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The '''Association of Former Intelligence Officers''' (AFIO), formerly known as the '''Association of Retired Intelligence Officers''' is a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization founded in 1975 by [[David Atlee Phillips]] to counter widespread criticism of the [[United States intelligence community]] coming from the media and Congress. It is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity and sees its primary mission as educational. The AFIO has 5,000 members in 24 active chapters, most of whom are a mix of former or current intelligence officers, academicians, students, and the general public; it is not necessary to be an intelligence officer to be an associate member of AFIO if one supports its principles and abides by its code of ethics. | The '''Association of Former Intelligence Officers''' (AFIO), formerly known as the '''Association of Retired Intelligence Officers''' is a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization founded in 1975 by [[David Atlee Phillips]] to counter widespread criticism of the [[United States intelligence community]] coming from the media and Congress. It is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity and sees its primary mission as educational. The AFIO has 5,000 members in 24 active chapters, most of whom are a mix of former or current intelligence officers, academicians, students, and the general public; it is not necessary to be an intelligence officer to be an associate member of AFIO if one supports its principles and abides by its code of ethics. | ||
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The Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), formerly known as the Association of Retired Intelligence Officers is a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization founded in 1975 by David Atlee Phillips to counter widespread criticism of the United States intelligence community coming from the media and Congress. It is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity and sees its primary mission as educational. The AFIO has 5,000 members in 24 active chapters, most of whom are a mix of former or current intelligence officers, academicians, students, and the general public; it is not necessary to be an intelligence officer to be an associate member of AFIO if one supports its principles and abides by its code of ethics.
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Honorary Board of Directors
From the AFIO website:[1]
- The Honorable [Paul Douglas Hale], Presidential Special Agent
- The Hon. Shirley Temple Black, wife of Charles Alden Black
- The Hon. Frank C. Carlucci
- Lincoln D. Faurer, Lt. Gen. USAF(Ret)
- Bobby Ray Inman, Adm. USN (Ret)
- Milton S. Maltz, founder of the International Spy Museum
- Maria L. Ransburg
- The Hon. William H. Webster
- The Hon. R. James Woolsey
Other members
- Glenmore Trenear-Harvey
- Agostino von Hassell
- Joseph Finder, author
- Jack G. Downing
- James Pavitt
- Mark Riebling
External links
- http://afio.com/ AFIO website
- Association for Intelligence Officers at NNDB
References
- ↑ http://www.afio.com/01_about.htm, Extracted July 11 2008
