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12 June 2003

CIA Taps David Kay to Advise in Search for Iraq WMD

(Former UNSCOM chief inspector Kay will be based in Iraq) (440)
Former U.N. Special Commission (UNSCOM) chief nuclear weapons
inspector David Kay has been appointed as a special advisor for
strategy to assist the United States in searching for Iraq's weapons
of mass destruction, according to the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA).
CIA Director George Tenet announced June 11 that Kay will be based in
Iraq and responsible for refining the overall approach to the ongoing
search for Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The new
Department of Defense's Iraq Survey Group will provide direct support
to the special advisor.
"David Kay's experience and background make him the ideal person for
this new role. His understanding of the history of the Iraqi programs
and knowledge of past Iraqi efforts to hide WMD will be of inestimable
help in determining the current status of Saddam Hussein's illicit
weapons," Tenet said in the text of a June 11 CIA news release .
Kay, working for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and
UNSCOM, led three arms inspection missions as chief nuclear weapons
inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1992.
Following is the text of the CIA announcement:
(begin text)
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Washington, D.C.
11 June 2003 
DCI TENET ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF DAVID KAY AS SPECIAL ADVISOR
Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet announced today the
appointment of Dr. David Kay as Special Advisor for Strategy regarding
Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Programs. Dr. Kay, 63, will be
based in Iraq and will be in charge of refining the overall approach
for the search for Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. The Department
of Defense's Iraq Survey Group will provide direct support to the
Special Advisor.
In announcing the appointment Director Tenet said: "David Kay's
experience and background make him the ideal person for this new role.
His understanding of the history of the Iraqi programs and knowledge
of past Iraqi efforts to hide WMD will be of inestimable help in
determining the current status of Saddam Hussein's illicit weapons."
Dr. Kay, working for IAEA (the International Atomic Energy Agency) and
UNSCOM (United Nations Special Commission), led three arms inspection
missions as chief nuclear weapons inspector in Iraq during 1991-92.
Most recently he has served as a senior fellow at the Arlington,
Virginia-based think tank, The Potomac Institute.
Dr. Kay has a BA degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a
Masters in International Affairs and Ph.D. degree from Columbia
University. He is a recipient of the IAEA's Distinguished Service
Award and the U.S Secretary of State's Commendation.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)