Stansfield Turner, the spy chief who led major CIA reform, dies at 94
He was not on the list.
Stansfield A. Turner, who served as CIA director under
President Jimmy Carter and oversaw reforms at the agency after the Senate
uncovered CIA surveillance aimed at American citizens, has died. He was 94.
Turner died Thursday at his home in Seattle, his secretary,
Pat Moynihan, confirmed to the Washington Post. Current CIA Director Mike
Pompeo issued a statement late Thursday praising Turner for his service during
a "turbulent period of history."
A Rhodes scholar and 33-year Navy veteran, Turner commanded
NATO's forces in southern Europe from 1975 to 1977 before being chosen to
direct the Central Intelligence Agency.
Turner headed the agency from March 1977, shortly after
Carter took office, through the end of Carter's term in January 1981.
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