R. James Woolsey Jr.
| R. James Woolsey Jr. | |
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| 16th Director of Central Intelligence | |
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In office February 5, 1993 – January 10, 1995 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Deputy | Bill Studeman |
| Preceded by | Bob Gates |
| Succeeded by | John Deutch |
| Undersecretary of the Navy | |
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In office March 9, 1977 – December 7, 1979 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | David Macdonald |
| Succeeded by | Robert Murray |
| Personal details | |
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Robert James Woolsey Jr. September 21, 1941 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Stanford University (BA) St John's College, Oxford (MA) Yale University (LLB) |
Robert James "Jim" Woolsey Jr. (born September 21, 1941) is a national security and energy specialist and former Director of Central Intelligence who headed the Central Intelligence Agency from February 5, 1993, until January 10, 1995. A lawyer by training and trade, he held a variety of government positions in the 1970s and 1980s, including as 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.
Woolsey was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Clyde (Kirby) and Robert James Woolsey, Sr. He graduated from Tulsa's Tulsa Central High School. In 1963, he received his BA from Stanford University (Phi Beta Kappa), and in 1965 his MA from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and an LLB from Yale Law School in 1968.
Woolsey was founder and president of Yale Citizens for Eugene McCarthy for President from 1967 to 1968. He was prominently active in the anti-Vietnam War movement.
Woolsey has held important positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations. His influence has been felt during the administrations of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. He has also worked at the Shea & Gardner law firm, as Associate (1973–77) and partner (1979–89, 1991–93).
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