SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE UNITED STATES SENATE 'S A-. a D ; TD spl L\el a $ (f) b%,. B_FIB .; QUESTIONNAIREFORCOMPLETIONBY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES SELECTCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE UNITED STATESSENATE QUESTIONNAIREFOR COMPLETION BY PRESIDENTIALNOMINEES PART A - BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION 1. FULL NAME: Christine Sandra Abizaid OTHERNAMES USED: Christy Abizaid 2. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 02/07/1979Amman, Jordan CITIZENSHIP: United States 3. MARITAL STATUS: Married 4. SPOUSE’SNAME: Jill Marl)hy 5. SPOUSE’SMAIDEN NAME IF APPLICABLE: N/A 6. NAMES AND AGES OF CHILDREN: REDACTED 7. EDUCATION SINCE HIGH SCHOOL: INSTITUTION DATES AmENDED DEGREE RECEIVED Stanford University September2008 – June 2010 University of California September 1997 – at SanDiego June2001 MA, International DATE OF DEGREE June 2010 PolicyStudies BA, Psychology June 2001 8. EMPLOYMENT RECORD (LIST ALL POSITIONS HELD SINCE COLLEGE, R{cLUDngG haLiTARY SERVICE. INDICATE NAME OF EMPLOYER, POSITION, TITLE OR DESCREPTION,LOCATION, AND DATES OF EMPLOYMENT). EMPLOYER POSrTION/riTLE Dell Technologies Vice President, Austin, TX and Global Operations Baltimore,MD Independent Contractor Strategic Advisor LOCATION Austin TX DATES October 2017present May 2017September 2017 JPA Partners,LLC Strategic Advisor Austin, TX May 2017September2017 DefenseInnovation Unit Austin Presence (Experimental), Office of Lead the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense Austin, TX September2016January 2017 Office of the Secretary of Deputy Assistant Defensefor Policy, Secretary of Department of Defense Defense– Afghanistan9 Pakistan, Central Asia Washington, D.C. July 2014August 2016 DefenseIntelligence Agency Washington, D.C. June 2002-June 2014 Wellesley, MA December 2001May 2002 Senior Intelligence Officer Boston Private Bank and Customer Service Trust Company Representative 9 GOVERNMENT EXPEREENCE (iNDICATE EXPEREENCE IN OR ASSOCLATION WITH FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,n{cLUDDJG ADVISORY. CONSULTATrvE, HONORARY, OR OTHER PART-Tn4E SERVICE OR POSITION. DO NOT REPEAT EgFORMATION ALREADY PROVIDED N QUESTION 8). In addition to the assignmentslisted in question 8, during my U.S. Government career, I servedin various rotational assignmentsto other officesand agenciesand on deployment to war zones. These assignmentsincluded time with: The Joint Staff, Intelligence Directorate The Central Intelligence Agency The Joint Special Operations Command Multinational Forces - Iraq Headquarters The National Security Council, Director, Counterterrorism Directorate The National Security Council, Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism TheWhite HouseChief of Sta# 10. iNDICATE ANY SPECIALIZED INTELLIGENCE OR NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERTISE YOU HAVE ACQUIRED HAVING SERVED IN THE POSITIONS DESCRIBEDIN QUESTIONS8 AND/OR 9. In the course of the positions in which I have served in the U.S. Government, I have gained significant experience in intelligence and national security matters. The 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation compelled me to work for the Department of Defensewhere I served as a counterterrorism intelligence officer, authoring and leading assessmentsof strategic terrorism trends across the Middle East and Asia Pacific. I wrote numerous strategic intelligence assessments,contributed to various National Intelligence Estimates, provided intelligence support to counterterrorism operations, deployed several times to the Middle East region in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, and led analytic teams assessingthe plans, intentions and capabilities of LebaneseHizballah, Al-Qaida in Iraq/Islamic State in Iraq, Al-Qa’ida Core, Lashkar eTayyiba, and other terrorist groups and individuals. In 2011, 1 transitioned from a producer to a consumer of intelligence by sewing at the National Security Council (NSC), where I provided key contributions to the national security decision-making process. My initial NSC assignment focused primarily on terrorism policy and operationsin the Middle East and Europe. In this role, I worked closely with NCTC and other Intelligence Community agenciesto understand CT trends and task relevant CT assessmentsthat helped drive whole-of-government strategic policy coordination, both across the interagency and with relevant international partners and allies. My assignment at the National Security Council broadened considerably to include serving as the Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT). In this role, I not only tracked global CT threats and policy issues,but also engagedon cyber, intelligence, operational, foreign partner, and homeland security related tasks. I ensured clear, complete, timely, and well-considered support to the NSC staff and APHSCT. In 2014,1 transitioned back to the Department of Defensein the Office of the Secretary of Defensefor Policy to lead the Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia office. In this role, 1 established defensepolicy positions associatedwith the region, including recommendations to the Secretary of Defense regarding U.S. and NATO troop levels in Afghanistan. I also provided policy oversight for over $5 billion in Congressional appropriations for regional security cooperation programs; coordinated within the DefenseDepartment and the national security interagency to implement decisions related to the region, including those of the President and the Secretary of Defense; and engagedforeign counterparls, Members of Congress,and other stakeholdersto communicate Administration decisions and policy positions relevant to U.S. national security interests,in this policy role, I relied heavily on intelligence assessments from acrossthe community and in theater to formulate key defensepolicy recommendations and decisions for the region. My government service concluded in 2017, as the lead for the DefenseInnovation Unit (Experimental)(DIUx) in Austin, TexaswhereI worked with our war6ghters to understand their strategic and operational technology needs. In this role, I established a new operating model for DIUx that relied heavily upon a team of military reservists and guardsman with tech know-howl scouted for commercially available technological solutions to warfighter problems; engagedthe tech ecosystem across Texas; and fostered ties between innovators and the U.S. military. 11. HONORSAND AWARDS (PROVIDE nqFORMATiON ON SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSFEPS, HONORARYDEGREES,NaLiTARY DECORATIONS,CIVILIAN SERVICE CITATIONS, OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMEbW). Department of DefenseMedal for Distinguished Public Service: 2016 Council on Foreign Relations Term Member: 2015 Office of Director of National Intelligence Award: 2008 DefenseIntelligence Agency Academic Fellowship to Stanford University: 2008 National Military Intelligence AssociationJohn T. Hughes Award: 2007 U.S. Army Commander’s Award for Civilian Service: 2006 Defense Civilian Expeditionary Medal for overseas deployment: 2003, 2006, 2008 12.ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS (LIST MEMBERSHIPSN AND OFFICESHELD wmHN THE LAST TEN YEARS IN ANY PROFESSIONAL, CIVIC, FRATERNAL, BUsnqESS, SCHOLARLY, CULTURAL, CHARITABLE, OR OTHER Sn©LAR ORGANIZATIONS). ORGANrZATION Middle East Policy Council OFFICEHELD Director, Board of Directors DATES May 2017-present ResponsibleBusinessAlliance Director, Board of Directors October 2019-present Leadership Council for Women in National Security SteeringCommittee Member August 2019-present Truman Center Advisor, Board of Advisors March 2020-present 13. PUBLISHED WRITINGS AND SPEECHES(LIST THE TITLES, PUBLISHERS, BLOGS AND PUBLICATION DATES OF ANY BOOKS, ARTICLES. REPORTS, OR OTHER PUBLISHED MATERIALS YOU HAVE AUTHORED. ALSO LIST ANY PUBLIC SPEECHESOR REMARKS YOU HAVE MADE WITHIN THE LAST TEN YEARS FOR WHICH THEREIS A TEXT, TRANSCRIPT,OR VIDEO). IF ASKED, WILL YOU PROVIDE A COPY OF EACH REQUESTED PUBLICATION, TEXT, TRANSCRIPT, OR VIDEO? To the best of my ability, I have identified all materials responsive to this question; there may be other materials I do not recall at this time. Department of DefenseWitness, Assessingthe Developmentof the Afghan National Security Forces, House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Feb 2016) Department of DefenseWitness, Rebuilding Afghanistan: Oversight of Defense Department Infrastructure Projects, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives (Mar 2016) Guest, Bombshell Podcast, Episode: Be Like Shawn (Jan 2018) Book Review Roundtable: Ynth Us and Against as, “The Imperfect Truth Behind Counterterrorism Partnerships,” Texas National Security Review(July 2018) Dell Technologies Blog: “Working Together for Water and a Cleaner Lake Taihu” (Oct 2018) Dell Technologies Blog: KAt Dell Technologies, People are a Priorit}rD (Dec 2019) PART B - QUALIFICATIONS 14. QUALIFICATIONS (DESCRIBEWHY YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER). I believe I am qualified to serve as the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center based on my extensive service in the U.S. CT community, my experiences in key interagency and Department of Defensenational security decision-making roles, and my demonstrated ability to build and lead large, effective, and globally-based teams During my 15 years in the U.S. Government, sewing acrossboth Republican and Democratic Administrations, I worked key aspectsof counterterrorism (CT) inteUigencb, operational-, and policy-related missions. Through theseexperiences,I developeda foundational understanding of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), the value it brings to the wider Intelligence Community, and the essentialrole it plays in providing decisionmakers a strategic understanding of the threat and what is required to protect the United States, allies and partners from terrorist attacks. Throughout my government career,I experienced6rsthand the critical role NCTC plays in protecting the United States. As an all.source intelligence analyst, I collaborated closelywith NCTC colleaguesto assessthe CT threat landscape,including working alongside men and women in military uniform in Iraq. At the National Security Council, I leveraged NCTC to help develop CT partner strategiesand worked with NCTC analysts and leadership to ensure appropriate visibility of current and emerging terrorist threats. Lastly, as DASD-APC, I consumed NCTC analysis on the trajectory of the terrorist threat environment in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which was ' critical to shaping my recommendations to the Secretary of Defenseon U.S. defense policy in the region. My non-CT specific experience is equally relevant to my qualifications to serve as the NCTC Director. Having developed,implemented9and defendeddefensepolicy h Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, I have a unique insight into the interagency and foreign partner collaborations that are necessaryto the execution of successful, whole-of-governmentpolicy initiatives. I also understand the responsibility of managing a sizeable Congressional Appropriation aimed at securing the nation, with a clear focus on ethical and effective execution of taxpayer-funded mission sets.As a leader at DIUx, I had a front row seat to the entrepreneurial innovation ecosystems that are engines of growth in the United States and must be central partners as the Intelligence Community leveragesopen-source data to complete its view of the strategic environment. My executive experience at Dell Technologies has equipped me to lead strategic transformations across global organizations of hundreds of personnel in a way that e#ectively anticipates risk, organizes decision-making ahead of moments of crises, and puts professional ethics at the forefront of team execution. Finally, I believe NCTC requires a strong leader to guide the Center through a rapidly changing strategic environment. My experiences at the cutting edge of CT decisionmaking, leading dynamic teams, and innovating to anticipate and e#ectively posture for coming challenges will be a key enabler for the Center. Whether developing whol& of-government strategies at the National Security Council, empowering DoD civilians to do their best work as DASD-APC, or expanding my team at Den to tackle a critical global assurancemission, organizational planning and effectiveteam-building are core to how I lead teams to have a strategic impact. If confirmed, I hope to bring my past expertise, experiences,and capabilities to bear to benefit the NCTC mission and its workforce. It would be an honor to serve as the first female Director of an institution critical to the protection of the United States, its citizens, and civilians all over the world. PART C - POLITICAL AND FOREIGN AFFILIATIONS 15. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES (LIST ANY MEMBERSHIPSOR OFFICESHELD IN OR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OR SERVICES RENDERED TO, ANY POLITICAL PARTY, ELECTION COMMITTEE, POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. OR INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATE DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS). Biden for President, 2020: $250 EHssaSlotkin, 2017: $450; 2018: $1500; 2019: $250; 2020: $650 Gina Ortiz Jones, 2018: $900 Andy Kim: 2018: $150 Joseph Kopser, 2018: $150 Beto O’Rourke, 2018: $100 Jamie Harrison, 2020: $100 Cal Cunningham, 2020: $100 16. CANDIDACY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE(FURNISHDETAILS OF ANY CANDIDACY FOR ELECTrVE PUBLIC OFFICE). N/A 17. FOREIGNAFFILIATIONS (NOTE: QUESTIONS 17A AND BARE NOT LIMITED TO RELATIONSHIPS REQUIRING REGISTRATION UNDER THE FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT. QUESTIONS 17A, B, AND C DO NOT CALL FOR A POSITIVE RESPONSEIF THE REPRESENTATIONOR TRANSACTION WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT N CONNECTION WITH YOUR OR YOUR SPOUSE’S EMPLOYMENT IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE.) A. HAVE YOU OR YOUR SPOUSEEVER REPRESENTEDIN ANY CAPACITY (E.G. EMPLOYEE, ATrORNEY, OR POLITICAL/BUSDqESS CONSULTANT), WITH OR WITHOUT COMPENSATION,A FOREIGNGOVERNMENT OR AN ENTITY CONTROLLED BY A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT? IF SO, PLEASE FULLY DESCRIBE SUCH RELATIONSHIP. No B. HAVE ANY OF YOUR OR YOUR SPOUSE’S ASSOCIATES REPRESENTED, Eg ANY CAPACITY, WrTH OR wiTHOur COMPENSATION, A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OR AN ENTITY CONTROLLED BY A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT? IF SO, PLEASE FULLY DESCRIBE SUCH RELATIONSHIP. No C. DURRgG THE PAST TEN YEARS, HAVE YOU OR YOUR SPOUSERECEIVED ANY CON@ENSATION FROM,ORBEENINVOLVED IN ANY FE{ANCIAL OR BUsnvESS TRANSACTIONS WITH, A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OR ANY ENrITY CONTROLLED BY A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT? IF SO, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS No D. HAVE YOU OR YOUR SPOUSEEVER REGISTERED UNDER THE FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT? IF SO, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. No 18. DESCRIBE ANy LOBBYEqG ACTrVITY DURING THE PAST TEN YEARS. OTHER THAN nq AN OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT CAPACrrY, ng WHICH YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE HAVE ENGAGED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECTLY OR nqDERECTLY R{FLUENCnqG THE PASSAGE, DEFEAT, OR MODIFICATION OF FBDERAL LEGISLATION, OR FOR THE PURPOSEOF AFFECTnqGTHE ADAaNisTRATioN AND EXBCurioN OF FEDERAL LAW OR PUBLIC POLICY. I am not and never have been a registered lobbyist. In 2018, in my capacity at Dell, at the request of Dell Government Affairs and accompanied by them, I attended a daylong Industry Association program of staff-level Meetings on Capitol Hill to discussthe impact of existing U.S. Government tariffs on U.S. businesses. PART D - FDYANCIAL DISCLOSUREAND CONFLICT OF DrrEREST 19. DESCRIBEANY EMPLOYMmVr, BUsnvESSRELATIONSHIP, FnqANCIAL TRANSACTION, nWESTMENT, ASSOCIATION, OR ACTIVITY (n{cLUDngG, BUT NOT LDvHTBDTO, DEALHqGSWITH TFD:FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON YOUR OWN BEHALF OR ON BEHALF OF A CLEnNT), WIncH COULD CREATE, OR APPEAR TO CREATE, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ni THE POSITION TO WIncH YOU HAVE BEEN NOMngATED. During the nominations process, I have consulted with the designated Ethics omcial at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, who has, in turn, consulted with the Office of Government Ethics, to identify potential conflicts of interest. As a result of this process, potential conflicts have been identified in an Ethics Agreement, which has beenprovided to the Committee.More broadly, I will follow the adviceof ethics officials to addressany potential conflicts of interest identified, in order to resolve them in a manner that is consistent with the conflicts of interest statutes, applicable standards of conduct, and the terms of my aforementioned Ethics Agreement. 20. DO YOU INTEND TO SEVER ALL BUSINESS CONNECTIONS WITH YOUR PRESENT EMPLOYERS, FIRMS, BUSINESS ASSOCIATES AND/OR PARTNERSHIPS, OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE? IF NOT, PLEASE EXPLAiN. Yes 21. DESCRIBE THE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS YOU HAVE MADE OR PLAN TO MAKE, IF YOU ARE CONFIRMED,IN CONNECTIONWITH SEVERANCEFROM YOUR CURRENr POSITION. PLEASEINCLUDE SEVERANCEPAY, PENSION RIGHTS, STOCK OPTIONS, DEFERRED INCOME ARRANGEMENTS, AND ANY AND ALL COMPENSATION THAT WILL OR MIGHT BE RECEIVED IN THE FUTURE AS A RESULT OF YOUR CURRENT BUSiNESS OR PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. During the nominations process,I have consulted with the designated Ethics Official at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, who has, in turn, consulted with the Office of Government Ethics, to identify potential conflicts of interest. As a result of this process,potential conflicts havebeen identified in an Ethics Agreement, which has been provided to the Committee. 22. DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS, COMMITMENTS, OR AGREEMENTS TO PURSUE OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT, WITH OR WITHOUT COMPENSATION, DURING YOUR SERVICE WITH THE GOVERNMENT? IF SO, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. No 23 AS FAR AS CAN BE FORESEEN, STATE YOUR PLANS AFTER COMPLETING GOVERNMENT SERVICE. PLEASE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBE ANY AGREEMENTS OR UNDERSTANDINGS, WRITTEN OR UNWRITTEN, CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT AFTER LEAViNG GOVERNMENT SERVICE. IN PARTICULAR DESCRIBE ANY AGREEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS, OR OPTIONS TO RETURN TO YOUR CURRENT POSITION. None 24. n YOU ARE PRESENTLY IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE, DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS OF SUCH SERVICE, HAVE YOU RECErVED FROM A PERSON OUTSIDE OF GOVERNMENT AN OFFER OR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO EMPLOY YOUR SERVICESAFTER YOU LEAVE GOVERNMENT SERVICE? D YES, PLEASE PROVEDE DETAILS. N/A 25. IS YOUR SPOUSEEMPLOYED? IF YES AND THE NATURE OF THIS EMPLOYMENT IS RELATED N ANY WAY TO THE POSITION FOR WHICH YOU ARE SEEKnqGCONFERMATION,PLEASE n{DICATE YOUR SPOUSE’S EMPLOYER, THE POsrrioN, AND THE LENGTH OF TIME THE POsmoN HAS BEni HELD. A YOUR SPOUSE’SEhPLOYMEVr IS NOT RELATED TO THE POsmoN TO wincH YOU HAVE BEEN NOMNATED, PLEASE SO STATE. My spouseis a federal government employee and their position is not related to the positionto which I havebeennominated. 26. LIST BELOW ALL CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, FOUNDATIONS, TRUSTS. OR OTHERENmEES TOWARD wincH YOU OR YOUR SPOUSEHAVE FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS OR N WHICH YOU OR YOUR SPOUSEHAVE HELD DERECTORSHDPS OR OTHER POSITIONS OF TRUST DURnqG THE PAST FIVE YEARS NAME OF ENTITY POSITION DATESHELD SELF OR SPOUSE REDACTED 27. LISTALL GIFTS£xcE£DrNG$100nrvALUER£cErvEDDURnqG TUgPAST FIVE YEARS BY YOU, YOUR SPOUSE,OR YOUR DEPENDENTS. (NOTE: GIFTS RECEIVED FROM RELATIVES AND GIFTS GrVEN TO YOUR SPOUSEOR DEPENDENT NEED NOT BE n{CLUDED UNLESS THE GIFT WAS GIVEN WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND ACQUEESCENCEAND YOU HAD REASON TO BELIEVE THE GUT WAS GrvEN BECAUSE OF YOUR OFFICIAL POSITION.) None 28. LIST ALL SECURITIES, REAL PROPERTY. PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS, OR OTHER INVESTMENTS OR RECErVABLES WITH A CURRENT MARKET VALUE (OR, IF MARKET VALUE IS NOT ASCERTAngABLE,ESTIMATED CURRENTFAIR VALUE) IN EXCESS OF $1,000. (NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN RESPONSETO SCHEDULE A OF THE DISCLOSURE FORMS OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS MAY BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.PROVIDED THAT CURRENTVALUATIONSAREUSED.) DESCRIPTION OFPROPERTY VALUE METHODOFVALUATION Please see OGE Form 278e 29. LIST ALL LOANS OR OTHER INDEBTEDNESS (INCLUDING ANY CONTINGENT LIABILITIES) IN EXCESS OF $10,000. EXCLUDE A MORTGAGE ON YOUR PERSONAL RESIDENCE UNLESS IT IS RENTED OUT, AND LOANS SECURED BY AUTOMOBILES, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, OR APPLIANCES. (NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED iN RESPONSETO SCHEDULE C OF THE DISCLOSURE FORM OF THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS MAY BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE,PROVIDED THAT CONTINGENT LIABILITEES ARE ALSO INCLUDED.) NATUREOFOBLIGATION NAME OFOBLIGEE AMOUNT Please see OGE Form 278e 30. ARE YOU OR YOUR SPOUSENOW IN DEFAULT ON ANY LOAN. DEBT. OR OTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATION? HAVE YOU OR YOUR SPOUSEBEEN IN DEFAULT ON ANY LOAN, DEBT, OR OTHERFINANCLAL OBLIGATION IN THE PAST TEN YEARS? HAVE YOU OR YOUR SPOUSEEVER BEEN REFUSED CREDITORHAD A LOAN APPLICATIONDENIED? m THE ANSWERTOANY OF THESE QUESTIONS IS YES, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. No 31 LIST THE SPECIFICSOURCESAND AMOUNTS OF ALL INCOME RECEIVED DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS. INCLUDING ALL SALARIES. FEES, DIVIDENDS, n{TEREST, GIFTS, RENTS, ROYALTIES, PATENTS, HONORARIA, AND OTHER ITEMS EXCEEDING $200. (COPES OF U.S. INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THESE YEARS MAY BE SUBSTITUTED HERE, BUT THEIR SUBMISSION IS NOT REQUIRED.) REDACTED 32. IF ASKED, WILL YOU PROVIDE THE CONMITrEE WITH COPEESOF YOUR AND YOUR SPOUSE’SFEDERAL RqCOME TAX RETURNS FOR TIUE PAST THREE YEARS? Yu 33. LIST ALL JURISDICTIONSIN WHICH YOU AND YOUR SPOUSEFILE ANNUAL nqcoME TAX RETURNS. Maryland 34. HAVE YOUR FEDERAL OR STATE TAX RETURNS BEEN THE SUBJECTOF AN AUDIT, nWESTiGATiON, OR INQUERY AT ANY TREE? nFso, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS, nqCLUDING TrEE RESULT OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDnqG. No 35. B YOU ARE AN ATrORNEY, ACCOUVIANT, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL, PLEASELIST ALL CLEENTSAND CUSTOWRS WHOM YOU BILLED MORE THAN $200WORTH OF SERVICESDURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS. ALSO, LIST ALL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH YOU ARE LICENSED TO PRACTICE. I am not an attorney, accountant or other professional. In 2017, when I worked for a period of four months as an independent consultant, I provided services to the Markle Foundation’s Rework America Task Force. 36. DO YOU EqTENDTO PLACE YOUR FINANCIAL HOLDINGS AND THOSE OF YOUR SPOUSEAND DEPENDENT MEMBERS OF YOUR IMMEDIATE HOUSEHOLD IN A BLIND TRUST? IF YES, PLEASE FURNISH DETAILS. IF NO, DESCRIBEOTHERARRANGEMENTS FOR AVOIDING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTSOFINrEREST. No. 37. IF APPLICABLE, LIST THE LAST THREE YEARS OF ANNUAL FiNANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTSYOU HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO FILE WITH YOUR AGENCY. DEPARTMENT, OR BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. IF ASKED, WILL YOU PROVIDE A COPY OF THESE REPORTS? N/A PART E- ETHICAL MATTERS 38. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING OR CITED FOR A BREACH OF ETHICS OR UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY, OR BEENTHE SUBJECTOFA COMPLAINTTO, ANY COURT,ADMn{iSTRATiVE AGENCY. PROFESSIONALASSOCIATION,DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL GROUP? IF SO, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. No 39. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN INVESTIGATED, HELD, ARRESTED,OR CHARGEDBY ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR OTFUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORrrY FOR VIOLATION OFANY FEDERALSTATE,COUNTY,ORMUNICIPAL LAW, REGULATION, OR ORDINANCE, OTHER TRAN A MINOR TRAFFIC OFFENSE,OR NAMED AS A DEFENDANTOR OTHERWISEIN ANY INDICTMENTOR INFORMATION RELATnvG TO SUCH VIOLATION? IF SO, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. No 40. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF OR ENTERED A PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERETO ANY CRIMINAL VIOLATION OTHERTHAN A MnqoR TRAFFIC OFFENSE? IF SO, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. No 41. ARE YOU PRESENTLY OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A PARTY IN INTEREST IN ANY ADMINISTRATIVEAGENCYPROCEEDINGOR CIVIL LITIGATION? IF SO, PLEASEPROVIDEDETAILS. No 42. HAVE YOU BEENnwiERvnEWEDORASKED TO SUPPLYANY nqFORMATioN AS A WITNESS OR OTFEERWISEnq CONNECTION WITH ANY CONGRESSIONAL nWESTiGATION, FEDERAL, OR STATb AGENCY PROCEEDEtG,GRAND JURY nWESTiGATiON, OR CRiMnIAL OR crvIL LITIGATION nq THE PAST TEN YEARS?IF SO,PLEASEPROVEDE DETAILS. No 43. HAS ANY BUSINESS OF wincH YOU ARE OR WERE AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR PARTNER BEEN'A PARTY TO ANY ADMn{iSTRATTVE AGenCY PROCEEDnqG OR CRMrNAL OR CIVEL LITIGATION RELEVANT TO THE POSITIONTO WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN NOMNATED? n SO,PLEASEPROVEDE DETAILS. (WITH RESPECTTO A BUSINESSOFWHICH YOU ARE ORWEREAN OFFICER, YOU NEED ONLY CONSIDER PROCEEDnqGSAND LITIGATION THAT OCCURRED WIHLE YOU WERE AN OFFICER OF THAT BUSINESS.) No 44. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THE SUBJECT OF ANY INSPECTOR GENERAL nwESTiGATioN? B SO, PLEASEPROVIDE DETAILS. No PART F - SECURITY UVFORMATION 45. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DENIED ANY SECURITY CLEARANCE OR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIEDBqFORMATION FOR ANY REASON? B YES, PLEASEEXPLAIN N DETAIL No 46. HAVE YOU BEEN REQUEREDTO TAKE A POLYGRAPH EXAMnqATioN FOR ANY SECURITY CLEARANCE OR ACCESS TO CLASSnEED nqFORMATioN? m YES, PLEASE EXPLAnq. Yes. I have completed a polygraph examination as a requirement to serve in various capacitiesin the Department of Defenseand Intelligence Community. 47. HAVE YOU EVER REFUSEDTO suBhaT TO A POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION? IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN. No PART G - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 48. DESCRIBE IN YOUR OWN WORDS THE CONCEPT OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF U.S. INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. IN PARTICULAR, CHARACTERIZE WHAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE THE OBLIGATIONS OF YOUR POSITION AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES OF THE CONGRESS, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS. The concept of congressional oversight is essential to establishing trust with the American people about the critical and appropriate role the Intelligence Community must play in securing the nation. Much of what the Intelligence Community does cannot be the subject of public discussion,owning to the need to protect sourcesand methods. This necessarysecrecy places a great deal of responsibility on the congressional intelligence committees that overseethe Intelligence Community and whose Members must represent collectively the opinions and perspectivesof their constituents and the broader American public. Given this responsibility, the Intelligence Community must stay engagedwith oversight committees to ensure they are able to fulfill their duties on behalf of U.S. citizens. As noted by prior nomineesto be the Director of NCTC, under sections501-503of the National Security Act of 1947 (as amended), the President, and by extension the leaders of the Intelligence Community, have an affirmative obligation to keep the responsible congressionalintelligence committees fully and currently informed of significant intelligence activities – including any significant anticipated intelligence activities and significant intelligence failures. This obligation applies to the National Counterterrorism Center and the Director of NCTC. Through briefings, hearings, Member meetings,congressionalnotifications, budget submissions and various other forms of interactions with Congress, the Intelligence Community not only informs Congressof its activities, but alsoreceivesmuch needed perspective on how to best and most appropriately direct its activities, consistent with Congressional mandates. If confirmed as the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, I would commit to ensuring congressionalintelligence committees remain informed of NCTC activities, consistent with the requirement of the law. I will be personally available as the situation dictates and will ensuremy staff are fully engagedin providing the information necessaryto ensure proper oversight of NCTC by the legislative branch. 49. EXPLAIN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITIONTO WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN NOMINATED. The statutory responsibilities of the National Counterterrorism Center and its Director are delineated in section 1021 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. The law requires the Director to report to the Director of National Intelligence for all counterterrorism related intelligence issues, and to report to the President of the United States when exercising the Center’s wholbof-government strategicoperationalplanningfunctions. As other nominees to be Director of NCTC have noted, NCTC’s mission, and that of its Director, is focused to prevent, detect and disrupt acts of terrorism directed against the United Statesand its interests,both at home and abroad. NCTC resourcesare primarily aimed at providing all-source intelligence analysis to decision-makers ranging from the President of the United Statesto Cabinet Officials, to membersof our uniformed services,to stateand local authorities. NCTC analysisincorporates sourceinformation from acrossthe full spectrumof collectiondisciplines. The Center’s statutory authorities allow its personnel to draw upon both foreign and domestic intelligence to produce analysis, making NCTC uniquely situated to provide a comprehensive and integrated view of the total threat landscape confronting the country. Beyond its analytical mission, NCTC and its Director are responsible for ensuring that federal departments and agenciesare provided with all-source intelligence support to execute assigned counterterrorism activities. NCTC serves as the information sharing and collaboration hub of an Intelligence Community architecture focusedon terrorism issues,and was establishedin part to fulfill this integrative role to protect against gaps that may emergefrom seamsbetweendifferent federal departmentsand agencies. In addition to sewing federal partners in the executive branch, NCTC also supports the Congresswith a constant flow of information and analysis, both to the appropriate committees of the Congress, as well as to the Capitol Police Executive Board. NCTC alsohas an increasinglyimportant role to play in providing terrorism information and analysis to the state, local and tribal community of customers, working closely with FBI and DHS to execute this responsibility. The Center and its Director are rwponsible for maintaining the central and shared knowledge bank on known and suspectedterrorists (mTs), international terror groups, as well as the networks of support associatedwith KSTs and known terrorist groups. NCTC accomplishesthis mission through the design,operation and maintenance of a classified database called TIDE, or the Terrorism Identities Datamart Environment. NCTC alsoconductswhole-of-governmentplanning to support the government’sCT strategies and plans. This area of its mandate extends beyond the bounds of the traditional Intelligence Community. It requires that NCTC planners engageand coordinatewith partners acrossthe federalgovernmentto ensurethat all elementsof national power are mobilized to counter the United States’ terrorist adversaries. Working in closecooperationwith the National Security Council stafF,NCTC supports the President in the development of appropriate CT strategies and plans, Finally, the Director of NCTC alsoservesas the National Intelligence Manager on CT intelligence matters for the Director of National Intelligence. In this capacity, NCTC leadsthe CT Community in identifying knowledge gapsin CT analysisand then focusing collection/production resources on closing those gaps. AFFIRMATION 1, Jr ,' f A,.L / b, Z-b. J , DO SWEAR THAT THE ANSWERS I HAVE PROVIDED TO THIS QUESTIONNAIRE ARE ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. CHRISTINE ABIZAID SIGNATURE q, 2&y/ (Date) NOTARY SIGNATURE PHIInY NOTARY PUBLIC REGISTRATION+ 367756 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA MY COMMISSION EXPIRES OCTOBER 31 . 2021 s TO TIm CHAIRMAN, SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE: In connection with my nomination, I hereby expressmy willingness to respond to requeststo appearand testify beforeany duly constitutedcommitteeof the Senate. 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