By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Rafael “Jorge” Garcia, Jr. has been named assistant director of the Directorate of Intelligence (DI) at FBI headquarters.
Garcia most recently served as deputy assistant director for the Intelligence Operations Branch within the DI.
Garcia joined the FBI in 1995 and was first assigned to the Phoenix office he investigated drugs, organized crime, and terrorism cases.
He was assigned to FBIHQ from 1999 to 2005, where held several positions related to intelligence and counterterrorism, including chief of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Countermeasures Unit, a press release said.
In 2004, he served as the FBI’s deputy on-scene commander in Iraq. In 2007, he was promoted to assistant special agent in charge of the Philadelphia Field Office.
In 2011, he was named director of the Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC) in Quantico, Va.
In 2012, Garcia was named special agent in charge of the Intelligence Division at the Los Angeles Field Office.
