D/CIA TRIP SCHEDULE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005526228
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 21
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: March 18, 2011
• Case Number: F-2009-01792
• Publication Date: September 16, 2009

Depart Washington, DC
16 September 2009
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Weather.
0900-0930 Transit to Washington-Reagan National Airport
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Detroit, Michigan
Arrive Detroit Metropolitan Airport
1630-1700 Transit to Ritz Carlton
1700-1820 Downtime;
1820-1830 Transit to Bint Jebail Cultural Center
1830-1900 Press Interviews
1900-1910 Break
1910-2115 Iftai Event-
2115-2130 Transit to Detroit Metropolitan Airport
2130 Depart Detroit
2245 Arrive Washington-Reagan National Airport
2345 Arrive Residence
D/CI
Dearborn, Michigan) (1)
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APPROVED FOR
RELEASE^ DATE:
01-Oct-2010
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Ramadan Iftar Dinner
16 September 2009
You accepted an invitation from Mary Rose Oakar, President of the Arab American
Anti-Discrimination Committee to speak at a Ramadan Iftar dinner held at the Bint
Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, MI.
Uoon your arrival at about 1830,
will greet and
escort you inside the cultural center where you will be met by George Little, Chief
of Media Relations, to prepare for several private media interviews. The Middle
East Broadcasting Network will interview you first followed by Voice of America.
After your recorded interviews, you will hold a short session with print reporters
from TIME, the Associated Press, Reuters, The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press,
Arab American News, and Chaldean News. Our regular beat reporters and local
Detroit affiliates are invited to listen to your remarks before dinner, but will not
attend this private media session.
At about 1900 you will be taken to a private room for a ten-minute break._will
accompany you as you mingle with guests until 1930. Please note out of respect
for Muslims attending the event most people will not drink until the fast is broken at
about 2015. While socializing, you may have a beverage on hand in a discreet
location.
At about 1935 guests will be directed to their seats an will
make welcoming remarks and introduce you. You will speak for approximately 20
minutes (no Q&A). Your remarks are open to the media.
Following your remarks, the Imams and the Chaldean Bishop will bless the crowd
and dinner. The fast will be broken and dinner will be served at about 2015. After
dinner, at about 2100, you will briefly visit each table thanking guests. You are
scheduled to depart at about 2115.
Background:
Iftar refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast after sunset
(Maghrib) during the Islamic month of Ramadan. It is a religious observance and is
often done as a community.
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 Head Table Seatinq
Dinner Menu
Agency Guests Attending
POC: II (Deputy Chief, Public Communications
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Ramadan Iftar Dinner
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Bint Jebail Cultural Center
Dearborn, MI
Sequence of Events
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1900-1910 D/C:IA private break
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Guests are seated
19351945 Welcome remarks by
and introduction of
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1945-2005 D/CIA remarks (no Q&A)
20052015 Blessing of crowd and dinner by Imams and Chaldean Bishop
20152100 Dinner commences
2100--2115 D/CIA departs
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 Head Table Seating
Subject to change
Mr. Leon E. Panetta, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Dinner Menu
(Provided by the[
Dinner will be served family style, with platters of food placed on the tables to be
passed around.
FIRST COURSE
Lentil and Chard soup
Fattouch (mixed salad with crispy pita chips)
Vegetarian grape leaves
Hummus (dip made with chickpeas, tahini, lemon and garlic)
Baba Ghanouj (dip made with eggplant)
Pita bread
SECOND COURSE:
Baked Yukon Gold potatoes
Green beans with caramelized onions
Oven baked chicken with lemon and garlic
White rice with raisins, topped with lamb chunks and roasted nuts
DESSERT:
Fresh fruit table
Middle Eastern pastries
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 DRAFT -- UNCLASSIFIED
Remarks for Central Intelligence Agency Director
Leon E. Panetta
at the
Arab-American Outreach Iftar Dinner, Dearborn, Michigan
16 September 2009
Good evening. Ramadan kareem! [rah-ma-DARN ka-
REEVI-``Happy (generous) Ramadan'] Thanks for that
warm welcome.
It's a privilege and pleasure to share this iftar with you
during the holy month of Ramadan. I am particularly
honored to be with you on this night, the "Night of Power,"
which holds such deep spiritual meaning for all Muslims.
Thank you for your profound hospitality.
As the son of Italian immigrants, dinners for me are the
centerpiece of family life, and the backdrop to some very
fond memories.
Once, over Sunday dinner, I remember asking my father
why he would travel thousands of miles to a strange land,
with almost no money, few skills, and little if any English.
He said he did it because he knew his children would
have a better life here.
 The universal ideals that brought all our families to this
country-freedom of worship, economic opportunity, a
better life for one's children-are some of the things that
unite us as Arrmericans.
The United States is strong because it is a nation of
nations, drawing on the strengths of people from every
part of the world. Diversity, with freedom and the rule of
law, is at the heart of what makes America great.
As President Obama said recently at the White House
iftar, the Muslim community, like America itself, is one of
extraordinary dynamism and variety, with roots in every
corner of the world. America is fortunate to have the
talent and energy Muslim Americans contribute to our
society.
? All the communities represented here-Muslim
Americans, Arab Americans, and Chaldean [kal DEE un]
Americans-are part of the fabric of our nation. You are
the professionals, teachers, and entrepreneurs who help
 build America, as well as the policemen, firemen, and
soldiers who protect it. You are patriots.
The reason I am here in Dearborn tonight is very simple:
Your country needs you. My Agency needs you-your
wisdom, your skills, your ingenuity-to help protect the
way of life we all hold dear.
? I'd like to speak briefly about CIA's mission, and give you
a sense of the opportunities it offers to all who want to
serve our nation in a demanding but essential profession.
Just as importantly, I want your communities to
understand who we are, and how we approach that
mission.
CIA's Mission
First, the CIA is an intelligence organization. We do not
make policy; we inform it. And while we work
cooperatively with the FBI and others, we are not a law
enforcement agency.
 Our job is to make our country more secure by arming our
nation's leaders with superior knowledge. We do that by
gaining access to the secrets of our adversaries and
providing insight on the dangers and opportunities
America faces in the world.
? When President Obama offered me this job, he told me to
call `em as I see `em. My duty is to give him the truth, no
matter what he might want to hear. That applies to every
CIA officer on every issue. We owe our President and our
country nothing less.
? Our mission requires talented people from many different
fields. We have more than 90 different occupations at the
Agency, from doctors and engineers to historians and
geographers. They tackle our mission in four core areas:
collection, analysis, science & technology, and support.
? The men and women of our National Clandestine
Service recruit foreign agents and collect human
intelligence. Human intelligence gives us secrets, like
plans and intentions, that purely technical means cannot.
 It's highly valuable to national security, but is difficult to
obtain.
Our case officers immerse themselves in the societies
where they operate, including war zones. They put their
lives on the line every day. There's no way to conduct
espionage without taking risks.
The NCS also conducts covert action. It's proven to be an
important option for policymakers, one that lies between
diplomacy and military action. Only the President can
authorize covert action-and, beginning with Harry
Truman, it's a capability each of them has kept.
Our analysts use human intelligence-along with the
gamut of classified and open source information-to
prepare the papers and briefings that inform the President
and his senior policyrnakers. They're subject experts,
inquisitive by nature, and well-versed in analytic
tradecraft.
? CIA also has a large cadre of scientists and engineers-
technical experts who enhance collection and analysis by
 providing the very best tools. These officers design and
build technologies that give us access where we need it.
They also help us share and understand the intelligence
we collect.
a Support specialists make up our fourth core area.
These men and women manage the logistics that our
global mission demands. They provide security, keep us
healthy, do our finances, and maintain the facilities and
equipment we need to do our jobs-anywhere in the
world.
If you step back and look at our mission, a few points are
very clear. First, we need officers who can operate
credibly and effectively in just about any society. That
means things like language fluency and a deep
understanding of the local culture.
Just as importantly, we need officers who approach
intelligence questions from different perspectives based
on their different backgrounds-regional, ethnic,
educational, and so forth. We simply can't afford to have
a cookie-cutter workforce of people who think alike.
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Diversity Goals
As CIA Director, I can tell you there's probably no other
organization that stands to benefit more from our nation's
diversity. That's why I'm committed to making the Agency
look more like the nation we protect and the world in
which we operate.
Our goal is to substantially increase the diversity of our
workforce in the next few years, and to position CIA as a
publicly-recognized top-ten diversity employer.
A fine recruiting effort in recent years gives us a running
start. CIA is viewed as a great place to work: We're on
track for more than 150,000 applications this year, and our
attrition rate for new officers is less than one percent.
Almost a third of our new hires this year are minorities.
? That's good, but we can do even better. We aim to
expand national-origin hiring-first and second-generation
Americans-and substantially boost the number of new
 officers with foreign languages. There's heavy demand
for Arabic, but also for Chinese, Dari, Korean, and others.
We're widening our recruitment pool by going to more
places with a rich variety of talented candidates. For
instance, beyond our long-standing efforts here in the
Detroit area, we plan to expand our recruitment programs
in other cities with large Arab-American communities, like
Houston, Anaheim, and Glendale, Arizona.
Bottom line: We're putting CIA on track to better
represent the best and brightest from all the communities
that contribute to America's greatness. It's good for us
and the nation we serve.
New Chapter for CIA
Building a more diverse workforce at CIA is a major
priority for us, but it's part of something bigger. We want
our Agency to reflect not only the face of the world, but the
highest values of our nation.
 A great deal has been said and written lately about the
CIA. One reason I came here this evening was to offer
you a clear picture of what my Agency does today. As
you know, the CIA plays a crucial role in the fight against
al-Qa'ida and its violent allies.
None of us can forget the tragedy of September 1 1th 2001,
an anniversary we marked just last week. We have since
that terrible day made great strides against a vicious
enemy. We have had a true debate-as we should in a
democracy-over the tactics we use in that fight.
President Obama decided in January that enhanced
interrogation techniques, approved by our government
when the United States was responding to the horrors of
September 11th, were no longer an option. I supported
that decision, then and now. And the CIA is acting in strict
accord with the new guidelines.
? For the Agency now, our challenge is not the battles of
yesterday, but those of today and tomorrow. As the
intelligence service of a democracy-as your intelligence
 service, and that of every American-upholding the
public's trust is crucial to who we are.
As the President has said, our nation is stronger and more
secure when we deploy the full measure of both our
power and the power of our values. That defines who we
are as a country. It puts us on the better side of history.
Our own actions-as well as joint operations with partner
agencies in this country and overseas-are putting al-
Qa'ida and its allies on the run. They're losing their
safehavens. They're losing their operatives. And, most
importantly, they're losing the war of ideas.
History shows us that fanatics ultimately are doomed by
their own fanaticism. AI-Qa'ida's own ideology is its
greatest weakness. But popular disgust for those ideas
and methods is not enough to erode the threat. We must
and will stay on the offensive.
Since I came to CIA in February, I've had the privilege of
working with some of the most capable, gifted people I've
known in over 40 years of public service. More than half
 of CIA's workforce has come aboard since 9/11. The
energy and spirit they bring to the job is amazing.
Protecting America is the work of all Americans. That's
why I look forward to welcoming more Arab Americans,
Chaldean [kal DEE ran] Americans, and Muslim Americans
to CIA's mission,.
Ramadan Mubarak [rah-ma-DAHN moo-ba-RAHK
"Blessed Ramadan'] to all of you. Thank you all very
much, and thank you for the honor of being here tonight.