Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) serves as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which is part of the United States Intelligence Community. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Intelligence Community (IC is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work together to conduct intelligence He reports to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The Director of National Intelligence ( DNI) is the United States government official subject to the authority direction and control of the President The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DD/CIA is a senior United States government official in the U The Director is nominated by the President, with the concurring or nonconcurring recommendation from the Director of National Intelligence ^[1] and must be confirmed by majority vote from the Senate ^[2]. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Director of National Intelligence ( DNI) is the United States government official subject to the authority direction and control of the President The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Statute does not specifically include active military personnel from being nominated for the position nor does it exclude them.

History

Before April 21, 2005, the Director headed both the Intelligence Community and the Central Intelligence Agency as the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Intelligence Community (IC is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work together to conduct intelligence The Office of United States Director of Central Intelligence (DCI was established by U In addition he served as an advisor to the President of the United States on intelligence matters and was the statutory intelligence advisor to the National Security Council (NSC). The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The White House National Security Council ( NSC) in the United States is the principal forum used by the President for considering National On April 21, 2005, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) took on the roles as head of the Intelligence Community and principal intelligence advisor to the President and the NSC. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The post of DCI was established in 1946 by President Truman; it thus predates the establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency (created by the National Security Act of 1947). Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The National Security Act of 1947, Pub L No 235 80 Cong 61 Stat After the end of World War II, the Office of Strategic Services was dismantled and its functions were split between the Departments of State and War (now Defense). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Office of Strategic Services ( OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. President Truman soon recognized the inefficiency of this arrangement and created the Central Intelligence Group, which could be considered a smaller precursor to the National Security Council. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all 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 National Security Act of 1947, Pub L No 235 80 Cong 61 Stat A National Security Council (NSC is usually an Executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief The duties of the DCI had been further defined over the years by tradition, congressional acts, and Executive Orders. executive order in the United States is a Directive issued by the President, the head of the executive branch of the federal government

List of directors

What follows is a list of Directors of the Central Intelligence Agency (in chronological order).

Director	Tenure
Position succeeded the Director of Central Intelligence
Porter J. Goss	September 24, 2004 - May 26, 2006[3]
Gen Michael V. Hayden, USAF	May 30, 2006 — Present

References

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