Henry Gyrich

Henry Peter Gyrich is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a liaison of the United States government who was often opposed to the superhuman community. Gyrich was the first person to be given the title of U.S. Government liaison to the Avengers by the National Security Agency later by the National Security Council. With his status, he was one of only two people (the other is the President of the U.S.) who could affect the Avengers in many difficult ways. During his tenure, Gyrich revoked the Avengers' priority status after taking issue, which the Avengers are forced to accept his "suggestions" or have their Quinjets and other sensitive equipment confiscated. He limited the Avengers' active membership to seven members, forced the Falcon to join unwillingly to fill an affirmative action quota Gyrich sets, and installed various security measures for the team. Gyrich oversaw the Avengers' activities for the next several months without incident, until he forbade the team to go on a mission to help Quicksilver. The next incident involved a security leak where he took part in a Senate investigation involving the Avengers which claimed the team is a national security threat.