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CIA officer (1909–1965)
Frank Gardiner Wisner (June 23, 1909 – October 29, 1965) was one of the founding officers of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and played a major
Frank_Wisner
American diplomat and politician (1938–2025)
Frank George Wisner II (July 2, 1938 – February 24, 2025) was an American businessman and diplomat who served as United States Secretary of State following
Frank_G._Wisner
Surname list
Wisner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Frank Wisner (1910–1965), American civil servant and father of Frank G. Wisner Frank G. Wisner
Wisner_(surname)
Director of Central Intelligence from 1953 to 1961
communist movements.[page needed] In 1953, Dulles was involved, along with Frank Wisner,[page needed] in Operation Ajax, the covert operation that led to the
Allen_Dulles
American socialite and painter (1920–1964)
high-ranking counter-intelligence official James Angleton, and Mary and Frank Wisner, Meyer's boss at the CIA. In 1953, Senator Joseph McCarthy publicly accused
Mary_Pinchot_Meyer
Central Intelligence Agency officer (1909–1994)
1945–1948 by a cadre of Office of Strategic Services (OSS) veterans of WWII—Frank Wisner, Stewart Alsop, Thomas Braden, Philip Graham, David K. E. Bruce and Walt
Richard_M._Bissell_Jr.
Alleged program of the CIA
disseminating stories that promoted the Communist cause". Davis states that Frank Wisner, director of the Office of Policy Coordination (a covert operations unit
Operation_Mockingbird
Former department of the CIA
name would better deflect away attention from the covert activities. Frank Wisner from the State Department was chosen to be the first director. Control
Office_of_Policy_Coordination
Western covert paramilitary operation
Joyce of the US State Department's Policy and Planning Staff (PPS) and Frank Wisner, who was the head of the Office of Policy Coordination (OPC), and other
Operation_Valuable
Office in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
reported his position as being titled Deputy Director of Operations. "Frank Gardiner Wisner, Lieutenant, United States Navy". April 9, 2023. Strobel, Warren
Deputy Director of the CIA for Operations
Deputy_Director_of_the_CIA_for_Operations
wife of Pal. She is married to Frank G. Wisner, who retired from American International Group (AIG). His father, Frank Wisner, Sr. worked for the Central
Family history of Nicolas Sarkozy
Family_history_of_Nicolas_Sarkozy
American political club
former OSS agent Frank Wisner as the first head of the CIA's covert operations department (Office of Policy Coordination, OPC). Wisner immediately began
Georgetown_Set
singer-songwriter. Jonathan Winters, American comedian, actor, author, and artist. Frank Wisner, OSS officer. Will Wood, an American singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker
List of people with bipolar disorder
List_of_people_with_bipolar_disorder
American CIA official and author (1920–2001)
he worked at the Office of Policy Coordination under former OSS man, Frank Wisner. In 1953, Meyer came under attack by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cord_Meyer
1997 book by Philip J. Corso
Langley, Virginia in 1961 to confront "his old adversary" agency executive Frank Wisner — whose name was misspelled as Wiesner — would have been impossible as
The_Day_After_Roswell
the European side of the Marshall Plan and helped fellow OSS member Frank Wisner establish the Office of Policy Coordination (OPC). As part of his work
Franklin_Lindsay
American intelligence officer (1916–2000)
In 1950 the head of the CIA's Office of Policy Coordination (OPC), Frank Wisner, recruited Roosevelt. Assigned to Egypt, Roosevelt impressed his colleagues
Kermit_Roosevelt_Jr.
1956 British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt
move of Nasser that the CIA did not acknowledge preemptively (against Frank Wisner's insistences): "Secretary Dulles failed to understand rule number one:
Suez_Crisis
2002 American novel written by Robert Littell
Johnny Roselli Mstislav Rostropovich Pope John Paul I Frank Sinatra Fidel Castro Harry Truman Frank Wisner James Baker Ronald Reagan Bill Clark Boris Yeltsin
The_Company_(Littell_novel)
CIA-backed deposition of Jacobo Árbenz
operation was headed by Deputy Director of Plans Frank Wisner. The field commander selected by Wisner was former U.S. Army Colonel Albert Haney, then chief
1954_Guatemalan_coup_d'état
Covert CIA operation during the Cold War
a central hub for influential policymakers and Cold War strategists. Frank Wisner, encouraged by Undersecretary Dean Acheson, took a position as the deputy
Operation_Bloodstone
Canadian actor
Professor Short 2006 Candles on Bay Street Ross TV movie 2007 The Company Frank Wisner Miniseries 2007 'Til Death Do Us Part (Love You to Death) Matthew 1 episode
Ted_Atherton
2001 U.S. bio-terrorist attack simulation
Human Services The Hon. Margaret Hamburg Secretary of State The Hon. Frank Wisner Attorney General The Hon. George Terwilliger Director, Federal Emergency
Operation_Dark_Winter
American CIA staff member (1911–1972)
appointed Special Assistant for Paramilitary Psychological Operations, under Frank Wisner, and was the principal case officer in the CIA operation leading up to
Tracy_Barnes
Former American anti-Soviet organization
Office of Policy Coordination. It was developed by George Kennan and Frank Wisner in 1950 and incorporated as a non-profit in 1951. The first committee
American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia
American_Committee_for_the_Liberation_of_the_Peoples_of_Russia
CIA-funded anti-communist cultural organization
a counter offense by the U.S. Office of Policy Coordination, led by Frank Wisner, who began to plan a response to the next pro-communist peace gathering
Congress_for_Cultural_Freedom
Offensive measures using enemy information
Greenwood. ISBN 0-8371-9452-0. Dulles-1977. Wisner, Frank G. (1993-09-22). "On "The Craft of Intelligence"". CIA-Wisner-1993. Archived from the original on 2007-11-15
Counterintelligence
2007 American miniseries
their separate ways; Jack and Leo are recruited to the CIA by Frank "The Wizard" Wisner, and Yevgeny goes home to Moscow, where he is recruited into the
The_Company_(miniseries)
High school in Woodberry Forest, Virginia, US
editor Roger Wilson, Class of 1975, actor in Porky's Frank Wisner, OSS/CIA official Frank G. Wisner, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Under
Woodberry_Forest_School
US terrorism and sabotage campaign in Cuba
Desmond Fitzgerald, a high-ranking official once under the tutelage of Frank Wisner and a good friend of future CIA Director William Colby, who had served
Operation_Mongoose
American intelligence officer
Fitzgerald was recruited to the CIA's Office of Policy Coordination by Frank Wisner in 1950. According to Prados, Fitzgerald worked in the CIA's Far East
Desmond FitzGerald (CIA officer)
Desmond_FitzGerald_(CIA_officer)
American admiral (1897–1982)
the new CIA's covert operations component, and George F. Kennan chose Frank Wisner to be its director. Hillenkoetter expressed doubt that the same agency
Roscoe_H._Hillenkoetter
Canadian indologist and historian (1921–2017)
Studies. He served as consultant to the American ambassador in India, Frank Wisner, in 1994–1995. Embree was Professor of History, Columbia University,
Ainslie_Embree
Hungarian Revolution, which in Weiner’s hands becomes a tragicomedy, with Frank Wisner ordering Radio Free Europe (RFE) to incite violence against the communist
CIA_activities_in_Hungary
Romanian-American business executive
prisoner exchange for some Soviet spies was negotiated by CIA agent Frank Wisner. In 1954, Peter arrived in America with his brother and grandmother.
Peter_Georgescu
U.S. intelligence and covert action agency
Policy Coordination (OPC) was created inside the CIA. The OPC was unique; Frank Wisner, the head of the OPC, answered not to the CIA Director, but to the secretaries
Central_Intelligence_Agency
Former President of Kosovo
with Serbian delegation, mediated by envoys from the US, EU and Russia (Frank Wisner, Wolfgang Ischinger and Alexandar Botsan-Kharchenko). After this process
Fatmir_Sejdiu
Romanian politician and diplomat
inteligență (On intelligence), 2014 Spion pentru eternitate. Frank Wisner (Spy for eternity. Frank Wisner), 2014 Incertitudine. Gândire strategică și relații internaționale
George_Maior
American diplomat (1936–2026)
2005. On July 22, 1982, President Reagan appointed Platt to succeed Frank G. Wisner as the U.S. Ambassador to Zambia. He presented his credentials on August
Nicholas_Platt
Indian architecture firm
Association AAA Leadership award by U.S. Ambassador to India * H.E. Frank Wisner Hind Ratna Award for Outstanding Service Achievements and Contribution
Talati_and_Panthaky
New York City law firm
(under Truman). President Franklin D. Roosevelt was once an associate. Frank Wisner, a head of Office of Strategic Services operations in southeastern Europe
Carter_Ledyard_&_Milburn
American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent (b. 1959)
Doubleday, explores the roles of four American spies (Michael Burke, Frank Wisner, Peter Sichel and Edward Lansdale) during the Cold War. In 2025, Penguin
Scott_Anderson_(writer)
American writer and radio personality
United States after World War II – thanks largely to the efforts of Frank Wisner. In defiance of federal law, Loftus asserted, the Office of Policy Coordination
John_Loftus_(military_author)
inside the new CIA. The organizational structure of OPC was quite unique. Frank Wisner, the head of the OPC, answered not to the DI, but to the secretaries
History of the Central Intelligence Agency
History_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency
CIA deputy director (1917–1978)
the covert operations wing of the CIA created in 1948, directed by Frank Wisner. The OPC concentrated on "propaganda, economic warfare; preventive direct
Thomas_Karamessines
1950, when Director of Central Intelligence Allen W. Dulles overruled Frank Wisner, who headed the quasi-autonomous Office of Policy Coordination (OPC)
CIA influence on public opinion
CIA_influence_on_public_opinion
City in Nebraska, United States
Wisner is a city in northwestern Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wisner had a population of 1,239. Wisner was platted in
Wisner,_Nebraska
American politician and diplomat (born 1943)
York Times, October 5, 2003. Retrieved September 5, 2010. Referenced in Frank Rich, "Freedom's just another word", The New York Times, September 4, 2010
Paul_Wolfowitz
American diplomat (born 1966)
Georgia from 1994 to 1996; and as a special assistant to Ambassador Frank Wisner from 1996 to 1997 and then political officer at the embassy in New Delhi
Donald_Lu
interests of the Western nations. In 1957, in a meeting with the CIA’s Frank Wisner and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Eisenhower gave approval to
International propagation of the Salafi movement and Wahhabism
International_propagation_of_the_Salafi_movement_and_Wahhabism
Secret society at University of Virginia, US
Roosevelt and Truman, and first US ambassador to the United Nations Frank Wisner, head of the Central Intelligence Agency's Directorate of Plans during
Seven_Society
Ukrainian nationalist Insurgency against the Soviet Union
1951 and Lt. Gen. Moskolenko in 1948, with CIA covert operations chief Frank Wisner estimating the same figure. The Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists
Anti-Soviet resistance by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army
Anti-Soviet_resistance_by_the_Ukrainian_Insurgent_Army
1998 American TV documentary series
anti-Sandinista politician Violeta Chamorro in 1990. Interviewees include Frank Wisner, Hortensia Bussi, Nikolai Leonov, Violeta Chamorro and Daniel Ortega
Cold_War_(TV_series)
"Frank Anderson, Former Spy Who Supplied Afghan Insurgents, Dies at 78". New York Times. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. "Frank Anderson
List_of_CIA_station_chiefs
American law enforcement officer involved in MKUltra
James A. Hamilton, Lyman B. Kirkpatrick, Jr., Thomas Karmessines, and Frank Wisner. White also trained another OSS officer who would become a future FBN
George_Hunter_White
National intelligence agency of Norway
turning point" was the October–November 1949 secret visit to Norway by Frank Wisner and Richard Helms. The purpose of the visit was to discuss stay-behind
Norwegian Intelligence Service
Norwegian_Intelligence_Service
U.S. Director of Central Intelligence (1966–1973)
1952 to form the new Directorate of Plans. The Directorate was led by Frank Wisner as Deputy DCI for Plans (DDP) until 1958, with Helms serving as his Chief
Richard_Helms
Ukrainian nationalist partisan organisation active during and after World War II
pro-Soviet writer Yaroslav Halan. In 1951, CIA covert operations chief Frank Wisner estimated that some 35,000 Soviet police troops and Communist party cadres
Ukrainian_Insurgent_Army
Aspect of national intelligence programs
from successfully gathering and collecting intelligence against them. Frank Wisner, a well-known CIA operations executive said of the autobiography of Director
Intelligence_cycle_security
Colombian-Ecuadorian public servant, first lady of Ecuador (1992–1996). Frank G. Wisner, 86, American diplomat, acting secretary of state (1993), ambassador
Deaths_in_February_2025
Yugoslav politician, diplomat, military leader, and historian
between Frank Wisner (head of the Central Intelligence Agency's Directorate of Plans) and Yugoslav communist government during the early 1950s. Wisner apparently
Vladimir_Velebit
American intelligence officer (1917–1978)
of the COS was usually located at the American Embassy. In early 1955 Frank Wisner, the head of CIA's Clandestine Service, assigned de Silva to Vienna as
Peer_de_Silva
2009 immersive theater production
Lou Reed, Mobutu Sese Seko, B F Skinner, Phil Spector, Tina Turner and Frank Wisner. I wanted to do a film about what it actually felt like to live through
It_Felt_Like_a_Kiss
Ambassador C. David Welch is Chair of the Board of Directors. Ambassador Frank G. Wisner was Chairman of the Board of the Institute. Several contributors produce
The Arab Gulf States Institute
The_Arab_Gulf_States_Institute
American journalist
relationship with the Office of Policy Coordination, along with its head Frank Wisner. One of Markham's primary responsibilities was to edit a "series of pamphlets
Reuben_H._Markham
1954 CIA operation in Guatemala
PBSuccess in August 1953. Within the CIA, the operation was headed by Frank Wisner, who had worked in the US intelligence services since World War II. While
Operation_PBHistory
American filmmaker and actor (1881–1959)
in it was an egotistical "SOB". In the early 1950s, Allen Dulles and Frank Wisner recruited DeMille to serve on the board of the anti-communist National
Cecil_B._DeMille
American lawyer and government official (1905–1976)
graduating from University of Virginia School of Law with close friend Frank Wisner. During World War II, Graham served in the United States Navy. Graham
John_Stephens_Graham
American intelligence operative
Bohlen, he returned to government service in September 1948 as deputy to Frank Wisner, head of the Office of Policy Coordination (OPC), a CIA-funded unit within
Carmel_Offie
overthrow Mohammed Mossadeq's government. The overthrow was overseen by Frank Wisner, a friend of Allen Dulles in Washington and a subordinate at the CIA
Overseas_Consultants
American journalist (born 1949)
ISBN 978-1501126840. The Determined Spy: The Turbulent Life and Times of CIA Pioneer Frank Wisner. Penguin Publishing (2025). Menand, Louis (Mar. 14, 2011). "Books: Wild
Douglas_Waller
1975–1991 operation in southwestern Africa
Pretorias Chance zum Umdenken, Die Zeit 36, 1988, p. 7 George, p. 99 Frank Wisner Jr., Ambassador, US-Foreign Ministry, in Une Odyssée Africaine (France
Cuban_intervention_in_Angola
Groups or departments set up to monitor US undercover operations
to press for State control, hoping that his choice for OPC director, Frank Wisner, would be loyal to the State Department—he was not. NSC 10/2 was the
Executive oversight of United States covert operations
Executive_oversight_of_United_States_covert_operations
American journalist
Knowles) Wisner ( Pensacola - July 9, 2002, Georgetown), a Washington, D.C. socialite and Georgetown hostess whose first husband Frank Wisner was close
Clayton_Fritchey
and one rebel were killed. The CIA's chief of clandestine operations, Frank Wisner, was annoyed that the U.S. Navy failed to intercept Alfhem – that is
MS_Alfhem
Month of 1965
Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1940 Cincinnati Reds) to win the World Series. Frank Wisner, 56, former Director of Plans for the Central Intelligence Agency, shot
October_1965
28th Governor of California
Past, A Greater Future--A History of Wisner Nebraska". Wisner News-Chronicle'. 1971. "Governors of California - Frank Merriam". governors.library.ca.gov
Frank_Merriam
Snowe, US Congressman (R-ME) 1979–1995, US Senator (R-ME) 1995–2013 Frank Wisner, Homeland Security Advisor 2004–2008 William Perry, Secretary of Defense
Partnership for a Secure America
Partnership_for_a_Secure_America
American journalist
Cultural Freedom (CCF) at a 1950 conference he organized in West Berlin. Frank Wisner, of the CIA's Office of Policy Coordination, criticized Lasky for making
Melvin_J._Lasky
US propaganda and public radio fundraising campaign
Americans. The Crusade was conceived during 1948–1950 under the auspices of Frank Wisner and the Office of Policy Coordination (OPC). The OPC began seeking ways
Crusade_for_Freedom
Supreme Court of Florida Michael C. Wholley (1977) – general counsel, NASA Frank Wisner (1934) – head of the Office of Strategic Services and head of the Directorate
List of University of Virginia School of Law alumni
List_of_University_of_Virginia_School_of_Law_alumni
group, including Cord Meyer, Jr., Tracy Barnes, Desmond FitzGerald, Frank Wisner, who were determined to prevent another nuclear conflict. Along with
Frederick Wistar Morris Janney
Frederick_Wistar_Morris_Janney
Bilateral relations
Odyssee Africaine (France, 2006, 59 mn) directed by: Jihan El Tahri Frank Wisner Jr., Ambassador, US-Foreign Ministry, in "Une Odyssee Africaine" (France
Angola–Soviet_Union_relations
Michigan Senate. Clinton Wheeler Wisner (1856–1904) three term Mayor of the Village of Warwick, New York Frank Wisner (1909–1965) Head of Office of Strategic
List of United States political families (W)
List_of_United_States_political_families_(W)
American CIA official and journalist (1917–2009)
D. Hoskins". His role was without portfolio, apparently assigned to Frank Wisner’s Office of Policy Coordination (OPC) but in reality working directly
Tom_Braden
History of CIA interference in Guatemala
he was sworn in to office. However, after the success of PBSUCCESS, Frank Wisner's investigation under operation PBHISTORY would establish that, the event
CIA_activities_in_Guatemala
United States general (1895–1961)
CIA's expansive covert action program remained the responsibility of Frank Wisner's quasi-independent Office of Policy Coordination (OPC), but Smith began
Walter_Bedell_Smith
Non-fiction book by Mathias Bröckers and Paul Schreyer
Office of Policy Coordination within the CIA under the leadership of Frank Wisner. In their view, this was followed by the activities of the Prolog Research
Wir_sind_die_Guten
2015 American film
Andrew Holbrooke, Litty Holbrooke, Les Gelb, Jim Johnson, Kati Marton, Frank Wisner, Kofi Annan, Mate Granic, Bakir Izetbegovic, Nancy Dupree, and Vladimir
The_Diplomat_(2015_film)
U.S. Congress committee
the European side of the Marshall Plan and helped fellow OSS officer Frank Wisner establish the Office of Policy Coordination (OPC), a covert operation
Herter_Committee
Colombian-Ecuadorian public servant, first lady of Ecuador (1992–1996) (b. 1924) Frank G. Wisner, 86, diplomat, ambassador to India (1994–1997), the Philippines (1991–1992)
2025 deaths in the United States (January–March)
2025_deaths_in_the_United_States_(January–March)
American politician (1885–1939)
Frank Dwight Fitzgerald (January 27, 1885 – March 16, 1939) was an American politician. He was elected as the 34th and 36th governor of Michigan and was
Frank_Fitzgerald
American judge (1890–1949)
Islands. He returned home in 1936 and defeated incumbent Republican governor Frank Fitzgerald in the 1936 Michigan gubernatorial election and served a single
Frank_Murphy
Town in the State of New York
and Warwick) and eight hamlets (Amity, Bellvale, Edenville, Little York, Wisner, New Milford, Pine Island, and Sterling Forest). In the early 1700s, one
Warwick,_New_York
American vocalist and jazz pianist
Lillette Jenkins-Wisner (1924–2020) was an American vocalist and jazz pianist. Duke Ellington dubbed her the “Queen of the Keys”. Jenkins-Wisner was born February
Lillette_Jenkins-Wisner
Propaganda that does not hide its origin or nature
Books, New York. ISBN 978-0-394-71874-3. On The Craft of Intelligence Archived 2020-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, Frank G. Wisner, CIA, 22 SEPT 93 v t e
White_propaganda
1923 film
Jimmy Alice Calhoun as Bonnie Bell John Steppling as David Wisner Adele Farrington as Mrs. Wisner Mary Culver as Catherine Kimberly Bruce Boteler as Tom Kimberly
The_Man_Next_Door_(1923_film)
American baseball player (1958–2012)
La Salle standout Frank Wills found dead". NOLA.com. Cuicchi, Richard (July 21, 2021). "Frank Wills' baseball journey from Wisner Playground to Greater
Frank_Wills_(baseball)
Musical artist
musical instruments of a band (1983) "Frank Bencriscutto | Composer". Ars Nova Music. Retrieved 2013-09-08. "Jean Wisner Fischer Bencriscutto Obituary: View
Frank_Bencriscutto
American newspaper publisher (1810–1889)
constantly quarreled with George Wisner over the publication of abolitionist articles. Day considered himself democratic to Wisner's extreme abolitionist standpoint
Benjamin_Henry_Day
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