Director of the National Security Agency

Director of the National Security Agency
	Flag of the National Security Agency
	Incumbent; General Paul M. Nakasone, USA; since May 4, 2018
	National Security Agency
Status	Chief Executive
Reports to	Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; Director of National Intelligence; Secretary of Defense;
Seat	Fort Meade, Maryland
Nominator	Secretary of Defense
Appointer	President of the United States; with Senate advice and consent
Constituting instrument	10 U.S.C. § 201
Precursor	Director of the Armed Forces Security Agency
Formation	1952
First holder	MG Ralph Canine, USA
Deputy	Deputy Director of the National Security Agency (DDNSA)
Website	www.nsa.gov

The Director of the National Security Agency (DIRNSA) is the highest-ranking official of the National Security Agency, which is a defense agency within the U.S. Department of Defense. The Director of the NSA also concurrently serves as the Chief of the Central Security Service (CHCSS) and as the Commander of U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM). As the Director of the NSA and the Chief of the CSC, the officeholder reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, and as the Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, the officeholder reports directly to the Secretary of Defense.

According to 10 U.S.C. § 201 of the United States Code, the Director of the NSA is recommended by the Secretary of Defense and nominated for appointment by the President of the United States. The nominee must be confirmed via majority vote by the United States Senate. In accordance with Department of Defense Directive 5100.20, dated 23 December 1971, the Director of the NSA must always be a commissioned officer of the military services. As the assignment is currently part of a tri-hatted position, the Director of the NSA is appointed to the grade of a four-star General or Admiral during the period of his incumbency. The Deputy Director of the National Security Agency is always a technically experienced civilian.[1]

AFSA directors

The Armed Forces Security Agency was the predecessor to the National Security Agency and existed from 1949 to 1952.

#	Director	Photo	Service	Term	President(s) served under
1	RADM Earl E. Stone		USN	1949–1951	Harry S. Truman
2	MG Ralph Canine		USA	1951–1952	Harry S. Truman

NSA directors

#	Director	Service	Term	President(s) served under
1	MG Ralph Canine	USA	1952–1956	Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower
2	Lt Gen John Samford	USAF	1956–1960	Dwight D. Eisenhower
3	VADM Laurence Frost	USN	1960–1962	Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy
4	Lt Gen Gordon Blake	USAF	1962–1965	John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson
5	LTG Marshall Carter	USA	1965–1969	Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon
6	VADM Noel Gayler	USN	1969–1972	Richard Nixon
7	Lt Gen Samuel C. Phillips	USAF	1972–1973	Richard Nixon
8	Lt Gen Lew Allen	USAF	1973–1977	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
9	VADM Bobby Ray Inman	USN	1977–1981	Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
10	Lt Gen Lincoln Faurer	USAF	1981–1985	Ronald Reagan
11	LTG William Odom	USA	1985–1988	Ronald Reagan
12	VADM William Studeman	USN	1988–1992	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
13	VADM John M. McConnell	USN	1992–1996	George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton
14	Lt Gen Kenneth A. Minihan	USAF	1996–1999	Bill Clinton
15	Lt Gen Michael Hayden	USAF	1999–2005	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
16	LTG/GEN Keith B. Alexander[2]	USA	1 August 2005 – 28 March 2014	George W. Bush Barack Obama
17	ADM Michael S. Rogers	USN	2 April 2014 – 4 May 2018	Barack Obama Donald Trump
18	GEN Paul M. Nakasone	USA	4 May 2018 – present	Donald Trump

References

"About NSA". National Security Agency. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
Originally a lieutenant general when he first assumed office on 1 August 2005. Alexander was promoted to general when he assumed the additional assignment as Commander, U.S. Cyber Command on 21 May 2010.

External links

List of former NSA directors

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[NSA_Website-1] "About NSA". National Security Agency. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.

[2] Originally a lieutenant general when he first assumed office on 1 August 2005. Alexander was promoted to general when he assumed the additional assignment as Commander, U.S. Cyber Command on 21 May 2010.