Gary Berntsen

Not to be confused with Gary Berntson.
Gary Berntsen
Born (1957-07-23) July 23, 1957
Espionage activity
Allegiance United States
AgencyCIA
Service years1982–2005
Operations

Gary Berntsen (born July 23, 1957) is an American former Central Intelligence Agency career officer. During his time at the agency, he served as a Station Chief three times and led several counterterrorism deployments including the United States’ response to the East Africa Embassy bombings and the September 11 attacks. He was awarded the Distinguished Intelligence Medal in 2000 and the Intelligence Star in 2004.

He later ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010 for Chuck Schumer's New York seat, but lost the Republican primary to Jay Townsend, who in turn lost the general election.

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