Allen Dulles

Allen Welsh Dulles (April 7, 1893 – January 29, 1969) was an American diplomat and lawyer who became the first civilian Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). He was its longest-serving director so far.

Allen Dulles
Director of Central Intelligence
In office February 26, 1953 – November 29, 1961
President	Dwight Eisenhower John F. Kennedy
Deputy	Charles P. Cabell
Preceded by	Walter B. Smith
Succeeded by	John McCone
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
In office August 23, 1951 – February 26, 1953
President	Harry S. Truman Dwight Eisenhower
Preceded by	William H. Jackson
Succeeded by	Charles P. Cabell
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Plans
In office January 4, 1951 – August 23, 1951
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Frank Wisner
Personal details
Born	Allen Welsh Dulles (1893-04-07)April 7, 1893 Watertown, New York, U.S.
Died	January 29, 1969(1969-01-29) (aged 75) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Green Mount Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Clover Todd ​ ​ (m. 1920; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 1969)​
Children	3
Education	Princeton University (BA) George Washington University (LLB)

Dulles was head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the early Cold War. He oversaw the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état, Operation Ajax, the Lockheed U-2 aircraft program and the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Dulles was one of the members of the Warren Commission.

Between his stints of government service, Dulles was a corporate lawyer. His older brother, John Foster Dulles, was the Secretary of State during the Eisenhower Administration.^[1]