Editing Sidney Souers (section)

{{Short description|American admiral and intelligence expert}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Sidney Souers
| image               = Sidney W. Souers.jpg
| office              = 1st [[Director of Central Intelligence]]
| president           = [[Harry S. Truman]]
| deputy              = [[Kingman Douglass]]
| term_start          = January 23, 1946
| term_end            = June 10, 1946
| predecessor         = ''Position established''
| successor           = [[Hoyt Vandenberg]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1892|3|30}}
| birth_place         = [[Dayton, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1973|1|14|1892|3|30}}
| death_place         = [[St. Louis]], Missouri, U.S.
| education           = [[Purdue University|Purdue University, West Lafayette]]<br />[[Miami University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}
| branch              = {{navy|USA}}
| serviceyears        = 1929&ndash;1940 (reserve duty)<br>1940&ndash;1946 (active duty)
| rank                = [[File:USN-USMC_O8_insignia.svg|25px]] [[Rear Admiral]]
| battles             = [[World War II]]
| allegiance          = {{flag|United States|1912}}
| awards              = [[Distinguished Service Medal]]
| office2             = 1st Executive Secretary of the [[U.S. National Security Council]]
| president2          = Harry S. Truman
| termstart2          = July 26, 1947
| termend2            = December 21, 1949
| predecessor2        = ''Position established''
| successor2          = [[James Lay]]
| commands            = [[Naval Station Great Lakes|Sixth Naval District]]<br/>[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<br/>[[Central Intelligence Group]]
}}
'''Sidney William Souers''' (March 30, 1892 – January 14, 1973) was an American military intelligence officer who was the first person to hold the office of [[Director of Central Intelligence]], being head of the [[Central Intelligence Group]] (CIG), the direct predecessor to the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA), and of the [[National Intelligence Authority]] (NIA), the direct predecessor to the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] (NSC).

From 1947 to 1949, Souers also served as Executive Secretary of the [[U.S. National Security Council]], and was a close and trusted advisor of President [[Harry S. Truman]].