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U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)


United States, Govt Org    (1946 to present)
• Official biographies of CIA Directors (1946-2005) (See: CIA library)
• Official biographies of CIA Directors (2006-present) (See: CIA library)
• Online CIA publications (See: CIA library)
• 1947-07-26 : National Security Act of 1947 formally establishes the CIA.
• 1953 : Covert operation to overthrow Mossadeq in Iran -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1954 : Covert operation to overthrow Arbenz in Guatemala -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1961 : Covert operation to overthrow Castro in Cuba -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1973 : Covert operation to overthrow Allende in Chile -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1997 : On the 50th anniversary, a list of 50 CIA "Trailblazers" was named by the agency (See: Trailblazer profiles)
• 1999 : Article on the history of the CIA, from a liberal perspective (See: Steve Kangas article)
Relationships
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WebsterWHOfficer
 
MiscikJAOfficer
 
CaseyWJOfficer
 
MorellMJOfficer
 
GatesRMOfficer
 
CarlucciFC3Officer
 
TurnerSOfficer
 
BushGHWOfficer
 
GannonJCOfficer
 
SchlesingerJROfficer
 
ColbyWEOfficer
 
WaltersVAOfficer
 
NoriegaMAEmployee
 
RodriguezFIEmployee
 
GatesRMEmployee
 
RabornWFOfficer
 
HelmsRMOfficer
 
GossPJOfficer
 
ColbyWEOfficer
 
McConeJAOfficer
 
BushGHWOfficer
 
BissellRM2Officer
 
GreggDPOfficer
 
ShackleyTGOfficer
 
EsterlineJDOfficer
 
BundyWPOfficer
 
DullesAWOfficer
 
SmithWBOfficer
 
ClinesTGEmployee
 
BuckleyWF2Employee
 
MeyerC2Officer
 
HuntEHOfficer
 
HillenkoetterOfficer
 
AngletonJJOfficer
 
WisnerFGOfficer
 
VandenbergHSOfficer
 
SouersSWOfficer
 
deMohrenschildtGSMember
 
CoffinWS2Employee
 
BradenTWOfficer
 
CongCultFreeAffiliate
 
RadioFreeEurDivision
 
SponsorOpMockBird
 
SpinoffUSOSS
 
NatSecActFounder
 
Life ofUSCIA
 
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Webster, William H.   (Officer of, 1987-05 to 1991-08) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Director (See: CIA bio)
Miscik, Judith A. (Jami)   (Officer of, 1983 to 2005) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2002 : Deputy Director for Intelligence (Bush admin)
Casey, William J.   (Officer of, 1981-01 to 1987-01) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Director (Reagan admin) (See: CIA bio)
Morell, Michael J.   (Officer of, 1981 to 2013) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2010 : Director of Central Intelligence (Obama admin)
Gates, Robert M.   (Officer of, 1979 to 1993-01) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1982 : Deputy Director for Intelligence
• 1986 : Deputy Director (1986-89)
• 1991-11 : Director (See: CIA bio)
Carlucci, Frank C. III   (Officer of, 1978 to 1981) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Deputy Director (See: CIA bio)
Turner, Stansfield   (Officer of, 1977-03 to 1981-01) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Director (See: CIA bio)
Bush, George H.W.   (Officer of, 1976-01 to 1977-01) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Director (Nixon admin) (See: CIA bio)
Gannon, John C.   (Officer of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1992 : Director, Office of European Analysis
• 1995 : Deputy Director of Intelligence
Schlesinger, James R.   (Officer of, 1973-02 to 1973-07) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• CIA Director (See: CIA bio)
Colby, William E.   (Officer of, 1972 to 1976-01) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1972 : Deputy Director, Comptroller
• 1973-09 : Director (Ford admin) (See: CIA bio)
Walters, Vernon A.   (Officer of, 1972 to 1976) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Deputy Director (Nixon admin)
Noriega, Manuel   (Employee of, 1967 to 1989) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• CIA operative in Panama while serving as head of Panamanian intelligence after the 1968 coup
Rodriguez, Felix I.   (Employee of, 1967 to 1986) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Helicopter pilot, covert agent
Gates, Robert M.   (Employee of, 1966 to 1974) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Intelligence analyst
Raborn, William F.   (Officer of, 1965-04 to 1966-06) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• (See: CIA bio)
Helms, Richard M.   (Officer of, 1962 to 1973-02) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1962 : Deputy Director for Plans
• 1965-04 : Deputy Director
• 1966-06 : Director (See: CIA bio)
Goss, Porter J.   (Officer of, 1962 to 1972) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Officer, Directorate of Operations
Colby, William E.   (Officer of, 1962 to 1967) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chief, Far East Division
McCone, John A.   (Officer of, 1961-11 to 1965-04) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Director (See: CIA bio)
Bush, George H.W.   (Officer of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• It is alleged that Bush was a covert CIA operative during the early 1960s (See: BushBook, Chapter 8.2) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Bissell, Richard M. Jr.   (Officer of, 1953 to 1962-02) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Director of Planning
Gregg, Donald P.   (Officer of, 1951 to 1982) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1982 : Awarded Distiguished Intelligence Medal
Shackley, Theodore G. (Ted)   (Officer of, 1951 to 1979) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1961 : Miami Station Chief -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1965 : Laos Station Chief -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1972 : Director, Western Hemisphere Division -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1973 : Associate Deputy Director for Operations
Esterline, Jacob D. (Jake)   (Officer of, 1951 to 1975) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Station chief in Guatemala, Venezuela, Panama and Miami. Deputy chief of Western Hemisphere division. (Dates uncertain).
• 1954 : Head of task force for overthrow of Guatemala President Jacobo Arbenz -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1961 : Project Director for Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba -- Duck | Google | Bing
Bundy, William P.   (Officer of, 1951 to 1961) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Dulles, Allen W.   (Officer of, 1951 to 1961) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1951 : Deputy Director
• 1953 : Director of CIA (Eisenhower admin) (See: CIA bio)
Smith, Walter B.   (Officer of, 1950-10 to 1953-02) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• (See: CIA bio)
Clines, Thomas G.   (Employee of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Buckley, William F. Jr.   (Employee of, 1950 to 1951) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Agent in Mexico -- Duck | Google | Bing
Meyer, Cord Jr.   (Officer of, 1949 to 1977) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1951 : Officer, Office of Policy Coordination (OPC)
• 1954 : Director, International Organizations Division
• 1962 : Head of Covert Action dept, Directorate of Plans
Hunt, E. Howard   (Officer of, 1949 to 1970) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1954 : Propaganda chief for the overthrow of Arbenz in Guatemala
• 1959 : Covert liason to Cuban exile group responsible for Bay of Pigs invasion
• 1972 : Led the team that broke into the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate Hotel.
Hillenkoetter, Roscoe H.   (Officer of, 1947-05 to 1950-10) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• (See: CIA bio)
Angleton, James J.   (Officer of, 1947 to 1974) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1954 : Deputy Director and Chief of Counter-intelligence (1954-74)
Wisner, Frank G.   (Officer of, 1947 to 1962) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1948 : Director, Office of Policy Coordination (OPC)
• 1951 : Deputy Director for Plans, Special Assistant to the DCI. Key manager of covert operations for the agency.
• 1997 : Named as one of 50 CIA "Trailblazers" (See: CIA article)
Vandenberg, Hoyt S.   (Officer of, 1946-06 to 1947-05) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• (See: CIA bio)
Souers, Sidney W.   (Officer of, 1946-01 to 1946-06) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• First Director of CIA (See: CIA bio)
de Mohrenschildt, George S.   (Member of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Allegedly a covert CIA operative
Coffin, William S. Jr.   (Employee of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Braden, Thomas W.   (Officer of, 1946 to 1954) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chief of International Operations Division
Congress for Cultural Freedom   (Affiliate of, 1950 to 1966) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Covertly funded by the CIA until 1966
• 1999 : Article on the CIA sponsored "culture war" with Soviet communism (See: James Petras article)
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)   (Division of, 1949 to 1971) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Operation Mockingbird   (Sponsor of, 1948 to 1975) -- Duck | Google | Bing
U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS)   (Spinoff of, 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
National Security Act of 1947   (Founder of, 1947-07) -- Duck | Google | Bing