Sidney Souers

Sidney Souers
1st Director of Central Intelligence
In office January 23, 1946 – June 10, 1946
President	Harry S. Truman
Deputy	Kingman Douglass
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Hoyt Vandenberg
1st Executive Secretary of the U.S. National Security Council
In office July 26, 1947 – December 21, 1949
President	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	James Lay
Personal details
Born	(1892-03-30)March 30, 1892 Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 14, 1973(1973-01-14) (aged 80) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Education	Purdue University, West Lafayette Miami University (BA)
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1929–1946
Rank	Rear Admiral
Battles/wars	World War II

Sidney William Souers (March 30, 1892 – January 14, 1973) was an American military intelligence officer who was the first person to hold the office of Director of Central Intelligence, being head of the National Intelligence Authority, the direct predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency.

From 1947 to 1949, Souers also served as Executive Secretary of the U.S. National Security Council, and was a close and trusted advisor of president Harry S. Truman.