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The '''Deputy Director of CIA for Operations''' is a senior [[United States government]] official in the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Central Intelligence Agency]] who serves as head of the [[Directorate of Operations (CIA)|Directorate of Operations]]. The position was established December 1, 1950 and from January 4, 1951 until March 1, 1973 it was known as '''Deputy Director of Plans''' (DDP). When this unit was still known as the Directorate of Plans, it at first accounted for about 75% of the CIA Budget and about 60% of the personnel within the CIA.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/fgwisner.htm | title=Frank Gardiner Wisner, Lieutenant, United States Navy}}</ref>
The '''Deputy Director of CIA for Operations''' is a senior [[United States government]] official in the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Central Intelligence Agency]] who serves as head of the [[Directorate of Operations (CIA)|Directorate of Operations]]. The position was established December 1, 1950 and from January 4, 1951 until March 1, 1973 it was known as '''Deputy Director of Plans''' (DDP). When this unit was known as the Directorate of Plans, it at first accounted for about 75% of the CIA Budget and about 60% of the personnel within the CIA.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/fgwisner.htm | title=Frank Gardiner Wisner, Lieutenant, United States Navy}}</ref>


After being the Deputy Director of Plans until 1973, the position was then known as '''Deputy Director for Operations''' (DDO) until October 13, 2005 when, under the [[Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act]] of 2004, the position was renamed to '''Director of the National Clandestine Service''' (D/NCS). At some unknown point in time, it was named Deputy Director for Operations. Due to recent CIA policy, the identity of the person holding this office is not publicly revealed.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
After being the Deputy Director of Plans until 1973, the position was then known as '''Deputy Director for Operations''' (DDO) until October 13, 2005 when, under the [[Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act]] of 2004, the position was renamed to '''Director of the National Clandestine Service''' (D/NCS). Due to recent CIA policy, the identity of the person holding this office is not publicly revealed.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}


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|[[Greg Vogle]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mazzetti|first1=Mark|author-link1=Mark Mazzetti|last2=Apuzzo|first2=Matt|author-link2=Matt Apuzzo|date=April 25, 2015|title=Deep Support in Washington for C.I.A.'s Drone Missions|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/us/politics/deep-support-in-washington-for-cias-drone-missions.html|url-status=live|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|edition=New York|page=A1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426034434/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/us/politics/deep-support-in-washington-for-cias-drone-missions.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015|access-date=October 9, 2015|quote=Mr. Brennan recently named Greg Vogel ... to take over the C.I.A.'s vaunted Directorate of Operations}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/09/18/the-cia-acknowledges-the-legendary-spy-who-saved-hamid-karzais-life-and-honors-him-by-name/|title=The CIA acknowledges the legendary spy who saved Hamid Karzai's life — and honors him by name|last=Shapira|first=Ian|date=September 18, 2017|work=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com/team_member/greg-vogle/|title=McChrystal Group - Greg Vogle|website=McChrystal Group}}</ref>
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|January 29, 2015 – August 2017
|[[Barack Obama]], [[Donald Trump]]
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The Deputy Director of CIA for Operations is a senior United States government official in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency who serves as head of the Directorate of Operations. The position was established December 1, 1950 and from January 4, 1951 until March 1, 1973 it was known as Deputy Director of Plans (DDP). When this unit was known as the Directorate of Plans, it at first accounted for about 75% of the CIA Budget and about 60% of the personnel within the CIA.[1]

After being the Deputy Director of Plans until 1973, the position was then known as Deputy Director for Operations (DDO) until October 13, 2005 when, under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the position was renamed to Director of the National Clandestine Service (D/NCS). Due to recent CIA policy, the identity of the person holding this office is not publicly revealed.[citation needed]

Director Tenure President(s) served under
Allen Dulles January 4, 1951 – August 23, 1951 Harry S. Truman
Frank Wisner August 23, 1951 – January 1, 1959 Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Bissell January 1, 1959 – February 17, 1962 Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard Helms February 17, 1962 – April 28, 1965 John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Desmond Fitzgerald June 28, 1965 – July 23, 1967 Lyndon B. Johnson
Thomas Karamessines July 31, 1967 – February 27, 1973 Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
William Colby March 2, 1973 – August 24, 1973 Richard Nixon
William Nelson August 24, 1973 – May 14, 1976 Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
William Wells May 15, 1976 – December 31, 1977 Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
John McMahon January 11, 1978 – April 12, 1981 Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Max Hugel May 11, 1981 – July 14, 1981 Ronald Reagan
John Stein July 14, 1981 – July 1, 1984
Clair George July 1, 1984 – December 1, 1987
Richard Stolz January 4, 1988 – December 31, 1990 Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Thomas Twetten January 1, 1991 – December 1993 George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Hugh Price January 1994–1995 Bill Clinton
David Cohen 1995–1997
Jack Downing 1997 – July 1999
James Pavitt[2] August 1999 – June 4, 2004 Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Stephen Kappes June 5, 2004 – November 15, 2004 George W. Bush
Jose Rodriguez November 16, 2004 – September 30, 2007
Michael Sulick September 30, 2007 – July 30, 2010 George W. Bush
Barack Obama
John Bennett July 30, 2010 – February 28, 2013 Barack Obama
Gina Haspel
Acting 		February 28, 2013 – May 7, 2013 Barack Obama
Frank Archibald[2] May 7, 2013 – January 29, 2015 Barack Obama
Greg Vogle[3][4][5] January 29, 2015 – August 2017 Barack Obama, Donald Trump
Elizabeth Kimber[6][7][8] December 10, 2018 – present Donald Trump

Sources

  1. ^ "Frank Gardiner Wisner, Lieutenant, United States Navy".
  2. ^ a b Jeff Stein (August 7, 2014). "CIA Vaults a Woman into Top Spy Ranks". Newsweek. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Mazzetti, Mark; Apuzzo, Matt (April 25, 2015). "Deep Support in Washington for C.I.A.'s Drone Missions". The New York Times (New York ed.). p. A1. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015. Mr. Brennan recently named Greg Vogel ... to take over the C.I.A.'s vaunted Directorate of Operations
  4. ^ Shapira, Ian (September 18, 2017). "The CIA acknowledges the legendary spy who saved Hamid Karzai's life — and honors him by name". Washington Post.
  5. ^ "McChrystal Group - Greg Vogle". McChrystal Group.
  6. ^ Volz, Warren P. Strobel and Dustin. "CIA Names First Woman to Lead Clandestine Operations". WSJ. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "No, Elizabeth Kimber is not the first woman picked to head the CIA's clandestine operations". American Enterprise Institute - AEI. December 10, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Beth Kimber becomes first woman to run CIA's spy network". NBC News. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
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