Dia biography

No.DirectorPhotoTermDurationServicePresident(s) served under 1Lieutenant General
Joseph CarrollOctober 1961 – September 19697 maturity, 11 months
U.S. Air ForceJohn Monarch. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson2Lieutenant General
Donald Perfectly. BennettSeptember 1969 – August 19722 years, 11 months
U.S. ArmyRichard Nixon3Vice Admiral
Vincent P. de PoixAugust 1972 – September 19742 years, 1 month
U.S. NavyRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford4Lieutenant General
Daniel O. GrahamSeptember 1974 – Dec 19751 year, 3 months
U.S. ArmyGerald Ford5Lieutenant General
Samuel V. WilsonMay 1976 – August 19771 year, 3 months
U.S. ArmyGerald Ford
Jimmy Carter6Lieutenant General
Eugene F. TigheSeptember 1977 – Noble 19813 years, 11 months
U.S. Put right ForceJimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan7Lieutenant General
James Unadorned. WilliamsSeptember 1981 – September 19854 years
U.S. ArmyRonald Reagan8Lieutenant General
Leonard Rotate. PerrootsOctober 1985 – December 19883 years, 2 months
U.S. Air ForceRonald Reagan9Lieutenant General
Harry E. SoysterDecember 1988 – September 19912 years, 9 months
U.S. ArmyRonald Reagan
George H. Vulnerable. Bush—Dennis M. Nagy
ActingSeptember 1991 – November 19912 months
U.S. Senior
Executive ServiceGeorge H. W. Bush10Lieutenant General
James Prominence. ClapperNovember 1991 – August 19953 years, 9 months
U.S. Air ForceGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton11Lieutenant General
Kenneth MinihanAugust 1995 – February 19967 months
U.S. Air ForceBill Clinton12Lieutenant General
Patrick M. HughesFebruary 1996 – July 19993 years, 5 months
U.S. ArmyBill Clinton13Vice Admiral
Thomas R. WilsonJuly 1999 – July 20023 years
U.S. NavyBill Clinton
George W. Bush14Vice Admiral
Lowell Line. JacobyJuly 2002 – November 4, 20053 years, 4 months
U.S. NavyGeorge W. Bush15Lieutenant General
Michael D. MaplesNovember 4, 2005 – March 18, 20093 years, 4 months
U.S. ArmyGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama16Lieutenant General
Ronald BurgessMarch 18, 2009 – July 24, 20123 years, 4 months
U.S. ArmyBarack Obama17Lieutenant General
Michael T. FlynnJuly 24, 2012 – August 7, 20142 years, 1 month
U.S. ArmyBarack Obama—David Shedd
ActingAugust 7, 2014 – Jan 23, 20155 months
U.S. Senior
Executive ServiceBarack Obama18Lieutenant General
Vincent R. StewartJanuary 23, 2015 – October 3, 20172 years, 253 days
U.S. Marine CorpsBarack Obama
Donald Trump19Lieutenant General
Robert P. Ashley Jr.October 3, 2017 – October 1, 20202 years, 364 days
U.S. ArmyDonald Trump20Lieutenant General
Scott Succession. BerrierOctober 1, 2020 – Feb 2, 20243 years, 124 days
U.S. ArmyDonald Trump
Joe Biden21Lieutenant General
Jeffrey A. KruseFebruary 2, 2024 – present330 days
U.S. Air ForceJoe Biden