The Resume

(January 5, 1953- )
Son of Greek immigrants
Worked at the family deli
Graduated from the School of Foreign Service (1976)
Graduated from Columbia University (1978)
Member of Senator John Heinz's staff
Staff member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (1985)
Special Assistant to Bill Clinton
Senior Director for Intelligence on the National Security Council (1993)
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (1995-1996)
Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) (1997- )
Confirmed as CIA director by a unanimous Senate vote
Married with one son

Why he might be annoying:

So far, the CIA hasn't been able to capture Osama bin Laden.
His entire career has been spent in non-elected positions, some of them unrelated to intelligence.
He failed to detect Pakistan and India's nuclear programs before they came to fruition.
He was accused of anti-Semitism (though this claim has not been verified).
He has been criticized for faulty intelligence gathering before 9/11 and the Iraq war.

Why he might not be annoying:

He defended his intelligence reports and cited numerous facts backing him up.
He is one of the longest-serving DCIs ever.
He supported valuable human intelligence funding, which helped capture numerous high-ranking Al-Qaeda operatives.
He is independent from politics and once threatened to resign because Bill Clinton had promised to pardon an Israeli spy.
Because of his independence, he retained his post after Bush became president (usually DCIs are replaced when the presidency changes hands).

Credit: Wang

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [January] (Ranked: 1051953)
• Christopher Hitchens Doesn't Like Me
• I am Greek
• I Attended Georgetown
• I Come from Queens
• I Worked at the C.I.A.
• Linked to Bill Clinton
• Linked to George W. Bush
• Look at My Flag
• Mad Magazine's 52 Least Wanted Americans [2003]
• Number Names (Ranked: 10)
• Profiles 10251-10500 (Ranked: 10452)
• U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
• Wang's Profiles [Series 2]
• War on Terrorism Players

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 37 Votes: 51.35% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 58 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 77 Votes: 40.26% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 74 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 87 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 44 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 253 Votes: 53.36% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 630 Votes: 51.11% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 268 Votes: 53.73% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 573 Votes: 58.81% Annoying