Gina Haspel, the nominee to run the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), is all but confirmed after winning over the support of three key Senate Democrats — Sen. Mark Warner (VA), Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (ND) and Sen. Bill Nelson (FL) — on Tuesday night.
As highlighted by the Washington Examiner’s Andy Keiser, Haspel is immensely qualified for the position. She served in the CIA for 33 years, first joining in 1985. Haspel was a standout in her position at the Directorate of Operations and transferred to the Counterterrorism Center on September 11, 2001. (Talk about a high-pressure first day.) Quickly moving up the ranks, Haspel earned “several honors including the George H.W. Bush Award for Excellence in Counterterrorism, the Donovan Award, the Intelligence Medal of Merit, and the Presidential Rank Award,” writes Keiser.
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