Intelligence analysts are, by nature, extremely deliberative.
So no one should be shocked to hear that the school we dedicate today was first proposed back in December December of 1953. It was worth the wait for all of us. And it was exactly two years ago tomorrow that CIA embarked on the ambitious initiative that we call Strategic Direction. It seeks to ensure that our Agency has the people and the technology it needs to succeed in a new century. The project we launch today a major investment in our people, and thus our future is just the kind of thing that Strategic Direction was created to achieve.