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R. James Woolsey, Jr.
American lawyer, diplomat and politician, former director of the CIA
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- born
- 1941
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 84
- known for
- lawyer, diplomat, politician
1941 – 2026

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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.
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