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US intelligence officer and diplomat (born 1950)

Joseph Cofer Black (born 1950) is an American former CIA officer who served as director of the Counterterrorism Center in the years surrounding the September 11th attacks, and was later appointed Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the State Department by President George W.

Bush, serving until his resignation in 2004.^[1] Prior to his roles combatting terrorism, Black served across the globe in a variety of roles with the Directorate of Operations at the CIA.

Early life

A native of Ridgefield, Connecticut, Black completed his BA at the University of Southern California in 1973.

The next year he earned a master's degree in international relations, also at USC. He then was accepted to a doctoral program at USC, but left in 1975 to join the CIA.^[2]

CIA career up to 1999

At the CIA, Black trained for the clandestine service and volunteered for Africa based