Jose Rodriguez (intelligence officer)

Jose A. Rodriguez Jr. (born October 21, 1948) is an American former intelligence officer who served as Director of the National Clandestine Service of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He was the final CIA deputy director for operations (DDO) before that position was expanded to D/NCS in December 2004. Rodriguez was a central figure in the 2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction, leading to The New York Times Editorial Board and Human Rights Watch to call for his prosecution.

Jose Rodriguez
Director of the National Clandestine Service
In office
November 16, 2004  September 30, 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byStephen Kappes
Succeeded byMichael Sulick
Personal details
Born (1948-10-21) October 21, 1948
Puerto Rico
Alma materUniversity of Florida (BA, JD)
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