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On the recordMarch 15, 2006
Mr. Robert G. Canar has distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious achievements in public service to this Nation by serving the United States Army for over 42 years. Mr. Canar began his public service career in the U.S. Army as an air defense artillery officer and as a military intelligence officer. During his 22 years on active duty, he served in various assignments in Vietnam, Korea, Europe and in the United States. Mr. Canar joined the former Foreign Science and Technology Center in 1983 when he was assigned as a division chief supervising collection requirements, imagery, and electronics intelligence branches. Because of his demonstrated abilities, he has been given positions of greater responsibility as the director, information management, and later as the director, programs and resources, which led to major initiatives to renovate Foreign Science and Technology Center's facilities to accommodate growth of the workforce and to secure facilities to meet Sensitive Compartmented Information standards. Mr. Canar served as the National Ground Intelligence Center's chief of staff from 1994 to 2003, and as the center's acting executive director from 2003 to 2004. In response to the Global War on Terrorism, the center underwent a massive growth with the influx of new responsibilities to support the soldier. In 2004 Mr. Canar volunteered to serve for a year as the senior intelligence officer with the Civilian Police Assistance Training Team, Baghdad, Iraq.…
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Samuel Goode
Republican · Virginia

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