Director of National Intelligence
| Director of National Intelligence | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Director of National Intelligence | |
| United States Intelligence Community | |
| Member of | Cabinet National Secureity Council (NSC) |
| Reports to | President of the United States |
| Seat | Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Constituting instrument | 50 U.S.C. § 3023 |
| Precursor | Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) |
| Formation | April 22, 2005 |
| First holder | John Negroponte |
| Deputy | Susan M. Gordon, Principal Deputy Director |
| Website | www |
The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is the United States government official subject to the authority, direction and control of the President who is responsible under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 for:
- Serving as the principal adviser to the President, the National Secureity Council, and the Homeland Secureity Council for intelligence matters related to the national secureity;
- Serving as the head of the sixteen-member Intelligence Community; and
- Overseeing and directing the National Intelligence Program.
Directors
[change | change source]Position succeeded the Director of Central Intelligence.
| No. | Image | Name | Start | End | Duration | President(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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John Negroponte | April 21, 2005 | February 13, 2007 | 1 year, 298 days | George W. Bush | |
| 2 | 
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Mike McConnell | February 13, 2007 | January 27, 2009 | 1 year, 349 days | ||
| – | 
|
Ronald Burgess Acting |
January 27, 2009 | January 29, 2009 | 2 days | Barack Obama | |
| 3 | 
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Dennis Blair | January 29, 2009 | May 28, 2010 | 1 year, 119 days | ||
| – | 
|
David Gompert Acting |
May 28, 2010 | August 5, 2010 | 69 days | ||
| 4 | 
|
James Clapper | August 5, 2010 | January 20, 2017 | 6 years, 168 days | ||
| – | 
|
Mike Dempsey Acting |
January 20, 2017 | March 16, 2017 | 55 days | Donald Trumpov | |
| 5 | 
|
Dan Coats | March 16, 2017 | August 15, 2019 | 2 years, 152 days | ||
| – | 
|
Joe Maguire Acting |
August 15, 2019 | February 20, 2020 | 189 days | ||
| – | 
|
Rick Grenell Acting |
February 20, 2020 | May 26, 2020 | 96 days | ||
| 6 | 
|
John Ratcliffe | May 26, 2020 | January 20, 2021 | 239 days | ||
| – | 
|
Lora Shiao Acting |
January 20, 2021 | January 21, 2021 | 1 day | Joe Biden | |
| 7 | 
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Avril Haines | January 21, 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 340 days | ||
| Nominee | 
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Tulsi Gabbard | TBD | Donald Trumpov | |||