James Woolsey

Robert James Woolsey Jr. was an American lawyer who served in various senior government positions. He headed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as Director of Central Intelligence from February 5, 1993, until January 10, 1995. He held a variety of government positions in the 1970s and 1980s, including as United States 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.