Sheffield Edwards
Sheffield Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Group | |
| In office 1946 – Disestablishment of CIG | |
| 1st Chief of Inspection and Security at the Central Intelligence Agency | |
| In office Establishment of CIA – 1963 | |
| Appointed by | Hoyt Vandenberg |
| Succeeded by | Howard J. Osborn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1902 San Francisco |
| Died | 15 July 1975 (aged 73) Leesburg, Virginia |
| Awards | Bronze Star Medal Legion of Merit Distinguished Intelligence Medal |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1923–1946 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | |
Sheffield "Shef" Edwards was the first director of the Office of Security at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the principal architect of security programs at the agency. Edwards was directly involved in several assassination attempts against Fidel Castro. He was also one of the grand designers of Project BLUEBIRD.