Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
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since January 23, 2025
Central Intelligence Agency
AbbreviationD/CIA
Reports toDirector of National Intelligence (DNI)
SeatGeorge Bush Center for Intelligence, Langley, Fairfax County, Virginia
AppointerThe president
with Senate advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrumentTemplate:UnitedStatesCode
PrecursorDirector of Central Intelligence (DCI)
FormationDecember 17, 2004
First holderPorter J. Goss
DeputyDeputy director
Salary$225,700 Executive Schedule, Level II[1]
Websitewww.cia.gov

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The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is a statutory office (Template:UnitedStatesCode) that functions as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which in turn is a part of the United States Intelligence Community.

The director reports to the director of national intelligence (DNI) and is assisted by the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DD/CIA). The director is a civilian or a general or flag officer of the United States Armed Forces[2] nominated by the president of the United States, with the recommendation from the DNI,[3] and must be confirmed by a majority vote of the United States Senate.[4]

History

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The post of DCI was established in 1946 by President Harry S. Truman;[5] it thus predates the establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency (created by the National Security Act of 1947). After the end of World War II, the Office of Strategic Services was dismantled. Its functions were split between the departments of state and war.[6] Truman soon recognized the inefficiency of this arrangement and created the Central Intelligence Group,[7] which could be considered a smaller precursor to the National Security Council.[8] The following year the National Security Act of 1947 created the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Council, while formally defining the duties of the director of Central Intelligence. The duties of the DCI had been further defined over the years by tradition, congressional acts, and Executive Orders.

Beginning in February 2017, the D/CIA was elevated to Cabinet of the United States level status, as designated by the Trump administration. This ended with the beginning of the Biden administration.[9] In July 2023, the D/CIA was once again elevated to Cabinet of the United States level status by the Biden administration.[10]

Order of succession

The order of succession determines which official shall act and perform the functions and duties of the director in the event the director dies, resigns, or otherwise becomes unable to perform their duties. The official will serve as acting director.

If the official is already serving in an acting capacity, or otherwise not eligible under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, the order skips to the next person in line. However, the president of the United States retains discretion to depart from the list in designating an acting director.[11]

No. Title
1
 Deputy director
2
 Chief operating officer
3
 Deputy director of CIA for operations
4
 Deputy director of CIA for analysis
5
 Deputy director of CIA for science and technology
6
 Deputy director of CIA for digital innovation
7
 Deputy director of CIA for support
8
 General counsel
9
 Deputy chief operating officer
10
 Senior CIA representative for the United Kingdom
11
 Senior CIA representative for the East Coast
12
 Senior CIA representative for the West Coast

List of directors

Position succeeded the director of Central Intelligence.

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  Denotes acting capacity.
No. Image Name Start End Duration President
1 File:Porter J. Goss official CIA portrait (cropped).jpg Script error: No such module "Sort".[12] Template:Dts Template:Dts 1 year, 24 days rowspan="2" style="background: Template:Party color;" | Script error: No such module "Sort".
(2001–2009)
2 File:Michael Hayden, CIA official portrait (cropped).jpg Script error: No such module "Sort".[13] Template:Dts Template:Dts 2 years, 260 days
3 File:Leon Panetta official portrait (cropped).jpg Script error: No such module "Sort".[14] Template:Dts Template:Dts 2 years, 138 days rowspan="5" style="background: Template:Party color;" | Script error: No such module "Sort".
(2009–2017)
– File:CIA Michael Morell (cropped).jpg Script error: No such module "Sort".
Acting 		Template:Dts Template:Dts 68 days
4 File:DCIA David Petraeus (cropped).jpg Script error: No such module "Sort".[15] Template:Dts Template:Dts 1 year, 66 days
– File:CIA Michael Morell (cropped).jpg Script error: No such module "Sort".
Acting 		Template:Dts Template:Dts 130 days
5 File:John Brennan CIA official portrait (cropped).jpg Script error: No such module "Sort".[16] Template:Dts Template:Dts 3 years, 320 days
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Acting 		Template:Dts Template:Dts 3 days rowspan="4" style="background: Template:Party color;" | Script error: No such module "Sort".
(2017–2021)
6 File:Mike Pompeo CIA headshot.jpg Script error: No such module "Sort".[17] Template:Dts Template:Dts 1 year, 94 days
7 File:Gina Haspel official CIA portrait (cropped).jpg Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Dts Template:Dts 26 days
Template:Dts Template:Dts 2 years, 245 days
– File:David Cohen official CIA portrait.jpg Script error: No such module "Sort".
Acting 		Template:Dts Template:Dts 59 days rowspan="2" style="background: Template:Party color;" | Script error: No such module "Sort".
(2021–2025)
8 File:CIA Director Burns.jpg Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Dts Template:Dts 3 years, 308 days
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Acting 		Template:Dts Template:Dts 3 days rowspan="2" style="background: Template:Party color;" | Script error: No such module "Sort".
(2025–present)
9 File:Official Portrait of CIA Director John Ratcliffe.webp Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Dts Incumbent 1 year, 224 days

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Template:UnitedStatesCode
  2. ^ Template:UnitedStatesCode Officers serving in certain intelligence positions: military status; exclusion from distribution and strength limitations; pay and allowances
  3. ^ Template:UnitedStatesCode Appointment of officials responsible for intelligence-related activities
  4. ^ Template:UnitedStatesCode Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
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  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Office of Strategic Services facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Office of Strategic Services". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Organizational Arrangements for the Intelligence Community". www.gpo.gov. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Cabinet". White House. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Shear, Michael D. (July 21, 2023). "Biden Elevates CIA Director To Become a Member of the Cabinet". The New York Times. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Memorandum on Providing an Order of Succession Within the Central Intelligence Agency – The White House". trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Porter Johnston Goss". Central Intelligence Agency – Library. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Michael Vincent Hayden". Central Intelligence Agency – Library. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Leon Edward Panetta". Central Intelligence Agency – Library. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."David Howell Petraeus". Central Intelligence Agency – Library. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."John O. Brennan". Central Intelligence Agency – Leadership. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mike Pompeo". Central Intelligence Agency – Leadership. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2017.

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