Conrad Dalton

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Conrad Dalton
Executive Director of UNICEF
Assumed office
January 31, 2022
Preceded byHenrietta Fore
45th President of the United States
In office
January 20, 2013 – January 20, 2021
Vice PresidentMark Delgado
(2013–2017)
Teresa Hurst
(2017–2021)
Preceded byBarack Obama
Succeeded byElizabeth McCord
15th and 18th Director of Central Intelligence
In office
January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
DeputyJohn E. McLaughlin
Preceded byGeorge J. Tenet
Succeeded byPorter J. Goss
In office
November 6, 1989 – January 20, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
DeputyWilliam O. Studeman
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
In office
February 3, 1985 – November 6, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byJohn N. McMahon
Succeeded byRichard James Kerr
Personal details
Born
Conrad Joseph Dalton

(1951-07-05) July 5, 1951 (age 73)
West Covina, California, U.S.
Political partyIndependent (2016–present)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (1972–2016)
Spouse
Lydia Kaiser (m. 1976)
ChildrenHarrison Dalton
Parents
Alma materUniversity of Southern California (A.B.)
USC Gould School of Law (J.D.)

Conrad Joseph Dalton (born July 5, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 45th president of the United States 2013 until 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 15th and 18th director of Central Intelligence under presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush and was deputy director under Ronald Reagan.

Dalton was born in West Covina, California, and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on his 18th birthday in 1969 during the Vietnam War and quickly rose through the ranks becoming a lieutenant colonel in 1975. He later went on to earn his Bachelor's and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Southern California and joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1980. Dalton became the youngest deputy director and director of Central Intelligence at ages 34 and 38, respectively.