The deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DD/CIA) is a statutory office () and the second-highest official of the

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. The DD/CIA assists the

director of the Central Intelligence Agency The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is a statutory office () that functions as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which in turn is a part of the United States Intelligence Community. The director reports to the D ...

(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. Under current law, the deputy director is appointed by the

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and is not required to be confirmed by the

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History

The functions of this position were served by the deputy director of central intelligence (DDCI) until that position was abolished under the

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of 2004. The position of DD/CIA was created administratively by then-D/CIA

Porter Goss Porter Johnston Goss (; born November 26, 1938) is an American politician who served as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2004 to 2006. He was the last Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 2004 to 2005, then became the fir ...

and received statutory approval from the

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in 2010. The first DDCI was Kingman Douglass, appointed by the

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in 1946, managing the

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(CIG). With the passage of the

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, the CIG was merged into the CIA. Thus, the position of DDCI predates the creation of the CIA. In April 1953, Congress amended the

to allow the

to appoint the DDCI (with

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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)

Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2004–present)

Hereafter the deputy director of central intelligence position was replaced by the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the

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''.

In popular culture

In the novel ''

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'', 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 ''Clear and Present Danger'' is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published on August 17, 1989. A sequel to '' The Cardinal of the Kremlin'' (1988), main character Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence i ...

''. He subsequently retires from the position following a highly publicized media scandal and the detonation of a

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at the

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in ''

The Sum of All Fears ''The Sum of All Fears'' is a political thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and released on August 14, 1991, as the sequel to '' Clear and Present Danger'' (1989). Main character Jack Ryan, who is now the Deputy Director of Central Intellig ...

''. In the animated sitcom ''

American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker (producer), Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on February 6, 2005, following Super Bowl XXXIX, with the r ...

'', 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

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