CIA RELEASES A NEW PUBLICATION-PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP: DIRECTORS OF THE CENTRIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY & ITS PREDECESSORS

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06825089
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2020
• Case Number: F-2018-02405

Approved for Release: 2020/03/16 C06825089
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CIA Releases New Publication�Profiles in Leadership: Directors of the Central
Intelligence Agency & Its Predecessors
Profiles in Leadership: Directors of the Central Intelligence Agency & Its Predecessors
is the newest publication produced by the CIA's Office of Public Affairs. This
unclassified publication offers a high-level overview of CIA's history by featuring the 23
leaders who directed the CIA and its forerunners from 1941 to 2012.
Profiles in Leadership connects readers more personally to the Agency by tying each
director's contributions to CIA's history. As CIA Director Brennan explained in the
foreword:
Taken together, these profiles offer an illuminating account drawn from the
full unclassified record. It is written in broad strokes but with enough detail
to spark the kind of informed debate that has always been a hallmark of
the CIA. Since its inception, our Agency has been rooted in a culture of
inquiry and constant self-examination. This work stands as a fine example
of that honorable tradition.
The first profile features Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan�the Director of the Office of
Strategic Services. While Donovan never served as director of CIA, he was formidable
in laying the groundwork for what would become America's first centralized intelligence
organization.
By the end of the publication, readers have a deeper knowledge of the Agency's history
and a greater understanding of how successes and failures during each director's
tenure help shape the intelligence that informs policy today.
The Office of Public Affairs produces publications like Profiles in Leadership to inform
the public about the Agency and its mission. A printable version of the Profiles in
Leadership publication is available on the website. You can also request a copy through
our comment form on CIA.gov.
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Approved for Release: 2020/03/16 C06825089