Michael J. Sulick is an American intelligence officer and served as Director

Director of the National Clandestine Service

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 of the U.S. National Clandestine Service

National Clandestine Service

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 from 2007-2010.

Sulick, who grew up in the Bronx, studied Russian language

Russian language

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 and literature

Russian literature

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 at Fordham University

Fordham University

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 and later earned his Ph.D. from the City University of New York

City University of New York

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. He also served as a Marine

United States Marine Corps

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 during the Vietnam War

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.

Sulick joined the Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency

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 (CIA) in 1980 and has been stationed overseas throughout his career in Asia

Asia

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, Latin America

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, Poland

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, and Russia

Russia

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. Sulick served as the Deputy Director of the CIA's clandestine service for a short time under Director

Director of Central Intelligence

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 Porter J. Goss

Porter J. Goss

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. He parted ways with the CIA in November 2004 during a management change and leadership turmoil at the agency.

On September 14, 2007 Sulick rejoined the CIA to replace Jose Rodriguez

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as the head of the clandestine service. Sulick retired in 2010.