William H. Webster

William H. Webster
Webster as FBI director
Chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
In office
August 10, 2005 – August 18, 2020
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
DeputyJames R. Schlesinger
Gary Hart
William Bratton
Preceded byJoseph J. Grano Jr.
Succeeded byWilliam Bratton
14th Director of Central Intelligence
In office
May 26, 1987 – August 31, 1991
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
DeputyRobert Gates
Richard James Kerr
Preceded byWilliam J. Casey
Succeeded byRobert Gates
3rd Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
In office
February 23, 1978 – May 25, 1987
PresidentJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
DeputyJames B. Adams
Preceded byClarence M. Kelley
Succeeded byWilliam S. Sessions
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
July 18, 1973 – February 22, 1978
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byMarion Charles Matthes
Succeeded byTheodore McMillian
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office
December 21, 1970 – July 18, 1973
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byJohn Francis Nangle
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office
January 1, 1960 – January 20, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byHarry Richards
Succeeded byJeff Lance
Personal details
Born
William Hedgcock Webster

(1924-03-06) March 6, 1924 (age 100)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Drusilla Lane
(m. 1950; died 1984)
Lynda Clugston
(m. 1990)
Children3
EducationAmherst College (BA)
Washington University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1943–46, 1950–52
Rank Lieutenant
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War

William Hedgcock Webster (born March 6, 1924) is an American retired attorney and jurist who most recently served as chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council from 2005 until 2020.[1][2][3] He was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit before becoming director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1978 to 1987 and director of Central Intelligence (CIA) from 1987 to 1991.[4] He is the only person to have held both positions.[5]

  1. ^ "Acting Secretary Chad Wolf Announces New Homeland Security Advisory Council Members". August 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Webster Scholars". law.wustl.edu. August 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Homeland Security Advisory Council Members". January 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Chapter Ten — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007.
  5. ^ Katelyn Polantz (February 9, 2019). "Ex-CIA and FBI director threatened by scammer, then helps put him in prison". CNN.