CIA Directorate of Operations
The Directorate of Operations was an arm of the CIA from 1 March 1973 when it replaced the Directorate of Plans. It was replaced in turn by the National Clandestine Service on 13 October 2005.[1]
People
Deputy Director for Operations
- William E. Colby - 2 Mar 73-24 Aug 73.
- William E. Nelson - 24 Aug 73-14 May 76.
- William W. Wells - 15 May 76-31 Dec 77.
- John N. McMahon - 11 Jan 78-12 Apr 81.
- Max Hugel, 11 May 81-14 Jul 81.
- John H. Stein, 14 Jul 81-1 Jul 84.
- Clair E. George, 1 Jul 84-1 Dec 87.
- Richard F. Stolz, 4 Jan 88-31 Dec 90.[2]
- Thomas Twetten - 1991-1993[3]
- Hugh E. Price - January 1994-May 1995.[4]
- David Cohen - 1995-1997[5]
- Jack Downing - 1997-1999[6]
- James Pavitt - 1999-2004[7]
- Stephen Kappes - 2004[8]
- Jose Rodriguez[9]
Notes
- ↑ CIA Celebrates 60 Years, CIA, 15 March 2010.
- ↑ William H. Webster, Chronology of CIA's Senior Management Structure, CIA, 2 July 1991, archived at Federation of American Scientists.
- ↑ Steve Coll, Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001, Penguin, 2005, p.xv.
- ↑ Tim Weiner, Facing Ouster, Top U.S. Spy Plans to Retire, New York Times, 3 May 1995.
- ↑ MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG AND POLICE COMMISSIONER RAYMOND W. KELLY ANNOUNCE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID COHEN IN NEWLY-CREATED POST OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INTELLIGENCE, Office of the Mayor, City of New York, 24 January 2002.
- ↑ DCI Announces Departure of Jack Downing, CIA, 7 May 1999.
- ↑ CIA Deputy Director for Operations Announces Retirement, CIA, 4 June 2004.
- ↑ Mark Mazzetti, A Storied Operative Returns to the C.I.A., New York Times, 30 May 2006.
- ↑ Excerpts of Remarks by the CIA Director at Ceremony for the NCS Director, CIA, 28 August 2007.
