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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush announced that he had accepted the resignation of CIA director George Tenet for personal reasons. Today, George Tenet, the director of the CIA submitted a letter of resignation, Bush said in a hastily convened public appearance on the South Lawn of the White House. I accepted his letter. Deputy CIA director John McLaughlin will take over in mid-July, when Tenet's resignation is effective, said the Bush. The president said he had met with Tenet, who had run the Central Intelligence Agency since July 1997, at the White House. I had a good visit with him. He told me he was resigning for personal reasons. I told him I'm sorry he's leaving. He's done a superb job on behalf of the American people, said Bush. George Tenet is the kind of public servant you like to work with. He's strong, he's resolute. He's served his nation as the director for seven years. He has been a strong and able leader at the agency. He's been a strong leader in the war on terror. And I will miss him, said Bush. The CIA's reputation has suffered several blows under Bush, including the failure to detect plotting for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In the run up to the war in Iraq, hawkish conservatives accused the agency of not being aggressive enough in its assessment of Saddam Hussein's supposed weapons of mass destruction. Tenet, who was named to the post by then-president Bill Clinton (news - web sites), had served as acting CIA director following the departure of John Deutch in December 1996. Previously, he had served as senior director for intelligence programs at the National Security Council. * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *

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