I am an attractive and brilliant scientist and the master of five languages. I was initially a critic of the government's spending on the military. Deciding that the best way to fight the establishment was to join it and change what I could from within, I worked behind the scenes for the U.S. government as a high level international negotiator.
When a new President was elected, I was offered command of the Stargate Program, effectively replacing General Hammond. Now, I have been made the leader of the Atlantis Expediton along with Lt. Col. Sheppard, and Col. Caldwell.