ROBERT GRENIER

Robert Grenier is a highly decorated twenty-seven year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency's Clandestine Service and a renowned expert on the Middle East, South Asia, and Counter-Terrorism, author of 88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary... A highly decorated twenty-seven year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency's Clandestine Service and a renowned expert on the Middle East, South Asia, and Counterterrorism, Mr. Grenier played a central leadership role in the greatest national security challenges of his time. When 9/11 struck, he was the CIA's overseas Chief of Station for Pakistan and Afghanistan. After preparing the original War Plan for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, approved by President George W. Bush on September 24, 2001, Mr. Grenier went on to organize and direct the joint