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Inside the CIA
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Interviewee Biographies
- Charles T. Pinck
- Dwayne Anderson
- Gene Poteat
- William K. Kvetkas
President of The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Society of McLean, VA. The OSS Society celebrates the historic accomplishments of the OSS during World War II—the first organized effort by the United States to implement a centralized system of strategic intelligence and the predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency and US Special Operations Forces—and educates the American public regarding the continuing importance of strategic intelligence to the preservation of freedom.
He is a partner in Washington's Georgetown Group, an investigative and security services firm, and has been recognized as an expert in the area of corporate intelligence. He has conducted sensitive investigations on behalf of corporations and law firms throughout the world. These investigations include complex litigation, due diligence, fraud and other forms of white collar crime, and sensitive internal corporate issues.
He speaks and writes frequently about intelligence and investigative issues. His articles have appeared in Security Management, Corporate Counsel, Corporate Security, Legal Times, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.
Born: Ludington, Michigan 1927
Worked CIA – 1957 – 1965 as Military Intelligence Analyst and Estimator.
In 1965, went over to OSD [Office of Secretary of Defense] Foreign Affairs Specialist. Retired from this post in 1986. Then 1992 – 1996 went to Defense Intelligence Agency under contract on editing projects.
Decorations or awards: AFIO-David Atlee Philips Award, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DSM), Bronze Palm to the DSM. Various letters of commendation.
Military Service in the US Coast Guard during WW-II and the Korean War. Retired from the USCG Reserve as O6 (Commander) Had been seconded to CIA for many years of his career, and then served in DIA.
Publications: Numerous columns in AFIO's Intelligencer, two articles in Studies in Intelligence (a CIA publication) six articles on railroad history, columns in The American Weekly and other newspapers.
Co-edited seven books on military history. Did drafting on several international treaties on outer space, chemical and biological weapons, and laws of war.
Appeared before Senate Committees several times use of chemical and biological weapons including herbicides during the Vietnam conflict.
S. Eugene Poteat, LLD – is retired from a long career with the CIA where he served [1960 to 1980] as a scientific intelligence officer in the Directorate of Science and Technology. Gene was educated as an electrical engineer, from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, and holds a Masters Degrees in National Security and Intelligence Studies from the Institute of World Politics, Washington, DC — where he now teaches various courses in intelligence.
Gene began his career with the Bell Telephone Laboratories in New Jersey and Cape Canaveral, Florida, as a missile guidance engineer. His CIA assignments included work on the U-2 and OXCART spy planes and the first spy satellites, the technical staff of the National Reconnaissance Office, Technical Director of the Navy’s special programs office, and Director of the Intelligence Research and Development Council. He also managed the CIA’s worldwide network of intelligence monitoring sites. He also served abroad in England, Scandinavia and the Middle East. Gene received a special CIA Medal for his development and fielding of innovative intelligence collection systems.
He has appeared on BBC TV, the History Channel, and several TV networks as an expert on Intelligence and national security.
Gene writes and lectures on intelligence and national security matters.
He serves currently as president of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers, a 4,500 professional membership association, whose mission is to educate the American people on the critical need for an effective, professional, and accountable Intelligence Community. Gene also served on the advisory board of the International Spy Museum in Washington during its creation.
"Bill” Kvetkas served 2 years as an USAF Officer and 22 years as a civilian in the National Security Agency, including some assignments overseas. After leaving NSA he joined CIA in 1976 and was Intelligence Community Comptroller, Chairman of the SIGINT Committee and acting D/DCI/IC. Bill was awarded the Exceptional Civilian Service Award, and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal in 1980 and 1983 from NSA.
In “retirement” he was Deputy VP for Lockheed Missiles and Space. Professional staff member on the Brown Commission. Joined AFIO [Association of Former Intelligence Officers] in 1983. Elected to AFIO Board 1997 - 2000; Served as Chairman 1998-2000. Kvetkas holds degrees from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania; George Washington University and Georgetown. Attended the National War College. Is a CPA and member of the D.C. Bar.