THE DIRECTOR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON, DC. 20505 14 May 2018 The Honorable Mark Warner Vice Chairman Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate 211 Hart Senate Of?ce Building Washington, DC. 20510 Dear Vice Chairman Warner: Thank you for your continued, thoughtful consideration of my nomination to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. I appreciate the opportunity to amplify my position with regard to the former rendition, detention and interrogation program. As Director, I would refuse to undertake any proposed activity that is contrary to my moral and ethical values. As I was able to describe in detail during the classi?ed session, in my role as Deputy and now Acting Director, every operation I review must not only meet those high standards, the activity must also be consistent with mission, expertise, and the law. I do not and would not hesitate to reject a preposal that fails to meet this threshold. The American people have placed a great deal of trust in CIA, and we work to earn that trust every day. Over the last 17 years, the Agency and I have learned the hard lessons since 9/11. While I won't condemn those that made these hard calls, and I have noted the valuable intelligence collected, the program ultimately did damage to our of?cers and our standing in the world. With the bene?t of hindsight and my experience as a senior Agency leader, the enhanced interrogation program is not one the CIA should have undertaken. The United States must be an example to the rest of the world, and I support that. As I stated to the Committee, it was a mistake not to brief the entire Committee at the beginning. Both the Committee and the Agency shared the goal of obtaining the critical intelligence needed to thwart another attack. CIA needs to have consensus from members of the oversight committees who make decisions on behalf of the American people as their elected representatives on activities that can?t be made public. 8' rely, Gina C. Haspel Acting Director cc: Chairman Richard Burr