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May 17, 2018 · DULLES, Allen Welsh ( b. 7 April 1893 in Watertown, New York ; d. 29 January 1969 in Washington, D.C.), lawyer, first civilian director of the CIA (1953–1961), and member of the Warren Commission (1963–1964), which investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy .
Allen Dulles (1893-1969) was an American lawyer, diplomat and long-serving head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Dulles was born in New York state, the son of a Presbyterian minister and the brother of future Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and diplomat Eleanor Lansing Dulles.
Allen Welsh Dulles (April 7, 1893 – January 29, 1969) was the first civilian and the longest-serving (1953-1961) Director of Central Intelligence (de-facto head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency ), as well as a member of the Warren Commission.
Allen Welsh Dulles ( / ˈdʌlɪs / DUL-iss; April 7, 1893 – January 29, 1969) was an American lawyer who was the first civilian Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), and its longest serving director to date.
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. Dulles was head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the early Cold War.
Dulles served as the first civilian Director of Central Intelligence from 1953 to 1961 during the Eisenhower administration. He held that position longer than anyone. During his tenure, the administration undertook the CIA’s first attempts to remove foreign leaders from office through covert action.
Allen W. Dulles was instrumental in shaping U.S. intelligence operations. He began his career during World War II in the Office of Strategic Services, serving in Bern, Switzerland, and after the war, he chaired an intelligence review committee that was critical of the fledgling Central Intelligence Agency.
