George V. Lauder | |
|---|---|
| Director of Public Affairs, CIA | |
| In office November 8, 1983 – 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Deputy Inspector General, CIA | |
| In office 1978 – November 7, 1983 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1924 New York City, NY |
| Died | July 25, 2012 (aged 88) Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Relations | Lauder Greenway Family |
| Alma mater | Yale University of Virginia |
| Awards | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Distinguished_Intelligence_Medal.jpg){kind=small} Distinguished Intelligence MedalIntelligence Medal of Merit |
George Varick Lauder (March 2, 1924 – July 25, 2012) was an American spy. A thirty-six year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, he best known (publicly) as their Director of Public Affairs in the 1980s as the CIA began to recraft their public image after finding it difficult to shed the reputation it gained in the mid-1970's as a rogue agency accused of shocking abuses of power.[1] Previous to masterminding the public perception of the agency, Lauder was the Deputy Inspector General, the acting Chief of Latin American Division, and held a number of classified posts before then.[2]
- ^ Smith, Christian (1996). Resisting Reagan: The U.S. Central America Peace Movement. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 411. ISBN 9780226763354. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "George V. Lauder, a CIA veteran of 32 years,..." UPI. November 8, 1983. Retrieved 7 September 2020.