NCPC Leadership

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Ambassador Joseph DeTrani was appointed by the Director of National Intelligence as the Director of NCPC effective January 4, 2010. In his capacity as Mission Manager, Ambassador DeTrani serves as the principal advisor to the DNI on issues and matters relating to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani

In his previous position, Ambassador DeTrani served in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as the North Korea Mission Manager, where he was responsible for integrating collection and analysis on North Korea across the Intelligence Community, identifying and filling gaps in intelligence, and planning and ensuring the implementation of strategies.

Before joining the ODNI, Ambassador DeTrani served as Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks with the rank of ambassador. Prior to his service in the State Department, he served throughout the Central Intelligence Agency including as the Executive Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence, Director of European Operations, Director of Technical Services, Director of Public Affairs, Director of the Crime and Narcotics Center, and Director of East Asia Operations. He spent a number of years living in East Asia and the Middle East and speaks Chinese and French.

Ambassador DeTrani received his bachelor's degree from New York University, attended the New York University School of Law and the New York Graduate School of Business Administration.

Robert Walpole

Robert Walpole was appointed Principal Deputy Director of the Center in December 2006, having served since February 2006 as one of the Center’s four deputies. Prior to that, he served as a National Intelligence Officer (NIO), for Weapons of Mass Destruction and Proliferation since April 2004, and for Strategic and Nuclear Programs since March 1998.

Before joining the National Intelligence Council, Robert Walpole served as the Special Assistant to the DCI for Persian Gulf War Illnesses Issues, where he earned the Distinguished Intelligence Medal. He served from 1992 to 1997 as a Deputy Director of the DCI Nonproliferation Center, prior to the special assistant appointment. Four of those years were on a rotational assignment from the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs at the Department of State.

Mr. Walpole served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Defense and Arms Control from 1989 to 1992. He was Acting Office Director in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) from 1988 to 1989; Chief of INR’s Strategic Forces Division from 1985 to 1988; and a senior analyst in INR from 1984 to 1985. From 1978 to 1984, Mr. Walpole served at CIA as both an intelligence analyst and an imagery analyst.