James Woolsey | |
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 Woolsey in 2015 | |
| 16th Director of Central Intelligence | |
| In office February 5, 1993 – January 10, 1995 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Deputy | Bill Studeman |
| Preceded by | Robert Gates |
| Succeeded by | John M. Deutch |
| United States Under Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office March 9, 1977 – December 7, 1979 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | David R. Macdonald |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. Murray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert James Woolsey Jr. September 21, 1941 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nancye Miller |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) St John's College, Oxford (MA) Yale University (LLB) |
Robert James Woolsey Jr. (born September 21, 1941) is an American political appointee who has served in various senior positions. He headed the Central Intelligence Agency as Director of Central Intelligence from February 5, 1993, until January 10, 1995. He held a variety of government positions in the 1970s and 1980s, including as United States Under Secretary of the Navy from 1977 to 1979, and was involved in treaty negotiations with the Soviet Union for five years in the 1980s. His career also included time as a professional lawyer, venture capitalist and investor in the private sector.