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| First Director: | Ralph Canine |
| Current Director: | Keith B. Alexander |
| Deputy Director: | John C. (Chris) Inglis |
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The Director of the National Security Agency, also known as DIRNSA, is the highest-ranking official within the National Security Agency and the Central Security Service. The National Security Agency/ Central Security Service ( NSA/CSS) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States government The Central Security Service ( CSS) is an agency of the US Department of Defense, established in 1972 by a Presidential Directive to promote full partnership According to Section 201 of Title 10, the Director of the NSA/CSS is recommended by the U.S. Secretary of Defense and approved by the President of the United States. The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U 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 In accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5100. 20, dated December 23, 1971, the Director of the NSA and Chief of the CSS must always be a commissioned officer of the military services with at least the grade of a three star lieutenant general or vice admiral during the period of his incumbency. This article is about a United States military rank For other countries that use a similar rank see Lieutenant General. Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority The Deputy Director is always a technically-experienced civilian.
The current director is Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, U.S. Army. Keith B Alexander (born 1952 Lieutenant General, US Army, is the Director of the National Security Agency (DRNSA and Commander of the Joint The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.
AFSA directors
The Armed Forces Security Agency was the predecessor to the National Security Agency and existed from 1949 to 1952. The National Security Agency/ Central Security Service ( NSA/CSS) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States government
| # | Director | Term | President(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earle Stone | 1949–1951 | Harry S. Truman |
| 2 | Ralph Canine | 1951–1952 | Harry S. Truman |
NSA directors
| # | Director | Term | President(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Canine | 1952–1956 | Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 2 | John Samford | 1956–1960 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 3 | Laurence Frost | 1960–1962 | Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy |
| 4 | Gordon Blake | 1962–1965 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 5 | Marshall Carter | 1965–1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon |
| 6 | Noel Gayler | 1969–1972 | Richard Nixon |
| 7 | Samuel C. Phillips | 1972–1973 | Richard Nixon |
| 8 | Lew Allen | 1973–1977 | Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter |
| 9 | Bobby Ray Inman | 1977–1981 | Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan |
| 10 | Lincoln Faurer | 1981–1985 | Ronald Reagan |
| 11 | William Odom | 1985–1988 | Ronald Reagan |
| 12 | William Studeman | 1988–1992 | Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush |
| 13 | John M. McConnell | 1992–1996 | George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton |
| 14 | Kenneth Minihan | 1996–1999 | Bill Clinton |
| 15 | Michael Hayden | 1999–2005 | Bill Clinton, George W. Bush |
| 16 | Keith B. Alexander | 2005– | George W. Bush |
References
Ralph J Canine (1895 &ndash 1969 was the first director of the United States ' National Security Agency (NSA Ralph J Canine (1895 &ndash 1969 was the first director of the United States ' National Security Agency (NSA Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general John Alexander Samford (1905 &ndash December 1, 1968) was a former director of the National Security Agency. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general Laurence Hugh Frost ( July 22, 1902 &ndashMay 1977 was a US Admiral who served as Director of Naval Intelligence and Director of the National Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Gordon Aylesworth Blake ( July 22, 1910 – September 1, 1997) was a U John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Marshall Sylvester Carter ( September 16, 1909 Fort Monroe, Virginia - February 18, 1993 Colorado Springs, Admiral Noel Arthur Meredyth Gayler (born December 25, 1913 at Birmingham Alabama) was an officer in the United States Navy and a 1935 graduate of General Samuel Cochran Phillips ( February 19[[ 921]]&ndash January 31 1990) was a United States Air Force four star general who served General Lew Allen Jr (born September 30, 1925 in Miami Florida) was the tenth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Bobby R Inman (born April 4, 1931 in Rhonesboro Texas) is a retired U James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Lieutenant General Lincoln D Faurer was director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service from 1981 to 1985 William Eldridge Odom ( June 23, 1932 — May 30, 2008) was a retired U William Oliver Studeman (born 1940 is a retired Admiral of the United States Navy and former Deputy Director of the United States ' Central Intelligence George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Hon John Michael "Mike" McConnell (born July 26, 1943) has served as the United States Director of National Intelligence since George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Lieutenant General Kenneth A Minihan (born December 23, 1943) is a former director of the National Security Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Michael Vincent Hayden, (born March 17, 1945 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) was a United States Air Force four-star general and is the William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Keith B Alexander (born 1952 Lieutenant General, US Army, is the Director of the National Security Agency (DRNSA and Commander of the Joint George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic