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Due to the lapse in appropriations, all NGA facilities are currently closed to all non-excepted employees.

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NGA's Past Directors

  • Vice Adm. Robert D. Sharp (USN)

    Vice Adm. Robert Sharp (USN)

    NGA Director

    February 2019 – June 2022

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  • Robert Cardillo

    Robert Cardillo

    NGA Director

    October 2014 – February 2019

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  • Letitia A. Long

    Letitia A. Long

    NGA Director

    August 2010 – October 2014

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  • Vice Adm. Robert B. Murrett (USN)

    Vice Adm. Robert B. Murrett (USN)

    NGA Director

    July 2006 – August 2010

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  • Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper Jr. (Ret. USAF)

    Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper Jr. (USAF, Ret.)

    NGA Director

    November 2003 – July 2006

    NIMA Director

    September 2001 – November 2003

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  • Lt. Gen. James C. King (USA)

    Lt. Gen. James C. King (USA)

    NIMA Director

    March 1998 – September 2001

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  • Rear Adm. Joseph J. Dantone Jr. (USN)

    Rear Adm. Joseph J. Dantone Jr. (USN)

    NIMA Director

    October 1996 – March 1998

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