The deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DD/CIA) is a statutory office (50 U.S.C. § 3037) and the second-highest official of the Central Intelligence Agency. The DD/CIA assists the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) and is authorized to exercise the powers of the D/CIA when the director's position is vacant or in the director's absence or disability.
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
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![]() Seal of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
![]() Incumbent since February 10, 2025Michael Ellis | |
Central Intelligence Agency | |
Reports to | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) |
Seat | George Bush Center for Intelligence, Langley, Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S. |
Appointer | President of the United States, with advice from D/CIA |
Term length | No fixed term |
Constituting instrument | 50 U.S.C. § 3037 |
Precursor | Deputy Director of Central Intelligence |
Inaugural holder | VADM Albert M. Calland, USN |
Formation | December 17, 2004 |
Deputy | Chief Operating Officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (COO/CIA) |
Salary | Executive Schedule, Level III |
Website | www |
Under current law, the deputy director is appointed by the president of the United States and is not required to be confirmed by the United States Senate.
History
The functions of this position were served by the deputy director of central intelligence (DDCI) until that position was abolished under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. The position of DD/CIA was created administratively by then-D/CIA Porter Goss and received statutory approval from the U.S. Congress in 2010.
The first DDCI was Kingman Douglass, appointed by the director of central intelligence in 1946, managing the Central Intelligence Group (CIG). With the passage of the National Security Act of 1947, the CIG was merged into the CIA. Thus, the position of DDCI predates the creation of the CIA.
In April 1953, Congress amended the National Security Act of 1947 to allow the president of the United States to appoint the DDCI (with U.S. Senate confirmation). The amendment stipulated that the director and deputy director positions could not be simultaneously filled by military officers.
List of deputy directors of Central Intelligence (1946–2004)
No. | Portrait | Deputy Director of Central Intelligence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | President serving under |
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1 | Kingman Douglass (1896–1971) | March 2, 1946 | July 11, 1946 | 131 days | Harry S. Truman | |
— | Vacant | July 11, 1946 | January 20, 1947 | 193 days | Harry S. Truman | |
2 | Brigadier General Edwin Kennedy Wright (United States Army) (1898–1983) | January 20, 1947 | March 9, 1949 | 2 years, 48 days | Harry S. Truman | |
— | Vacant | March 10, 1949 | October 7, 1950 | 1 year, 211 days | Harry S. Truman | |
3 | William Harding Jackson (1901–1971) | October 7, 1950 | August 3, 1951 | 300 days | Harry S. Truman | |
4 | Allen Dulles (1893–1969) | August 23, 1951 | February 26, 1953 | 1 year, 187 days | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
5 | General Charles P. Cabell (United States Air Force) (1903–1971) | April 23, 1953 | January 31, 1962 | 8 years, 283 days | Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy | |
6 | Lieutenant General Marshall Carter (United States Army) (1909–1993) | April 3, 1962 | April 28, 1965 | 3 years, 25 days | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson | |
7 | Richard Helms (1913–2002) | April 28, 1965 | June 30, 1966 | 1 year, 63 days | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
8 | Vice Admiral Rufus Lackland Taylor (United States Navy) (1910–1978) | October 13, 1966 | February 1, 1969 | 2 years, 111 days | Lyndon B. Johnson Richard M. Nixon | |
9 | General Robert E. Cushman Jr. (United States Marine Corps) (1914–1985) | May 7, 1969 | December 31, 1971 | 2 years, 238 days | Richard M. Nixon | |
10 | General Vernon A. Walters (United States Army) (1917–2002) | May 2, 1972 | July 2, 1976 | 4 years, 61 days | Richard M. Nixon Gerald R. Ford | |
11 | E. Henry Knoche (1925–2010) | July 7, 1976 | August 1, 1977 | 1 year, 25 days | Gerald R. Ford Jimmy Carter | |
— | John F. Blake (1922–1995) | August 1, 1977 | February 10, 1978 | 193 days | Jimmy Carter | |
12 | Frank Carlucci (1930–2018) | February 10, 1978 | February 5, 1981 | 2 years, 361 days | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan | |
13 | Admiral Bobby Ray Inman (United States Navy) (born 1931) | February 12, 1981 | June 10, 1982 | 1 year, 118 days | Ronald Reagan | |
14 | John N. McMahon (born 1929) | June 10, 1982 | March 29, 1986 | 3 years, 292 days | Ronald Reagan | |
15 | Robert Gates (born 1943) | April 18, 1986 | March 20, 1989 | 2 years, 336 days | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush | |
16 | Richard James Kerr (born 1935) | March 20, 1989 | March 2, 1992 | 2 years, 348 days | George H.W. Bush | |
17 | Admiral Bill Studeman (United States Navy) (born 1940) | April 9, 1992 | July 3, 1995 | 3 years, 85 days | George H.W. Bush Bill Clinton | |
18 | George Tenet (born 1953) | July 3, 1995 | July 11, 1997 | 2 years, 8 days | Bill Clinton | |
19 | General John A. Gordon (United States Air Force) (1946–2020) | October 31, 1997 | June 29, 2000 | 2 years, 242 days | Bill Clinton | |
20 | John E. McLaughlin (born 1942) | October 19, 2000 | December 3, 2004 | 4 years, 45 days | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2004–present)
Hereafter the "Deputy Director of Central Intelligence" position was replaced by Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
No. | Deputy Director of the CIA | Tenure | President(s) served under | |
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Position succeeded the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence | ||||
Vacant | December 3, 2004 – July 15, 2005 | George W. Bush | ||
1 | ![]() | VADM Albert Calland, USN | July 15, 2005 – July 23, 2006 | |
2 | ![]() | Stephen Kappes | July 24, 2006 – May 5, 2010 | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
3 | ![]() | Michael Morell | May 7, 2010 – August 9, 2013 | Barack Obama |
4 | ![]() | Avril Haines | August 9, 2013 – January 10, 2015 | |
5 | ![]() | David S. Cohen | February 9, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
6 | ![]() | Gina Haspel | February 2, 2017 – May 21, 2018 | Donald Trump |
Vacant | May 21, 2018 – August 1, 2018 | |||
7 | ![]() | Vaughn Bishop | August 1, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
8 | ![]() | David S. Cohen | January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | Joe Biden |
9 | ![]() | Michael Ellis | February 10, 2025 – present | Donald Trump |
In popular culture
In the novel The Hunt for Red October, the character Vice Admiral James Greer is the fictional Deputy Director of the CIA; former U.S. Marine Jack Ryan takes over this role after Admiral Greer's death in Clear and Present Danger. He subsequently retires from the position following a highly publicized media scandal and the detonation of a nuclear weapon at the Super Bowl in The Sum of All Fears.
In the animated sitcom American Dad!, the character Avery Bullock is the fictional Deputy Director of the CIA.
In the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the character Daniel Livingstone is the fictional Deputy Director of the CIA.
References
- 5 U.S.C. § 5314
- "Cabell, C.P., DD 214, in personal papers". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 1962. p. 4. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
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The deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency DD CIA is a statutory office 50 U S C 3037 and the second highest official of the Central Intelligence Agency The DD CIA assists the director of the Central Intelligence Agency D CIA and is authorized to exercise the powers of the D CIA when the director s position is vacant or in the director s absence or disability Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence AgencySeal of the Central Intelligence AgencyIncumbent Michael Ellissince February 10 2025Central Intelligence AgencyReports toDirector of the Central Intelligence Agency D CIA SeatGeorge Bush Center for Intelligence Langley Fairfax County Virginia U S AppointerPresident of the United States with advice from D CIATerm lengthNo fixed termConstituting instrument50 U S C 3037PrecursorDeputy Director of Central IntelligenceInaugural holderVADM Albert M Calland USNFormationDecember 17 2004DeputyChief Operating Officer of the Central Intelligence Agency COO CIA SalaryExecutive Schedule Level IIIWebsitewww wbr cia wbr gov Under current law the deputy director is appointed by the president of the United States and is not required to be confirmed by the United States Senate HistoryThe functions of this position were served by the deputy director of central intelligence DDCI until that position was abolished under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 The position of DD CIA was created administratively by then D CIA Porter Goss and received statutory approval from the U S Congress in 2010 The first DDCI was Kingman Douglass appointed by the director of central intelligence in 1946 managing the Central Intelligence Group CIG With the passage of the National Security Act of 1947 the CIG was merged into the CIA Thus the position of DDCI predates the creation of the CIA In April 1953 Congress amended the National Security Act of 1947 to allow the president of the United States to appoint the DDCI with U S Senate confirmation The amendment stipulated that the director and deputy director positions could not be simultaneously filled by military officers List of deputy directors of Central Intelligence 1946 2004 No Portrait Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Took office Left office Time in office President serving under1Kingman Douglass 1896 1971 March 2 1946July 11 1946131 daysHarry S Truman VacantJuly 11 1946January 20 1947193 daysHarry S Truman 2Brigadier General Edwin Kennedy Wright United States Army 1898 1983 January 20 1947March 9 19492 years 48 daysHarry S Truman VacantMarch 10 1949October 7 19501 year 211 daysHarry S Truman3William Harding Jackson 1901 1971 October 7 1950August 3 1951300 daysHarry S Truman4Allen Dulles 1893 1969 August 23 1951February 26 19531 year 187 daysHarry S Truman Dwight D Eisenhower5General Charles P Cabell United States Air Force 1903 1971 April 23 1953January 31 19628 years 283 daysDwight D Eisenhower John F Kennedy6Lieutenant General Marshall Carter United States Army 1909 1993 April 3 1962April 28 19653 years 25 daysJohn F Kennedy Lyndon B Johnson7Richard Helms 1913 2002 April 28 1965June 30 19661 year 63 daysLyndon B Johnson8Vice Admiral Rufus Lackland Taylor United States Navy 1910 1978 October 13 1966February 1 19692 years 111 daysLyndon B Johnson Richard M Nixon9General Robert E Cushman Jr United States Marine Corps 1914 1985 May 7 1969December 31 19712 years 238 daysRichard M Nixon10General Vernon A Walters United States Army 1917 2002 May 2 1972July 2 19764 years 61 daysRichard M Nixon Gerald R Ford11E Henry Knoche 1925 2010 July 7 1976August 1 19771 year 25 daysGerald R Ford Jimmy Carter John F Blake 1922 1995 August 1 1977February 10 1978193 daysJimmy Carter12Frank Carlucci 1930 2018 February 10 1978February 5 19812 years 361 daysJimmy Carter Ronald Reagan13Admiral Bobby Ray Inman United States Navy born 1931 February 12 1981June 10 19821 year 118 daysRonald Reagan14John N McMahon born 1929 June 10 1982March 29 19863 years 292 daysRonald Reagan15Robert Gates born 1943 April 18 1986March 20 19892 years 336 daysRonald Reagan George H W Bush16Richard James Kerr born 1935 March 20 1989March 2 19922 years 348 daysGeorge H W Bush17Admiral Bill Studeman United States Navy born 1940 April 9 1992July 3 19953 years 85 daysGeorge H W Bush Bill Clinton18George Tenet born 1953 July 3 1995July 11 19972 years 8 daysBill Clinton19General John A Gordon United States Air Force 1946 2020 October 31 1997June 29 20002 years 242 daysBill Clinton20John E McLaughlin born 1942 October 19 2000December 3 20044 years 45 daysBill Clinton George W BushDeputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 2004 present Hereafter the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence position was replaced by Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence No Deputy Director of the CIA Tenure President s served under Position succeeded the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Vacant December 3 2004 July 15 2005 George W Bush 1 VADM Albert Calland USN July 15 2005 July 23 2006 2 Stephen Kappes July 24 2006 May 5 2010 George W Bush Barack Obama 3 Michael Morell May 7 2010 August 9 2013 Barack Obama 4 Avril Haines August 9 2013 January 10 2015 5 David S Cohen February 9 2015 January 20 2017 6 Gina Haspel February 2 2017 May 21 2018 Donald Trump Vacant May 21 2018 August 1 2018 7 Vaughn Bishop August 1 2018 January 20 2021 8 David S Cohen January 20 2021 January 20 2025 Joe Biden 9 Michael Ellis February 10 2025 present Donald TrumpIn popular cultureIn the novel The Hunt for Red October the character Vice Admiral James Greer is the fictional Deputy Director of the CIA former U S Marine Jack Ryan takes over this role after Admiral Greer s death in Clear and Present Danger He subsequently retires from the position following a highly publicized media scandal and the detonation of a nuclear weapon at the Super Bowl in The Sum of All Fears In the animated sitcom American Dad the character Avery Bullock is the fictional Deputy Director of the CIA In the video game Call of Duty Black Ops 6 the character Daniel Livingstone is the fictional Deputy Director of the CIA References5 U S C 5314 Cabell C P DD 214 in personal papers Air Force Historical Research Agency 1962 p 4 Retrieved August 30 2022 This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain