The
station chief
A station chief is a government official who is the head of a team, post or function usually in a foreign country. Historically it commonly referred to the head of a defensible structure such as an ambassador's residence or colonial outpost. In G ...
, also called chief of station (COS), is the top U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...
official stationed in a foreign country, equivalent to a KGB
Resident. Often the COS has an office in the American Embassy. The station chief is the senior U.S. intelligence representative with his or her respective foreign government.
Those who have been known to be station chiefs include, in alphabetical order:
Bibliography
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Edward J. Epstein, ''Deception. the invisible war between the KGB and the CIA'' (New York: Simon and Schuster 1989).
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David Hoffman, ''Billion Dollar Spy. A true story of Cold War espionage and betrayal'' (New York: Doubleday 2015).
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Ralph McGehee
Ralph Walter McGehee Jr (April 9, 1928 – May 2, 2020) was an American case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for 25 years and an author. From 1953 to 1972, his assignments were in East Asia and Southeast Asia, where he held admi ...
, ''Deadly Deceits. My 25 years in the CIA'' (New York: Sheridan Square 1983).
*John Prados, ''William Colby and the CIA. The secret wars of a controversial spymaster'' (University of Kansas 2003, 2009).
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W. Thomas Smith, Jr., ''Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency'' (New York: Facts on File 2003).
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Evan Thomas
Evan Welling Thomas III (born April 25, 1951) is an American journalist, historian, and author. He is the author of nine books, including two ''New York Times'' bestsellers.
Early life and career
Thomas was born in Huntington, New York, and r ...
, ''The Very Best Men. The daring early years of the CIA'' (New York: Simon and Schuster 1995, 2006).
See also
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2010 CIA Station Chief removal in Pakistan
References
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People of the Central Intelligence Agency