The Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DD/CIA) is a senior United States government official in the U.S.

United States

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 Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...

. The DD/CIA assists the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency serves as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which is part of the United States Intelligence Community. The Director reports to the Director of National Intelligence . The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director of the Central...

 (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.

The functions of this position were served by the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI) until that position was abolished under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act

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 of 2004. The position of DD/CIA was created administratively by then-D/CIA Porter Goss and is awaiting statutory approval from the U.S. Congress.

The first DDCI was Kingman Douglass

Kingman Douglass

Kingman Douglass , was an American investment banker and a leading member of the United States intelligence community. He was a deputy director of Central Intelligence from March 1946 to July 1946....

, appointed by the Director of Central Intelligence

Director of Central Intelligence

The Office of United States Director of Central Intelligence was the head of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, the principal intelligence advisor to the President and the National Security Council, and the coordinator of intelligence activities among and between the various United...

 (now the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency) in 1946. In April 1953, Congress amended the National Security Act of 1947

National Security Act of 1947

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 to allow the President of the United States

President of the United States

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 to appoint the DDCI (with U.S. Senate confirmation). The amendment stipulated that the Director and Deputy Director positions could not be simultaneously filled by military officers.

Under current law, the Deputy Director is appointed by the D/CIA and is not required to be confirmed by the United States Senate

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. The current Deputy Director is Michael Morell

Michael Morell

Michael J. Morell is the current Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.] In May 2010, Morell was sworn in as the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, succeeding Stephen Kappes. On July 1, 2011, Morell became the Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Morell...

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List of Deputy Directors of Central Intelligence

Name	Appointment Date	End of Term
Kingman Douglass Kingman Douglass Kingman Douglass , was an American investment banker and a leading member of the United States intelligence community. He was a deputy director of Central Intelligence from March 1946 to July 1946....	1946 March	1946 July
Vacant	1946 July	1947 January
Edwin Kennedy Wright	1947 January	1949 March
Vacant	1949 March	1950 October
William Harding Jackson William Harding Jackson William Harding Jackson was a U.S. civilian administrator, New York lawyer, and investment banker who served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Jackson also served briefly under President Dwight D...	1950 October	1951 August
Allen Welsh Dulles Allen Welsh Dulles Allen Welsh Dulles was an American diplomat, lawyer, banker, and public official who became the first civilian and the longest-serving Director of Central Intelligence and a member of the Warren Commission...	1951 August	1953 February
Gen General (United States) In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. General ranks above lieutenant general and below General of the Army or General of the Air Force; the Marine Corps does not have an...  Charles Pearre Cabell Charles P. Cabell Charles Pearre Cabell was an United States Air Force General and deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency.-Early life:...	1953 April	1962 January
LTG Lieutenant General (United States) In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general...  Marshall Sylvester Carter Marshall Carter Marshall Sylvester Carter was a lieutenant general in the United States Army.-Biography:...	1962 April	1965 April
Richard McGarrah Helms	1965 April	1966 June
Rufus Lackland Taylor	1966 October	1969 February
Gen Robert Everton Cushman, Jr.	1969 May	1971 December
Gen General (United States) In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. General ranks above lieutenant general and below General of the Army or General of the Air Force; the Marine Corps does not have an...  Vernon Anthony Walters	1972 May	1976 July
Enno Henry Knoche	1976 July	1977 August
John Francis Blake	1974 August	1978 February
Frank Charles Carlucci III Frank Carlucci Frank Charles Carlucci III is a former official in the United States Government, associated with the Republican Party. The most prominent office held by Carlucci was as Secretary of Defense from 1987 until 1989 in the Reagan Administration.-Early life and career:Carlucci was born in Scranton,...	1978 February	1981 February
ADM Admiral (United States) In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, admiral is a four-star flag officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. Admiral ranks above vice admiral and below Fleet Admiral in the Navy; the Coast Guard and the Public Health...  Bobby Ray Inman Bobby Ray Inman Bobby Ray Inman is a retired United States admiral who held several influential positions in the U.S. Intelligence community.-Career:...	1981 February	1982 June
John Norman McMahon John N. McMahon John N. McMahon is a former senior U.S. official of the Central Intelligence Agency. He joined the CIA in 1951, and served as Deputy Director for Operations from 1978-81 and later as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence from 1982 to 1986....	1982 June	1986 March
Robert Michael Gates	1986 April	1989 March
Richard James Kerr Richard James Kerr Richard James Kerr was deputy director of the C.I.A. from 1991-1992.He was born on Fort Smith, Arkansas. Kerr had a 32 year career with the CIA which included involvement in the retaliatory bombing raids against Libya in 1986 and culminated with key roles in managing U.S...	1989 March	1992 March
ADM William Oliver Studeman	1992 April	1995 July
George John Tenet George Tenet George John Tenet was the Director of Central Intelligence for the United States Central Intelligence Agency, and is Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University....	1995 July	1997 July
Gen John Alexander Gordon	1997 October	2000 June
John Edward McLaughlin John E. McLaughlin John Edward McLaughlin is the former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence and former Acting Director of Central Intelligence. McLaughlin is an accomplished magician and lectured on magic at the 2006 International Brotherhood of Magicians Annual Convention in Miami, Florida...	2000 October	2004 November
Vacant	2004 November	2005 July

Note: The office of Deputy Director of Central Intelligence was separated into the offices of Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence

United States Director of National Intelligence

The Director of National Intelligence , is the United States government official subject to the authority, direction and control of the President, who is responsible under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 for:...

 and Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

List of Deputy Directors of the Central Intelligence Agency

Name	Appointment Date	End of Term
VADM Vice admiral (United States) In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, and the United States Maritime Service, vice admiral is a three-star flag officer, with the pay grade of...  Albert M. Calland Albert Calland Vice Admiral Albert M. Calland, III , United States Navy was the Deputy Director for Strategic Operational Planning at the National Counterterrorism Center. He also previously served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from July 2005 to July 2006...	15 July 2005	23 July 2006
Stephen R. Kappes Stephen Kappes Stephen R. Kappes was the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency , until his resignation on April 14, 2010. He had served in the CIA since 1981, with a two-year hiatus. A career clandestine operations professional, Mr...	24 July 2006	05 May 2010
Michael Morell Michael Morell Michael J. Morell is the current Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.] In May 2010, Morell was sworn in as the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, succeeding Stephen Kappes. On July 1, 2011, Morell became the Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Morell...	06 May 2010	Present