- Director of the National Clandestine Service
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- Deputy Director of Operations redirects here. The term Deputy Director of Operations (DDO) may also be used generically in business of other organizations.
The Director of the National Clandestine Service (D/NCS) (formerly the Deputy Director for Operations, DDO) is a senior United States government official in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency who serves as head of the National Clandestine Service (formerly the Directorate of Operations).
The position was established December 1, 1950 and from January 4, 1951 until March 1, 1973 it was known as Deputy Director for Plans. Under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the position was upgraded to D/NCS.
Director Tenure Allen W. Dulles January 4, 1951 – August 23, 1951 Frank G. Wisner August 23, 1951 – January 1, 1959 Richard M. Bissell, Jr. January 1, 1959 – February 17, 1962 Richard M. Helms February 17, 1962 – April 28, 1965 Desmond Fitzgerald June 28, 1965 – July 23, 1967 Thomas H. Karamessines July 31, 1967 – February 27, 1973 William E. Colby March 2, 1973 – August 24, 1973 William E. Nelson August 24, 1973 – May 14, 1976 William W. Wells May 15, 1976 – December 31, 1977 John N. McMahon January 11, 1978 – April 12, 1981 Max Hugel May 11, 1981 – July 14, 1981 John H. Stein July 14, 1981 – July 1, 1984 Clair E. George July 1, 1984 – December 1, 1987 Richard F. Stolz January 4, 1988 – December 31, 1990 Thomas A. Twetten January 1, 1991 – December 1993 Hugh E. Price January 1994–1995 David Cohen 1995–1997 Jack G. Downing 1997 – July 1999 James Pavitt August 1999 – June 4, 2004 Stephen Kappes August 2004 – November 2004 Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr. November 16, 2004 – September 30, 2007 Michael Sulick September 30, 2007 – July 2010 John D. Bennett July 2010–present Sources
- CIA's senior management structure, letter dated July 2, 1991 from William H. Webster, Director of Central Intelligence to U.S. Senator John Glenn, Select Senate Committee on Intelligence.
- "CIA plans riskier, more aggressive espionage," USA Today, 17 November 2004.
- Director Leon E. Panetta Announces New National Clandestine Service Chief, press release dated July 21, 2010.
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