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R. James Woolsey, who served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency under President Bill Clinton, died on Wednesday at age 84. His wife, Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey, confirmed to The New York Times that he died from a stroke at their home in Washington, D.C. Woolsey's tenure as CIA director was notably brief and marked by internal and external challenges. He was a prominent figure in U.S. intelligence and national security circles, later becoming a vocal commentator on defense and foreign policy issues.
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R. James Woolsey, who served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) under former President Bill Clinton during a brief and embattled tenure, died on Wednesday. He was 84.
Woolsey's wife, Conchita Sarnoff Woolsey, confirmed to The New York Times that he died from a stroke in their Washington, D.C., home. She also provided additional details to The Washington Post.
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Former CIA Director James Woolsey Dies at 84