good morning please be seated mr. president mr. vice president
distinguished an honored guests of director Haspel welcome to the
headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency and thank you to the many guests
who are here today to join director Haspel on this special occasion and
historic swearing-in ceremony to begin the ceremony please stand with me as we
sing the national anthem and please remain standing for the invocation
and at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars
through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly
streaming and the bombs bursting
through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that
star-spangled banner
or the land of the free
right
I invite you to join with me in prayer let us pray
gracious God we ask that you bless this ceremony and through it the trust of our
nation in this agency to be vigilant in his defence of our citizens and our
freedoms our director Jinnah Haspel has the confidence of our nation's leaders
because of her proven abilities and record a selfless service in the loyalty
of our agency since she has led from the front taken the hard jobs and come from
their ranks she is ready to assume the mantle of leading this team which
although most of their actions remain unknown to those whom they protect the
results of their deeds ensure that our freedoms remain secure during their
watch she is quick to humbly acknowledge her limitations and share that she did
not arrive at this moment without the help love and support of many beginning
with her parents and continuing throughout her career those who
contributed to her development just as she has given to so many others in like
manner helped her to continue to learn and grow with courage to make decisions
under pressure and the fortitude to discharge the duties of her office with
integrity and honor help her to be provide clear and honest advice with
candor to our nation's leaders and in dark nights surround her with confidants
who can ease the burdens she must bear when making decisions that she alone
must make so that she is not overwhelmed or fall prey to the loneliness that
affects other leaders in such high positions of trust finally Lord grant
that she may have joy and celebrating the victories of this team which she now
leads and faithfully guards our nation ever free as a beacon to others around
the world amen
ladies and gentlemen we are immensely honored to have President Trump at CIA
once again please join me in welcoming the President of the United States
well thank you very much and good morning I want to thank all of you and
our distinguished guests for joining us today for a ceremony like few will ever
have again this is a very special one including vice-president pence secretary
Pompeo secretary minuchin secretary Chao secretary Perry secretary Neilson
director coats and my nominee for the VA secretary who will do a fantastic job
Robert Wilkie thank you very much I want to give a special thank you for being
here to chairman and Senator Richard burr thank you very much Richard and a
very courageous man it's courageous congressman Devin Nunez thank you very
much Devon for being here appreciate it most especially I want to thank you the
dedicated men and women of the Central Intelligence Agency it is a true honor
to stand here today before the most elite intelligence professionals on the
planet Earth nobody even close you face down our enemies you protect our
families you stand and watch over our great nation you don't do it for fame or
fortune or glory you do it for your country America is forever grateful
thank you very much we're here today for the swearing-in of a very special person
your new CIA director someone who has served this agency with extraordinary
skill and devotion for 30 years Gina Haspel Gina congratulations there
is no one in this country better qualified for this extraordinary office
than you by the way if you don't agree with that police let me know now before
it's too late immediately have to do it quickly
you live in the CIA you live the CIA you breathe the CIA and now you will lead
the CIA congratulations
okay that means we're keeping her right tennis that was that's what we were
waiting they love you they respect you they respect you too
a native of Ashland Kentucky Gina's father served in the US Air Force she
spent much of her childhood overseas from a young age she was instilled with
a deep love of our country which combined with a thirst for adventure
that led her to the CIA throughout her storied career at this
agency gina has truly done it all she's completed seven field Tours served as a
case officer recruited assets run stations captured terrorists and
disrupted networks that proliferate deadly weapons they send those weapons
all over and you catch them you're gonna get even better now better than ever
before you're the best you're gonna be better than ever before and we're
getting you the resources to do it our enemies will take note Gina is tough she
is strong and when it comes to defending America Gina will never ever back down I
know her spent a lot of time with Gina Gina played a crucial role in our fight
against al-qaeda her first day in the job at the CIA's Counterterrorism Center
was September 11th 2001 and she tirelessly hunted terrorists for the
next three years she went on to become deputy director of the national
clandestine service and most recently deputy director of the CIA during her
decades of distinguished service gina has earned the George HW Bush award for
excellence in counterterrorism and the intelligence Medal of Merit most
importantly she has earned the universal respect admiration and trust of her
colleagues here at the CIA throughout the government and all over
the world Gina is truly respected and today we also mark another proud
milestone as Gina becomes the first woman ever to lead the CIA
that's big now Gina will leave this agency into its next great chapter Gina
assumes the role of director at a crucial moment in our history we are
reasserting American strength and American confidence and by the way
America is respected again you see that instead of apologizing for our nation we
are standing up for our nation and we are standing up for the men and women
who protect our nation we will be counting on you to confront a wide array
of threats we face and to help usher in a new era of prosperity and of peace
since the CIA's founding more than 70 years ago it's courageous operatives
have combined ancient craft with modern marvels to achieve unsung victories in
every corner of the globe I see what you do I understand what you
do and it's incredible marked on the hallowed walls of this building are the
Stars honoring the CIA's fallen heroes who gave their last breath for our
nation though many of their names remain secret their stories of service and
sacrifice and daring will live for all time today we think of them and we honor
them by pledging that the Patriots of the CIA will have the tools the
resources and the support they need to accomplish their incredible complicated
and oftentimes very dangerous mission the exceptional men and women of this
agency deserve exceptional leadership and in Gina Haskell that is exactly what
you're getting director Haskell congratulations again I
know that you will thrive as the agency's
director and help keep our nation safe and strong and proud and free good luck
god bless you and God bless the men and women of the CIA god Bless America and I
just want to thank everybody in this room for doing such an incredible job
and for giving Gina that unbelievable support that she needed it took courage
for her to say yes in the face of a lot of very negative politics and what was
supposed to be a negative vote but I'll tell you when you testified before the
committee it was over there was not much they could say there was nobody more
qualified than you and you are going to do a fantastic job Gina thank you very
much
so with that I'd like to ask our great vice president to administer the oath of
office thank you all very much thank you
I Tina has been and solemnly swear that I will support and defend the
Constitution of the United States
against all enemies foreign and domestic against all enemies foreign and domestic
that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same did I take this
obligation freely that I take this obligation freely without any mental
reservation
for purpose of evasion and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties
of the office on which I'm about to enter so help me God
good morning everyone and thank you mr. vice president for
administering the oath let me begin by thanking president Trump for joining us
today and for offering those kind words mr. president it means a great deal to
me and to the agency that you made time to come out to Langley for this ceremony
you have placed enormous trust and CIA throughout your presidency and the men
and women of CIA do not take that for granted so thank you mr. president for
your confidence in me and your steadfast support of our mission and our people I
am truly honored to have this opportunity to lead the best workforce
in government it has been nearly 50 years since an Operations Officer rose
up through the ranks to become the director and after the experience of the
last two months I think I know why that is I look out in the crowd today and I
see a strong representation of the CIA's past present and possibly even the
future I am looking at two young ladies special guests who join us today CIA has
been more than a career it has been for me like many of you a calling in this
building and around the world today there are officers carrying out a vital
mission sometimes a great personal risk I want each of you to know that I took
on the position of Director because I want to represent you as well as lead
you my years at CIA have rewarded me in ways that I could never have imagined
and I will continue to give it and you my all there are countless role models
and mentors who paved the way for me to stand here today as the director I want
the current CIA leadership team to be role models and mentors for our next
generation of officers who will walk the streets of far-flung capitols and work
the late nights here at headquarters and abroad for me being director is about
doing right by all of you so that you have the tools and support needed to
carry out our sacred mission every CIA officer has taken the same oath that I
just did to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies and
today I recommit that I will do every in my power to justify the faith that
President Trump and the American people have placed in us and to make sure that
CIA continues to provide the intelligence needed to keep our country
safe I would be remiss if I did not also note the tremendous pride I take in
being the first woman to serve as director I would not be standing before
you today if not for the remarkable courage and dedication displayed by
generations of OSS and agency women in roles both large and small who challenge
stereotypes broke down barriers and open doors for the rest of us I am deeply
indebted to them and I'm extremely proud to follow in their footsteps and to
carry on their extraordinary legacy I stand on the shoulders of heroines who
never sought public acclaim but served as inspirations to the generations that
came after them I also want to express a special thank you and welcome to Eliza
and Zoey who have joined us today the notes from these two young ladies ages 6
& 7 sent to me sat on my desk these last two
months and motivated me daily in their own words and pictures they express
their excitement about the opportunity my nomination represented and to Eliza
and Zoey I would simply say we did it
lastly and allow me just a moment to talk about the future of this agency a
little over a year ago secretary Pompeo first spoke to me about becoming the
deputy director at that time he said CIA is the world's pre-eminent intelligence
service and I want to make sure we position it to stay that way Mike was
right we are the best and our challenge is to always be the best we cannot rest
on our laurels we must learn from the past but we cannot dwell in the past we
must constantly learn adjust improve and strive to be better we demanded of
ourselves and America deserves nothing less that includes boosting our foreign
language proficiency strengthening our partnerships overseas and here at home
and deploying more of our officers to the foreign field we are a foreign
intelligence service and our workforce and our priorities need to reflect that
we also need greater focus and effort on the strategic threats our nation faces
as well as the persistent threat from global terrorism as always the key to
our success against these challenges will be empowering the incredible talent
that resides within CIA the men and women who serve here are a national
treasure from the operations officers who collect our intelligence to the
analysts who contextualize and evaluate it for senior policymakers to the
support officers who enable every aspect of our mission to the scientists
engineers and cyber specialists who give us a decisive edge over our adversaries
the only way to confront these threats is to forge ahead with determination and
with the same expeditionary spirit that has defined our agency since its
founding more than 70 years ago I am profoundly honored to lead you in that
fight and to work alongside each one of you as we advance our vital mission so
mr. president thank you again for giving me the opportunity to serve
to represent the men and women of CIA and to carry out the critical work of
helping protect our country our people and our way of life thank you very much
you
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