Director of Central Intelligence
The Office of
United States Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) was established by
U.S. President Harry Truman on
January 23 1946 with Admiral
Sidney Souers occupying the position. Until April 2005, the
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency served as the DCI, coordinating intelligence activities among and between the various United States intelligence agencies, also called the American
Intelligence Community.
After the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and the subsequent investigation by the
9/11 Commission, a movement grew to re-organize the Intelligence Community. That movement prompted the creation of the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence (DNI), in whose purview was the job portfolio that had been performed previously by the Director of Central Intelligence.
On April 21, 2005 the Office of Director of Central Intelligence ceased to exist and was replaced by the DNI.
Porter J. Goss was the 19th and final CIA Director to serve in the position of DCI.
| Director | Tenure | | Rear Adm. Sidney Souers, USNR | January 23 1946 - June 10 1946 |
| Lt. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, USA | June 10 1946 - May 1 1947 |
| Rear Adm. Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, USN | May 1 1947 - October 7, 1950 |
| Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, USA | October 7 1950 - February 9 1953 |
| Allen W. Dulles | February 26, 1953 - November 29, 1961 |
| John McCone | November 29 1961 - April 28 1965 |
| Vice Adm. William Raborn, USN (Ret.) | April 28 1965 - June 30 1966 |
| Richard M. Helms | June 30 1966 - February 2 1973 |
| James R. Schlesinger | February 2, 1973 - July 2 1973 |
| William E. Colby | September 4 1973 - January 30 1976 |
| George H. W. Bush | January 30 1976 - January 20 1977 |
| Adm. Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret.) | March 9 1977 - January 20 1981 |
| William J. Casey | January 28 1981 - January 29 1987 |
| William H. Webster | May 26 1987 - August 31 1991 |
| Robert M. Gates | November 6 1991 - January 20 1993 |
| R. James Woolsey | February 5 1993 - January 10 1995 |
| John M. Deutch | May 10 1995 - December 15 1996 |
| George J. Tenet | July 11 1997 - July 11, 2004 |
| Porter J. Goss | September 24, 2004 - April 21, 2005 |
| ''Position replaced by Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Director of National Intelligence. |
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