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Dennis Cutler Blair born in 1947 Kittery, Maine.and was a 6th-generation naval officer. He attended St. Andrew's School, as a classmate of Oliver North and James H. Webb, a graduate of U.S. Naval Academy in 1968.

Obama elect Dennis Blair as Director of National Intelligence. Navy Adm. Dennis Blair will Obama's Director of National Intelligence, but the event was a secret until now. "We expect the announcement tomorrow," said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.Blair would oversee the entire U.S. intelligence apparatus and is responsible for delivering Obama's daily intelligence briefing

Blair had a meeting with the transition team on Tuesday and there was no hint of problems at that point, a Democratic Party official familiar with the meeting said.But officials said the transition team and Blair appears to be divided on the question of who would choose his deputy. They are also said to disagree on the extent and purpose of the national intelligence director office. The transition Obama is said to be discussing plans to reduce office.

"President-elect Barack Obama has chosen retired Navy Adm. Dennis Blair as the top U.S. intelligence official and was an announcement as early as Friday, a source familiar with the proposal said on Thursday", said The Sorce. Obama is expected to be his last official appointment Friday announcements before his holiday vacation in Hawaii.