Spy Chiefs Photos

Australia Spy Chiefs

David Irvine, Director-General of Security, in charge of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).

Nick Warner, director-general of Australia's Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), prepares to give a speech at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra on July 19, 2012. Australia's top spy warned of the 'very real threat' from extremists, in the first public address by the head of the country's Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) in its 60-year history. Getty

Nick Warner, director-general of Australia's Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), speaks at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra on July 19, 2012. Australia's top spy warned of the 'very real threat' from extremists, in the first public address by the head of the country's Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) in its 60-year history. Getty

Canada Spy Chief

Director Richard Fadden waits to testify before the Commons public safety committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa May 31, 2012. Reuters

Ecuador Spy Chief

Raul Patiño Aroca, National Intelligence Secretary (SENAIN)

France Spy Chief

French intelligence national coordinator, Ange Mancini, leaves after a meeting with French Justice on March 29, 2012 in Paris. Getty

French intelligence national coordinator, Ange Mancini arrives at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, on March 27, 2012 to take part in a meeting with French President, magistrates and policemen who took part in the investigations following the shooting of seven persons and in the siege of self-proclaimed Islamist Mohamed Merah's flat in Toulouse. Mohamed Merah was killed during the RAID police special forces unit assault after a 32-hour siege on March 21. Getty

General Director of National Police (DGPN) Frederic Pechenard (L) and his Principal private secretary Robert Martin (C) speak with director of the French Intelligence agency, the Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence (DCRI) Bernard Squarcini (R) as they inaugurate the France's Milipol global security trade fair on October 18, 2011 in Paris. Milipol Paris 2011, welcoming more than 1,000 exhibiting companies from 43 countries, runs until October 21. Getty

Germany Spy Chief

Gerhard Schindler, who took over as president of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany's foreign intelligence service, at the start of 2012. dapd

Israel Spy Chief

Tamir Pardo, Director, Mossad

Italy Spy Chiefs

Giorgio Piccirillo, Director, Agency for Information and Internal Security (AISI)

Director, External Information and Security Agency (AISE)

Gianni de Gennaro, Director, Department of Information Security (DIS)

New Zealand Spy Chief

Director of the NZSIS Warren Tucker reads out a prepared statement regarding Ahmed Zaoui, September 13, 2007.

Russia Spy Chief

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (2nd R) with Russian Foreign Intelligence Service chief Mikhail Fradkov (L and below) in Damascus February 7, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. Lavrov began talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday by saying Moscow wants Arab peoples to live in peace and the Syrian leader is aware of his responsibility, Russian news agency RIA reported. Reuters

United Kingdom Spy Chiefs

The Director General of the British domestic security and counter-intelligence service MI5 Jonathan Evans, right, sits beside the head of the British foreign intelligence service, the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), MI6, Sir John Sawers, left, as they listen in the front row of the audience during a speech by Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Foreign Office in London, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Hague's speech was on Secret Intelligence, praising the work of agencies, stressing the importance of framework of law, values and accountability. AP

The Director General of the British domestic security and counter-intelligence service MI5 Jonathan Evans, right, chats with the head of the British foreign intelligence service, the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), MI6, Sir John Sawers, left, as they sit in the front row of the audience before the start of a speech by Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Foreign Office in London, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Hague's speech was on Secret Intelligence, praising the work of agencies, stressing the importance of framework of law, values and accountability. AP

The Director General of the British domestic security and counter-intelligence service MI5 Jonathan Evans, second left, sits beside the head of the British foreign intelligence service, the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), MI6, Sir John Sawers, left, as they listen with other officials in the front row of the audience during a speech by Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Foreign Office in London, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Hague's speech was on Secret Intelligence, praising the work of agencies, stressing the importance of framework of law, values and accountability. AP

United States Spy Chiefs

John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, speaks at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance conference in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. AP

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper leaves a joint closed door meeting with the Senate and House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, on June 7, 2012 in Wasington, DC. The joint Intelligence committee met with Clapper to discuss administration leaks of classified information. Getty

James R. Clapper, Director of the National Intelligence Agency, talks with guests during a luncheon hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to honor President of the Republic of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino III, at the Department of State, on June 8, 2012 in Washington, DC. Later today President Aquino is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House. Getty

Witnesses are seated as the US Senate Intelligence Committee holds a full committee hearing on 'World Wide Threats.' on January 31, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Witnesses include: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper; CIA Director David Petraeus; FBI Director Robert Mueller; Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess; National Counter terrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen; Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research Philip Goldberg; and Homeland Security Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis Caryn Wagner. Getty

FBI Director Robert Mueller, testifies before the US Senate Intelligence Committee during a full committee hearing on 'World Wide Threats.' on January 31, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Getty

CIA Director David Petraeus, testifies before the US Senate Intelligence Committee during a full committee hearing on 'World Wide Threats.' on January 31, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Getty

Venezuela Spy Chief

Carlos Calderón, Chairman, Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN)

Additional United States Spy Chiefs

Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research Philip Goldberg testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill January 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. The committee met to hear testimony on the topic of 'World Wide Threats.' Getty

Homeland Security Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis Caryn Wagner testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill January 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. The committee met to hear testimony on the topic of 'World Wide Threats.' Getty

National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill January 31, 2012 in Washington, DC. The committee met to hear testimony on the topic of 'World Wide Threats.' Getty

Director of Defense Intelligence Agency Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats. AP

National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander speaks about cybersecurity and the new threats posed to the U.S. economy and military at the American Enterprise Institute July 9, 2012 in Washington, DC. Alexander is also the commander of the U.S. Cyber Command and chief at the Central Security Service, with responsibility for national foreign intelligence, combat support and U.S. national security information system protection. Alexander said that in cyberspace 'the probability for crisis is mounting,' and that now is the time for putting into place strong policies and rules for operations and defense. Getty

National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander speaks about cybersecurity and the new threats posed to the U.S. economy and military at the American Enterprise Institute July 9, 2012 in Washington, DC. Alexander is also the commander of the U.S. Cyber Command and chief at the Central Security Service, with responsibility for national foreign intelligence, combat support and U.S. national security information system protection. Alexander said that in cyberspace 'the probability for crisis is mounting,' and that now is the time for putting into place strong policies and rules for operations and defense. Getty

John Sano, Deputy Director of the C.I.A's national clandestine service attends an international conference focused on a solution for Camp Ashraf in Iraq, which is home to thousands of outlawed Iranian regime opponents, on January 20, 2012 in Paris. Getty

Spy Chief Contractors

Retired Gen. Michael Hayden, former Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency Director, speaks during the launch of the 2012 Failed States Index (FSI), on July 13, 2012 in Washington, DC. The FSI is a report that is released annually and highlights current trends in social, economic and political pressures that affect all states in the international community. Getty

Ernst Uhrlau, who retired as head of Germany's foreign intelligence agency BND, has been employed as a freelance "global risk analyst" at the bank since the beginning of February, only two months after his retirement, a spokesman for Deutsche Bank said.

Meir Dagan, Chairman, Gulliver Energy; Director, Israel Ports Authority; former Director, The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations (Mossad)

Michael McConnell, Vice Chairman, Booz Allen Hamilton, former US Director of National Intelligence, former US Director, National Security Agency

New York City Spy Chiefs

New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly (C) takes part in his morning intelligence briefing with the Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism, Richard Daddario (L), and Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence, David Cohen (R) inside of the Executive Command Center at NYPD headquarters in New York August 5, 2011. The NYPD has worked since 9/11 on a long-term project to permanently increase vigilance in Lower Manhattan and Midtown, home to prominent financial institutions and national landmarks. Picture taken August 5, 2011. Reuters

New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly (R) takes part in his morning intelligence briefing with the Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism Richard Daddario (C) and Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence David Cohen (L) inside of the Executive Command Center at NYPD headquarters in New York August 5, 2011. The NYPD has worked since 9/11 on a long-term project to permanently increase vigilance in Lower Manhattan and Midtown, home to prominent financial institutions and national landmarks. Picture taken August 5, 2011. Reuters

New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly (C) takes part in his morning intelligence briefing with the Deputy Commissioner for Counter-terrorism Richard Daddario (R) and Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence David Cohen (L) inside the Executive Command Center at the NYPD headquarters in New York August 5, 2011. The NYPD has worked since 9/11 on a long-term project to permanently increase vigilance in Lower Manhattan and Midtown, home to prominent financial institutions and national landmarks. Picture taken August 5, 2011. Reuters

New York Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly (L) takes part in his morning intelligence briefing with the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information, Paul Browne, and Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence, David Cohen (R) inside of the Executive Command Center at NYPD headquarters in New York August 5, 2011. The NYPD has worked since 9/11 on a long-term project to permanently increase vigilance in Lower Manhattan and Midtown, home to prominent financial institutions and national landmarks. Picture taken August 5, 2011. Reuters [Screen shows the Downtown Manhattan/Wall Street Helioport, below]