William H. Webster
United States government official
Also known as: William Hedgcock Webster
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William H. Webster served as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from February 23, 1978, to May 25, 1987. He later served as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from May 26, 1987, to August 31, 1991. The FBI is the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, while the CIA is the principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the U.S. government.123
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