[lg policy] CIA and Languages

[Harold Schiffman]

This is obviously an improvement, except it doesn't say which LEVEL of
proficiency, and which skill (writing, reading,
speaking, listening) is involved.

HS

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 1:14 PM,  <r.amirejibi-mullen at qmul.ac.uk> wrote:
> http://washingtonindependent.com/75160/panetta-cracks-down-on-cia-foreign-language-deficiency
>
> Panetta Cracks Down on CIA Foreign-Language Deficiency
>
>          By SPENCER ACKERMAN 1/29/10 10:23 AM
> Under a new policy announced today by CIA director Leon Panetta, an
> intelligence officer can’t be promoted to the agency’s highest rank —
> the Senior Intelligence Service — without a demonstrated proficiency
> in a foreign language. From a CIA release:
>
> While many senior Agency officers have tested proficient in a foreign
> language over the course of their careers, some have not kept their
> skills current. Under the new policy, promotions to SIS for most
> analysts and operations officers will be contingent on demonstrating
> foreign language competency. If an officer is promoted to SIS and does
> not meet the foreign language requirement within one year, he or she
> will return to their previous, lower grade. This is a powerful
> incentive to maintain and improve skills critical to the Agency’s
> global mission. Languages play a key role in the CIA’s work at all
> career levels.
>
> “The stricter requirement for SIS promotion,” said Panetta, “is meant
> to ensure that leadership on this vital initiative comes from the
> executive level. With an unwavering commitment from SIS officers—to
> both lead by example and to support language proficiency at all
> levels—we will reach not only our language goals, but our ultimate
> objective: an Agency that is better positioned to protect our nation
> in the years ahead.”
>
>
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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
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