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Dr. Tom Fingar
Dr. Thomas Fingar was Assistant Secretary of
the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence
and Research (INR) from July 2004 until May
2005 when he was named Deputy Director of
National Intelligence for Analysis &
Chairman, National Intelligence Council. While
at the State Department he served as Acting
Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and
Research (2003-2004 and 2000-2001), Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary (2001-2003), Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Analysis (1994-2000),
Director of the Office of Analysis for East
Asia and the Pacific (1989-1994), and Chief of
the China Division (1986-1989).
His intelligence career began in 1970 as
the senior German linguist in the Office of the
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, USAREUR
& 7th Army in Heidelberg, Germany. Between
1975 and 1986 he held a number of positions at
Stanford University, including Senior Research
Associate in the Center for International
Security and Arms Control, and Director of the
University's U.S.-China Relations Program.
Other previous positions include assignment to
the National Academy of Sciences as Co-Director
of the U.S.-China Education Clearinghouse,
adviser to the Congressional Office of
Technology Assessment, and consultant to
numerous U.S. Government agencies and private
sector organizations.
Dr. Fingar is a graduate of Cornell
University (B.A. in Government and History,
1968), and Stanford University (M.A., 1969 and
Ph.D., 1977 both in Political Science). He is a
career member of the Senior Executive Service.
His principal foreign languages are Chinese and
German. Dr. Fingar has published dozens of
books and articles, mostly on aspects of
Chinese politics and policymaking.