R. James Woolsey, who led the CIA during the Clinton administration, passed away from a stroke at his Washington, D.C. home.
James Woolsey, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under President Bill Clinton, died on Wednesday, July 23, 2026. He was 84 years old.
Woolsey's wife, Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey, told The New York Times that he died from a stroke at their home in Washington, D.C. Woolsey served a brief and embattled tenure as CIA director during the Clinton administration.
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