Gary Berntsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 23, 1957 |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Agency | CIA |
| Service years | 1982–2005 |
| Operations | |
Gary Berntsen (born July 23, 1957) is an American former Central Intelligence Agency career officer. During his time at the CIA, he served as a Station Chief on three occasions and led several counterterrorism deployments including the United States’ response to the East Africa Embassy bombings and the 9/11 attacks. He was awarded the Distinguished Intelligence Medal in 2000 and the Intelligence Star in 2004.
He later ran for the US Senate in 2010 for Chuck Schumer's seat, but lost the Republican primary to Jay Townsend, who in turn lost the general election.