CIA/Director
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
| CIA/Director link | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the CIA | |
| Start | April 21, 2005 |
| Deputy | Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency |
| Website | http://www.cia.gov |
The Office of United States Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) was the head of the American Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2005, acting as the principal intelligence advisor to the President of the United States and the United States National Security Council, as well as the coordinator of intelligence activities among and between the various US intelligence agencies (collectively known as the United States Intelligence Community from 1981 onwards).
The DCI existed from January 1946 to 21 April 2005, and was replaced on that day by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) as head of the Intelligence Community and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) as head of the CIA.[1]