, commitment and admirable service in our nation’s intelligence agencies and military.

The William Oliver Baker Award was established to promote excellence in intelligence and national security activities of the U.S. government and associated endeavors throughout the private sector. The annual award recognizes outstanding individuals in the field for their exceptional achievements and sustained contributions or single achievements of extraordinary merit. Members of the government, industry and academic community are all eligible to receive the award.

Previous Baker Award recipients include the Honorable Art Money, the Honorable Mike McConnell, Senator John Warner, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Mr. Richard Kerr, Admiral Bill Studeman, Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper, Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, the Honorable Joan Dempsey, the Honorable George Tenet, and INSA Senior Intelligence Advisor Charlie Allen. Many previous recipients are expected to be in attendance.

Speaker and Presenter Information

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) has announced that it will award the 29th Annual William Oliver Baker Award to General Michael V. Hayden, the former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA), as well as the first Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. General Hayden will receive this award in recognition of his selfless service to the United States and his dedication, commitment and admirable service in our nation�s intelligence agencies and military. Many high ranking members of the intelligence and national security communities will be in attendance to honor General Hayden at the award ceremony and dinner which will be held on Friday, June 7, 2013, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. INSA Chairman Ambassador John Negroponte said, �INSA is proud to host the 29th Annual William Oliver Baker Dinner to honor General Hayden for his outstanding career in the defense and intelligence fields. I have the highest regard for General Hayden. His outstanding background in leadership roles in the government and military make him a most-deserving recipient of this prestigious award and a role model for national security professionals.� General Michael Hayden has dedicated his professional career to public service. In his most recent government position, he served as Director for the CIA from 2006 to 2009. Prior to becoming CIA Director, General Hayden served as the nation�s first Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and as Director of the National Security Agency. Earlier in his career, General Hayden held positions as Commander of the Air Intelligence Agency and Director of the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center. General Hayden currently serves as a Principal at The Chertoff Group and is a distinguished visiting Professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. General Jim Clapper, Director of National Intelligence and former INSA Baker Award recipient said, "I have known and worked with Mike Hayden for many years, most recently during his tenures as Director of NSA, the first PD DNI, and as Director of CIA. I am very pleased that he has been selected as the 2013 Baker Awardee presented by INSA. This award represents the "crown jewel" of recognition--so richly deserved--of Mike�s long and distinguished career in the Intelligence Community and in public service.�

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