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---# Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

List of directors of central intelligence | List of CIA Directors List of directors of central intelligence List of CIA directors 1  Porter Goss[12] December 17, 2004 May 5, 2006 1 year, 24 days  George W. Bush (2001–2009) 2  Michael Hayden[13] May 30, 2006 February 12, 2009 2 years, 260 days 3  Leon Panetta[14] February 13, 2009 June 30, 2011 2 years, 138 days  Barack Obama (2009–2017) –  Michael Morell Acting July 1, 2011 September 6, 2011 68 days 4  David Petraeus[15] September 6, 2011 November 9, 2012 1 year, 66 days –  Michael Morell Acting November 9, 2012 March 8, 2013 130 days 5  John Brennan[16] March 8, 2013 January 20, 2017 3 years, 320 days –  Meroe Park Acting January 20, 2017 January 23, 2017 4 days  Donald Trump (2017–2021) 6  Mike Pompeo[17] January 23, 2017 April 26, 2018 1 year, 94 days 7  Gina Haspel April 26, 2018 May 21, 2018 26 days May 21, 2018 January 20, 2021 2 years, 245 days –  David Cohen Acting January 20, 2021 March 19, 2021 59 days  Joe Biden (2021–2025) 8  Bill Burns March 19, 2021 January 20, 2025 3 years, 308 days –  Tom Sylvester Acting January 20, 2025 January 23, 2025 3 days  Donald Trump (2025–present) 9  John Ratcliffe January 23, 2025 Incumbent 54 days Older List 1  Sidney Souers January 23, 1946 June 10, 1946 138 days  Harry S. Truman (1945–1953) [1] 2  Hoyt Vandenberg June 10, 1946 May 1, 1947 325 days  Harry S. Truman (1945–1953) [2] 3  Roscoe Hillenkoetter May 1, 1947 October 7, 1950 3 years, 159 days  Harry S. Truman (1945–1953) [3] 4  Walter Smith October 7, 1950 February 9, 1953 2 years, 125 days  Harry S. Truman (1945–1953) [4] 4  Walter Smith October 7, 1950 February 9, 1953 2 years, 125 days  Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) [4] –  Allen Dulles February 9, 1953 February 26, 1953 17 days  Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) [5] 5  Allen Dulles February 26, 1953 November 29, 1961 8 years, 276 days  Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) [5] 6  John McCone November 29, 1961 April 28, 1965 3 years, 150 days  John F. Kennedy (1961–1963) [6] 6  John McCone November 29, 1961 April 28, 1965 3 years, 150 days  Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969) [6] 7  William Raborn April 28, 1965 June 30, 1966 1 year, 63 days  Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969) [7] 8  Richard Helms June 30, 1966 February 2, 1973 6 years, 217 days  Richard Nixon (1969–1974) [8] 9  James Schlesinger February 2, 1973 July 2, 1973 150 days  Richard Nixon (1969–1974) [9] –  Vernon Walters Acting July 2, 1973 September 4, 1973 64 days  Richard Nixon (1969–1974) [9][10] 10  William Colby September 4, 1973 January 30, 1976 2 years, 148 days  Richard Nixon (1969–1974) [11] 10  William Colby September 4, 1973 January 30, 1976 2 years, 148 days  Gerald Ford (1974–1977) [11] 11  George H. W. Bush January 30, 1976 January 20, 1977 356 days  Gerald Ford (1974–1977) [12] –  Henry Knoche Acting January 20, 1977 March 9, 1977 48 days  Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) [12][13] 12  Stansfield Turner March 9, 1977 January 20, 1981 3 years, 317 days  Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) [14] 13  William Casey January 20, 1981 January 29, 1987 On leave: December 18, 1986 – January 29, 1987 6 years, 9 days  Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) [15] –  Bob Gates Acting December 18, 1986 May 26, 1987 159 days  Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) [16] 14  William Webster May 26, 1987 August 31, 1991 4 years, 97 days  Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) [17] 14  William Webster May 26, 1987 August 31, 1991 4 years, 97 days  George H. W. Bush (1989–1993) [17] –  Richard Kerr Acting September 1, 1991 November 6, 1991 48 days  George H. W. Bush (1989–1993) [17][18] 15  Bob Gates November 6, 1991 January 20, 1993 1 year, 75 days  George H. W. Bush (1989–1993) [16] –  William Studeman Acting January 21, 1993 February 5, 1993 15 days  Bill Clinton (1993–2001) [19] 16  Jim Woolsey February 5, 1993 January 10, 1995 1 year, 339 days  Bill Clinton (1993–2001) [20] –  William Studeman Acting January 11, 1995 May 9, 1995 118 days  Bill Clinton (1993–2001) [19] 17  John Deutch May 10, 1995 December 15, 1996 1 year, 219 days  Bill Clinton (1993–2001) [21] –  George Tenet December 16, 1996 July 11, 1997 207 days  Bill Clinton (1993–2001) [22] 18  George Tenet July 11, 1997 July 11, 2004 7 years, 0 days  George W. Bush (2001–2009) [22] –  John McLaughlin Acting July 12, 2004 September 24, 2004 74 days  George W. Bush (2001–2009) [23] 19  Porter Goss September 24, 2004 April 21, 2005 209 days  George W. Bush (2001–2009) [24]

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