Clair George

CIA Deputy Director for Operations 1984-87

Clair E. George (1930-2011) was a senior CIA officer.¹

After service overseas, George was posted to Washington in 1979, and became head of the CIA’s Africa Division.²

He served as Deputy Director for Operations from 1984 to 1987.³ He was convicted in 1992 of lying to Congress about the Iran-Contra affair but was pardoned by President George H. W. Bush.⁴

1. Douglas Martin, Clair George, Spy and Iran-Contra Figure, Dies at 81, New York Times, 20 August 2011.

2. Douglas Martin, Clair George, Spy and Iran-Contra Figure, Dies at 81, New York Times, 20 August 2011.

3. Douglas Martin, Clair George, Spy and Iran-Contra Figure, Dies at 81, New York Times, 20 August 2011.

4. Douglas Martin, Clair George, Spy and Iran-Contra Figure, Dies at 81, New York Times, 20 August 2011.