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Central Intelligence Agency: Quick Facts

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Also Known As CIA
Date 1947 - present
Areas Of Involvement intelligence
Related People William H. Webster • George H.W. Bush • Abigail Spanberger • Edward Snowden • Phebe Novakovic • David Petraeus • John Brennan • John M. Deutch • Leon Panetta • Bob Barr • Porter Goss • E. Howard Hunt • Allen W. Dulles • William J. Casey • Aldrich Ames

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Seal of the Central Intelligence Agency featuring a bald eagle above a red compass rose on a shield, with text reading Central Intelligence Agency and United States of America.
CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia
George W. Bush announcing the nomination of Michael V. Hayden as CIA director
George W. Bush and Porter J. Goss at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
Washington, D.C.: metropolitan area
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