National Counterintelligence Officer for Western Hemisphere

Lead proactive counterintelligence and security activities across the United States government, integrating the instruments of national power to detect, report, deter, disrupt, investigate, exploit, and defeat foreign intelligence threats.

Lead national counterintelligence campaigns and initiatives for the Western Hemisphere portfolio, to include: leading analysis, collection, and counterintelligence initiatives to identify and counter foreign intelligence threats; leading the IC in assessing progress against counterintelligence priorities and gaps; leading the development of solutions to address counterintelligence capability needs; and integrating counterintelligence into national decision making. Lead, initiate, cultivate, and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues, experts, IC members, policy committees, and law enforcement agencies as appropriate and use these relationships to share information of interest, coordinate joint actions, and drive counterintelligence initiatives related to the Western Hemisphere portfolio. Recognize, value, build, and leverage diverse collaborative networks within the ODNI and across the IC and routinely engage IC counterparts to drive mission integration. Develop and continually expand personal knowledge in counterintelligence and achieve a government-wide reputation as a force for integration. Oversee ranking and prioritizing of competing requirements for additional capabilities through a transparent and accountable methodology. Support briefings to senior IC officials and other major stakeholders collaboration progress, issues and challenges.