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The table provides a chronological list of the directors of the CIA.
| names | dates of service |
|---|---|
| Rear Adm. Sidney W. Souers, USNR | Jan. 23, 1946–June 10, 1946 |
| Lt. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, USA | June 10, 1946–May 1, 1947 |
| Rear Adm. Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, USN | May 1, 1947–Oct. 7, 1950 |
| Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, USA | Oct. 7, 1950–Feb. 9, 1953 |
| Allen W. Dulles | Feb. 26, 1953–Nov. 29, 1961 |
| John A. McCone | Nov. 29, 1961–April 28, 1965 |
| Vice Adm. William F. Raborn, Jr., USN | April 28, 1965–June 30, 1966 |
| Richard M. Helms | June 30, 1966–Feb. 2, 1973 |
| James R. Schlesinger | Feb. 2, 1973–July 2, 1973 |
| William E. Colby | Sept. 4, 1973–Jan. 30, 1976 |
| George H.W. Bush | Jan. 30, 1976–Jan. 20, 1977 |
| Adm. Stansfield Turner, USN | March 9, 1977–Jan. 20, 1981 |
| William J. Casey | Jan. 28, 1981–Jan. 29, 1987 |
| William H. Webster | May 26, 1987–Aug. 31, 1991 |
| Robert M. Gates | Nov. 6, 1991–Jan. 20, 1993 |
| R. James Woolsey | Feb. 5, 1993–Jan. 10, 1995 |
| John M. Deutch | May 10, 1995–Dec. 15, 1996 |
| George J. Tenet | July 11, 1997–July 11, 2004 |
| Porter J. Goss | Sept. 24, 2004–May 26, 2006 |
| Gen. Michael V. Hayden, USAF | May 30, 2006–Feb. 13, 2009 |
| Leon E. Panetta | Feb. 13, 2009–June 30, 2011 |
| David Petraeus | Sept. 6, 2011–Nov. 9, 2012 |
| John Brennan | March 8, 2013–Jan. 20, 2017 |
| Mike Pompeo | Jan. 23, 2017–April 26, 2018 |
| Gina Haspel | May 21, 2018–Jan. 19, 2021 |
| William J. Burns | March 19, 2021–Jan. 20, 2025 |
| John Ratcliffe | Jan. 23, 2025– |