The Office of United States Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) was established by U.S. President Harry Truman on January 23 1946 with Admiral Sidney Souers occupying the position. Until April 2005, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency served as the DCI, coordinating intelligence activities among and between the various United States intelligence agencies, also called the American Intelligence Community.

After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and the subsequent investigation by the 9/11 Commission, a movement grew to re-organize the Intelligence Community. That movement prompted the creation of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in whose purview was the job portfolio that had been performed previously by the Director of Central Intelligence.

On April 21, 2005 the Office of Director of Central Intelligence ceased to exist and was replaced by the DNI. Porter J. Goss was the 19th and final CIA Director to serve in the position of DCI.

List of Directors of Central Intelligence (in chronological order)

United States intelligence agencies