Director of the National Security Agency
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The Director of the National Security Agency, also known as DIRNSA, is the highest-ranking official within the National Security Agency and the Central Security Service. According to Section 201 of Title 10, the Director of the NSA/CSS is recommended by the U.S. Secretary of Defense and approved by the President of the United States. In accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5100.20, dated December 23, 1971, the Director of the NSA and Chief of the CSS must always be a commissioned officer of the military services with at least a rank of three stars during the period of his incumbency. The Deputy Director is always a technically-experienced civilian.
The current director is Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, U.S. Army.
[edit] AFSA directors
The Armed Forces Security Agency was the predecessor to the National Security Agency and existed from 1949 to 1952.
| # | Director | Term | President(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earle Stone | 1949–1951 | Harry S. Truman |
| 2 | Ralph Canine | 1951–1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
[edit] NSA directors
| # | Director | Term | President(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Canine | 1952–1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 2 | John Samford | 1956–1960 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 3 | Laurence Frost | 1960–1962 | Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy |
| 4 | Gordon Blake | 1962–1965 | John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 5 | Marshall Carter | 1965–1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 6 | Noel Gaylor | 1969–1972 | Richard Nixon |
| 7 | Samuel C. Phillips | 1972–1973 | Richard Nixon |
| 8 | Lew Allen | 1973–1977 | Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford |
| 9 | Bobby Ray Inman | 1977–1981 | Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan |
| 10 | Lincoln Faurer | 1981–1985 | Ronald Reagan |
| 11 | William Odom | 1985–1988 | Ronald Reagan |
| 12 | William Studeman | 1988–1992 | Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush |
| 13 | John M. McConnell | 1992–1996 | George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton |
| 14 | Kenneth Minihan | 1996–1999 | Bill Clinton |
| 15 | Michael Hayden | 1999–2005 | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| 16 | Keith B. Alexander | 2005– | George W. Bush |
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| Canine • Samford • Frost • Blake • Carter • Gaylor • Phillips • Allen • Inman • Faurer • Odom • Studeman • McConnell • Minihan • Hayden • Alexander |
