The Director of the National Clandestine Service (D/NCS) is a senior United States government official in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency who serves as head of the National Clandestine Service (formerly the Directorate of Operations).
The position was established December 1, 1950 and from January 4, 1951 until March 1, 1973 it was known as Deputy Director for Plans (DDP). The position was then known as Deputy Director for Operations (DDO) until 2005 when, under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the position was upgraded to D/NCS.
| Director | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Allen W. Dulles | January 4, 1951 – August 23, 1951 |
| Frank G. Wisner | August 23, 1951 – January 1, 1959 |
| Richard M. Bissell, Jr. | January 1, 1959 – February 17, 1962 |
| Richard M. Helms | February 17, 1962 – April 28, 1965 |
| Desmond Fitzgerald | June 28, 1965 – July 23, 1967 |
| Thomas H. Karamessines | July 31, 1967 – February 27, 1973 |
| William E. Colby | March 2, 1973 – August 24, 1973 |
| William E. Nelson | August 24, 1973 – May 14, 1976 |
| William W. Wells | May 15, 1976 – December 31, 1977 |
| John N. McMahon | January 11, 1978 – April 12, 1981 |
| Max Hugel | May 11, 1981 – July 14, 1981 |
| John H. Stein | July 14, 1981 – July 1, 1984 |
| Clair E. George | July 1, 1984 – December 1, 1987 |
| Richard F. Stolz | January 4, 1988 – December 31, 1990 |
| Thomas A. Twetten | January 1, 1991 – December 1993 |
| Hugh E. Price | January 1994–1995 |
| David Cohen | 1995–1997 |
| Jack G. Downing | 1997 – July 1999 |
| James Pavitt | August 1999 – June 4, 2004 |
| Stephen Kappes | August 2004 – November 2004 |
| Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr. | November 16, 2004 – September 30, 2007 |
| Michael Sulick | September 30, 2007 – July 2010 |
| John D. Bennett | July 2010–present |