Donald Kerr is the current director of the National Reconnaissance Office. He was sworn into the position July 2005 by Secretary of DefenseDonald Rumsfeld and Director of National IntelligenceJohn Negroponte. Prior to his position at the NRO, he was Deputy Director of Science and Technology at the Central Intelligence Agency until August 2001. He was also Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is one of the 16 intelligence agencies in the U.S. It designs, builds and operates the reconnaissance satellites of the United States government. ... The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), concerned with the armed services and The role of the Secretary of Defense is to be the principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense... Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is a U.S. politician and businessman, who was the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford from 1975â1977, and the 21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush from 2001â2006. ... The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is the United States government official subject to the authority, direction and control of the President of the United States who is responsible under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 for: Serving as the principal adviser to the President of the... John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in the United Kingdom) (IPA ) is an American (of Greek origin) career diplomat. ... The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an intelligence agency of the United States government. ... Los Alamos National Laboratory, aerial view from 1995. ...
On July 11, 2007 he was nominated as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is the United States government official subject to the authority, direction and control of the President who is responsible under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorist Prevention Act of 2004 for: Serving as the principal adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the...