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Michael Vincent Hayden
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| 20th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
| In office May 30, 2006 – February 12, 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Porter J. Goss |
| Succeeded by | Leon Panetta |
| 15th Director of the National Security Agency | |
| In office March 1999 – April 21, 2005 |
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| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Minihan |
| Succeeded by | Keith Alexander |
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| Born | March 17, 1945 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Profession | Military Officer |
Michael Hayden (born March 17, 1945) is an American politician, writer and military personnel. He was the head of the CIA from 2006 to 2009. On 24 May 2006, he was voted as the new head of the CIA by the United States Senate. He was the director of the NSA from 1999 to 2005. The NSA and CIA are both spy agencies. He has worked as a spy since 1970.
On November 23, 2018, Hayden was hospitalized after suffering a stroke.
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