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{{Short description|US Cabinet-level government official}}
{{Short description|US Cabinet-level government official}}
{{Distinguish|Director of Central Intelligence}}
{{Distinguish|Director of Central Intelligence|Director of the Central Intelligence Agency}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use American English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
| post = Director
| post = Director
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| insigniacaption = Seal of the Director of National Intelligence
| insigniacaption = Seal of the Director of National Intelligence
| incumbent = [[Avril Haines]]
| incumbent = [[Avril Haines]]
| image= Avril-Haines.jpg
| image= Avril-Haines (cropped).jpg
| incumbentsince = January 21, 2021
| incumbentsince = January 21, 2021
| department = [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]]
| department = [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence|Office of the Director]]
| style = Madam Director<br />(informal)<br />[[The Honourable#United States|The Honorable]]<br />(formal)
| style = Madam Director<br />(informal)<br />[[The Honourable#United States|The Honorable]]<br />(formal)
| member_of = [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]]<br/>[[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]]<br/>[[United States Homeland Security Council|Homeland Security Council]]
| member_of = [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]]<br/>[[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]]<br/>[[United States Homeland Security Council|Homeland Security Council]]
| reports_to = [[President of the United States]]
| reports_to = [[President of the United States|President]]
| seat = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| seat = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| appointer = [[President of the United States]]
| appointer = [[President of the United States|President]]
| appointer_qualified = with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]]
| appointer_qualified = with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]]
| constituting_instrument = {{UnitedStatesCode|50|3023}}
| constituting_instrument = {{UnitedStatesCode|50|3023}}
| precursor = [[Director of Central Intelligence ]] (DCI)
| precursor = [[Director of Central Intelligence ]] (DCI)
| formation = April 22, 2005
| formation = December 17, 2004
| first = [[John Negroponte]]
| first = [[John Negroponte]]
| deputy = Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (P/DDNI)
| deputy = Principal Deputy Director
| website = {{url|https://www.odni.gov/}}
| website = {{url|https://www.odni.gov/}}
}}
}}


The '''director of national intelligence''' ('''DNI''') is a senior, [[Cabinet of the United States#Current Cabinet and Cabinet-rank officials|cabinet-level]] [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] official, required by the [[Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004]] to serve as executive head of the [[United States Intelligence Community]] (IC) and to direct and oversee the [[United States Intelligence Community#Programs|National Intelligence Program]] (NIP). All IC agencies report directly to the DNI. The DNI also serves, upon invitation, as an advisor to the president of the United States, the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] and the [[Homeland Security Council]] on all intelligence matters. The DNI, supported by the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] (ODNI), produces the [[President's Daily Brief]] (PDB), a [[Classified information in the United States|top-secret]] document including intelligence from all IC agencies, handed each morning to the president of the United States.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36532-2005Feb18.html "CIA to Cede President's Brief to Negroponte"], February 19, 2005, ''[[The Washington Post]]''</ref>
The '''director of national intelligence''' ('''DNI''') is a senior [[Cabinet of the United States#Current Cabinet and Cabinet-rank officials|cabinet-level]] [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] official, required by the [[Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004]] to serve as executive head of the [[United States Intelligence Community]] (IC) and to direct and oversee the [[United States Intelligence Community#Programs|National Intelligence Program]] (NIP). All IC agencies report directly to the DNI. The DNI also serves, upon invitation, as an advisor to the president of the United States, the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] and the [[Homeland Security Council]] on all intelligence matters. The DNI, supported by the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] (ODNI), produces the [[President's Daily Brief]] (PDB), a [[Classified information in the United States|classified]] document including intelligence from all IC agencies, handed each morning to the president of the United States.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36532-2005Feb18.html "CIA to Cede President's Brief to Negroponte"], February 19, 2005, ''[[The Washington Post]]''</ref>


President [[George W. Bush]] strengthened the role of the DNI on July 30, 2008, with [[Executive Order 13470]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Executive Order 13470 |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/08/04/E8-17940/further-amendments-to-executive-order-12333-united-states-intelligence-activities |date=July 30, 2008 |work=Federal Register |publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |access-date=November 22, 2016}}</ref> which, among other things, solidified the DNI's authority to set goals for intelligence gathering and analysis and to set policy for intelligence sharing with foreign agencies and for the hiring and firing of senior intelligence officials.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/bush-orders-intelligence-overhaul/ |title= Bush Orders Intelligence Overhaul| first= Chris |last= Strohm |work= CongressDaily| via= republished by Nuclear Threat Initiative at NTI.org| date= August 1, 2008| access-date= November 22, 2016}}</ref> The DNI was given further responsibility for the entire IC's [[whistleblowing]] and source protection by President Obama via [[Presidential Policy Directive 19]] on October 10, 2012.
President [[George W. Bush]] strengthened the role of the DNI on July 30, 2008, with [[Executive Order 13470]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Executive Order 13470 |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/08/04/E8-17940/further-amendments-to-executive-order-12333-united-states-intelligence-activities |date=July 30, 2008 |work=Federal Register |publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |access-date=November 22, 2016}}</ref> which, among other things, solidified the DNI's authority to set goals for intelligence gathering and analysis and to set policy for intelligence sharing with foreign agencies and for the hiring and firing of senior intelligence officials.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/bush-orders-intelligence-overhaul/ |title= Bush Orders Intelligence Overhaul| first= Chris |last= Strohm |work= CongressDaily| via= republished by Nuclear Threat Initiative at NTI.org| date= August 1, 2008| access-date= November 22, 2016}}</ref> The DNI was given further responsibility for the entire IC's [[whistleblowing]] and source protection by President Obama via [[Presidential Policy Directive 19]] on October 10, 2012.
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Under {{UnitedStatesCode|50|3026}}, "under ordinary circumstances, it is desirable" that either the director or the principal deputy director of national intelligence be an active-duty commissioned officer in the [[Military of the United States|armed forces]] or have training or experience in military intelligence activities and requirements. Only one of the two positions can be held by a military officer at any given time. The statute does not specify what rank the commissioned officer will hold during their tenure in either position. The DNI, who is appointed by the president of the United States and is subject to confirmation by the [[United States Senate]], serves [[Powers of the president of the United States|at the pleasure of the president]].
Under {{UnitedStatesCode|50|3026}}, "under ordinary circumstances, it is desirable" that either the director or the principal deputy director of national intelligence be an active-duty commissioned officer in the [[Military of the United States|armed forces]] or have training or experience in military intelligence activities and requirements. Only one of the two positions can be held by a military officer at any given time. The statute does not specify what rank the commissioned officer will hold during their tenure in either position. The DNI, who is appointed by the president of the United States and is subject to confirmation by the [[United States Senate]], serves [[Powers of the president of the United States|at the pleasure of the president]].


Upon the inauguration of President [[Joe Biden]], the position was elevated to [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet-level]]. The DNI attends all Cabinet meetings and liaises with the Executive Office of the President and other Cabinet secretaries in the execution of their duties.
Upon the inauguration of President [[Joe Biden]], the position was elevated to [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet-level]]. The DNI attends all Cabinet meetings and liaises with the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]] and other Cabinet secretaries in the execution of their duties.


==History==
==History==
===Founding===
===Founding===
Before the DNI was formally established, the head of the Intelligence Community was the [[Director of Central Intelligence|director of central intelligence]] (DCI), who concurrently served as the director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA).
Before the DNI was formally established, the head of the United States Intelligence Community was the [[Director of Central Intelligence|director of central intelligence]] (DCI), who concurrently served as the director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA).


The [[9/11 Commission]] recommended establishing the DNI position in its ''[[9/11 Commission Report]]'', not released until July 22, 2004, as it had identified major intelligence failures that called into question how well the intelligence community was able to protect U.S. interests against foreign terrorist attacks.
The [[9/11 Commission]] recommended establishing the DNI position in its ''[[9/11 Commission Report]]'', not released until July 22, 2004, as it had identified major intelligence failures that called into question how well the intelligence community was able to protect U.S. interests against foreign terrorist attacks.
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===Appointments===
===Appointments===
The first Director of National Intelligence was [[List of United States ambassadors to Iraq|U.S. ambassador to Iraq]] [[John Negroponte]] who was appointed on February 17, 2005, by President George W. Bush, subject to confirmation by the Senate. It was reported that President Bush's first choice for DNI was former [[Director of Central Intelligence|director of central intelligence]] [[Robert M. Gates]], who was serving as president of [[Texas A&M University]], but who declined the offer.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 8, 2006 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110801589.html |title=Robert M. Gates profile |access-date=November 22, 2016 }}</ref> Negroponte was confirmed by a Senate vote of 98–2 on April 21, 2005, and he was sworn in by President Bush the same day.
The first director of national intelligence was former [[List of United States ambassadors to Iraq|U.S. ambassador to Iraq]] [[John Negroponte]] who was appointed on February 17, 2005, by President George W. Bush, subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate. It was reported that President Bush's first choice for DNI was former [[Director of Central Intelligence|director of central intelligence]] [[Robert M. Gates]], who was serving as president of [[Texas A&M University]], but who declined the offer.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 8, 2006 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110801589.html |title=Robert M. Gates profile |access-date=November 22, 2016 }}</ref> Negroponte was confirmed by a Senate vote of 98–2 on April 21, 2005, and he was sworn in by President Bush the same day.


On February 13, 2007, [[Mike McConnell (U.S. Naval officer)|Mike McConnell]] became the second Director of National Intelligence, after Negroponte was appointed [[Deputy Secretary of State]]. [[Donald Kerr|Donald M. Kerr]] was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence on October 4, 2007, and sworn in on October 9, 2007. Kerr, from Virginia, was previously the director of the [[National Reconnaissance Office]] and the deputy director for science and technology at the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] before that. Earlier in his career, he was an assistant director at the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], in charge of their Laboratory Division from 1997 to 2001.
On February 13, 2007, [[Mike McConnell (U.S. Naval officer)|Mike McConnell]] became the second director of national intelligence, after Negroponte was appointed [[Deputy Secretary of State]]. [[Donald Kerr|Donald M. Kerr]] was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence on October 4, 2007, and sworn in on October 9, 2007. Kerr, from Virginia, was previously the director of the [[National Reconnaissance Office]] and the deputy director for science and technology at the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] before that. Earlier in his career, he was an assistant director at the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], in charge of their Laboratory Division from 1997 to 2001.


On July 20, 2010, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] lieutenant general [[James Clapper]] as the fourth DNI. Clapper was confirmed by the Senate on August 5, and replaced acting director [[David C. Gompert]]. This followed Obama's dismissal of the third DNI, retired [[United States Navy|Navy]] admiral [[Dennis C. Blair]], whose resignation became effective May 28, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Greg |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/20/AR2010052004343.html |title=Dennis C. Blair to resign as Director of National Intelligence |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 21, 2010 |access-date=June 3, 2010 }}</ref>
On July 20, 2010, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated retired [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] lieutenant general [[James Clapper]] as the fourth DNI. Clapper was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 5, and replaced acting director [[David C. Gompert]]. This followed Obama's dismissal of the third DNI, retired [[United States Navy|Navy]] admiral [[Dennis C. Blair]], whose resignation became effective May 28, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Greg |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/20/AR2010052004343.html |title=Dennis C. Blair to resign as Director of National Intelligence |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 21, 2010 |access-date=June 3, 2010 }}</ref>


The fifth DNI, [[Dan Coats]], the sixth DNI, [[John Ratcliffe (American politician)|John Ratcliffe]], and acting DNIs [[Joseph Maguire]], [[Richard Grenell]] and [[Lora Shiao]], all served between March 16, 2017, and January 21, 2021, during the administration of President [[Donald Trump]].
The fifth DNI, [[Dan Coats]], the sixth DNI, [[John Ratcliffe (American politician)|John Ratcliffe]], and acting DNIs [[Joseph Maguire]], [[Richard Grenell]] and [[Lora Shiao]], all served between March 16, 2017, and January 21, 2021, during the administration of President [[Donald Trump]].
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The [[Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004]] established the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as an [[independent agencies of the United States government|independent agency]] to assist the DNI. The ODNI's goal is to effectively integrate foreign, military and domestic intelligence in defense of the homeland and of United States interests abroad.<ref name="Organization of the DNI">{{cite web|title=Public Affairs Office, ODNI |url=https://www.odni.gov/index.php/about/organization|work=Office of the Director of National Intelligence|publisher=ODNI |access-date=14 April 2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319171630/http://www.odni.gov/index.php/about/organization|archive-date=19 March 2013}}</ref> The ODNI has about 1,750 employees.<ref name="e-Magazine">{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Charles |title=Lifting the Lid |url=http://digimag.govexec.com/article/Lifting+the+Lid/1159379/124277/article.html |publisher=Government Executive |date=September 2012 |access-date=14 April 2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191836/http://digimag.govexec.com/article/Lifting+the+Lid/1159379/124277/article.html |archive-date=2 January 2014}}</ref> Its headquarters are in [[McLean, Virginia]].
The [[Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004]] established the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as an [[independent agencies of the United States government|independent agency]] to assist the DNI. The ODNI's goal is to effectively integrate foreign, military and domestic intelligence in defense of the homeland and of United States interests abroad.<ref name="Organization of the DNI">{{cite web|title=Public Affairs Office, ODNI |url=https://www.odni.gov/index.php/about/organization|work=Office of the Director of National Intelligence|publisher=ODNI |access-date=14 April 2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319171630/http://www.odni.gov/index.php/about/organization|archive-date=19 March 2013}}</ref> The ODNI has about 1,750 employees.<ref name="e-Magazine">{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Charles |title=Lifting the Lid |url=http://digimag.govexec.com/article/Lifting+the+Lid/1159379/124277/article.html |publisher=Government Executive |date=September 2012 |access-date=14 April 2013|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191836/http://digimag.govexec.com/article/Lifting+the+Lid/1159379/124277/article.html |archive-date=2 January 2014}}</ref> Its headquarters are in [[McLean, Virginia]].


On March 23, 2007, DNI Mike McConnell announced organizational changes, which include:
On March 23, 2007, DNI Mike McConnell announced organizational changes, which included:


* Elevating Acquisition to a new Deputy DNI position
* Elevating Acquisition to a new Deputy DNI position
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* [[National Counterterrorism Center]]
* [[National Counterterrorism Center]]
* [[National Counterintelligence and Security Center]]
* [[National Counterintelligence and Security Center]]
* Foreign Malign Influence Center{{cn|date=June 2023}}
* Foreign Malign Influence Center
* [[Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center]]
* [[Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center]]


There are also four oversight offices:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
There are also four oversight offices:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


* Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy and Transparency
* Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy and Transparency (CLPT), led by the Civil Liberties Protection Officer (CLPO)<ref>{{UnitedStatesCode|50|3029}} as added by the [[Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004]].</ref>
* Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity
* Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity
* Office of the [[Inspector General of the Intelligence Community|Intelligence Community Inspector General]]
* Office of the [[Inspector General of the Intelligence Community|Intelligence Community Inspector General]]
* Office of General Counsel
* Office of General Counsel


====Organization seals====
<gallery class="center">
<gallery class="center">
File:Seal of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center.png|NCBC
File:Seal of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center.png|NCBC
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File:Seal of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.svg|NCSC
File:Seal of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.svg|NCSC
File:Seal of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.png|ICIG
File:Seal of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.png|ICIG
File:CTIIC.png|CTIIC
File:Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center Seal.png|CTIIC
</gallery>
</gallery>

===United States Intelligence Community===
{{Main|United States Intelligence Community}}
The USIC comprises 17 intelligence agencies and organizations:

* [[Twenty-Fifth Air Force|Air Force Intelligence]]
* [[Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)|Army Intelligence]]
* [[Central Intelligence Agency]]
* [[Coast Guard Intelligence]]
* [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]
* [[Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence]] (Department of Energy)
* [[DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis|Office of Intelligence and Analysis]] (Department of Homeland Security)
* [[Bureau of Intelligence and Research]] (Department of State)
* [[Office of Intelligence and Analysis (Treasury Department)|Office of Intelligence and Analysis]] (Department of the Treasury)
* [[DEA Office of National Security Intelligence|Office of National Security Intelligence]] (Drug Enforcement Administration)
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
* [[Marine Corps Intelligence]]
* [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]
* [[National Reconnaissance Office]]
* [[National Security Agency]]
* [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Naval Intelligence]]
* [[Space Delta 18|Space Force Intelligence]]


==Directors==
==Directors==
<small>{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes an ''[[acting (law)|Acting]] Director of National Intelligence''|border=black}}</small>
Position succeeded the [[Director of Central Intelligence]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!No.
!No.
!class=unsortable |Image
! colspan="2" |Director
!Name
! class="unsortable" | Term of Office
!Start
! Time in Office
!End
! colspan="2" class="unsortable" |{{nowrap|President(s)}}
!Duration
|-class="sorttop"
!colspan=2 |President(s)
| colspan="8" |''Position succeeded the [[Director of Central Intelligence]]''
|-
|-
|1
|1
|data-sort-value="Negroponte, John" |[[File:John Negroponte official portrait.jpg|124x124px]]
|[[File:John Negroponte official portrait.jpg|100px]]
|[[John Negroponte]]
|{{sortname|John|Negroponte}}
|{{start and end dates|2005|04|21|2007|02|13}}
|{{dts|April 21, 2005}}
|{{dts|February 13, 2007}}
|{{ayd|2005|4|21|2007|2|13}}
|{{ayd|2005|4|21|2007|2|13}}
| rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
| rowspan="2" |[[George W. Bush]]
|rowspan=2 |{{sortname|George W.|Bush}}
|-
|-
|2
|2
|data-sort-value="McConnell, Mike" |[[File:Mike McConnell, official ODNI photo portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Mike McConnell, official ODNI photo portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[Mike McConnell (U.S. Naval officer)|Mike McConnell]]
|{{sortname|Mike|McConnell|dab=U.S. Naval officer}}
|{{start and end dates|2007|02|13|2009|01|27}}
|{{dts|February 13, 2007}}
|{{dts|January 27, 2009}}
|{{ayd|2007|2|13|2009|1|27}}
|{{ayd|2007|2|13|2009|1|27}}
|-
|–
|[[File:LTG BURGESS.jpg|100px]]
|{{sortname|Ronald|Burgess|Ronald L. Burgess Jr.}}<br>{{small|Acting}}
|{{dts|January 27, 2009}}
|{{dts|January 29, 2009}}
|{{ayd|2009|1|27|2009|1|29}}
|rowspan=4 style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=4 |{{sortname|Barack|Obama}}
|-
|-
|3
|3
|data-sort-value="Blair, Dennis C." |[[File:Dennis Blair official Director of National Intelligence portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Dennis Blair official Director of National Intelligence portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[Dennis C. Blair]]
|{{sortname|Dennis|Blair|Dennis C. Blair}}
|{{start and end dates|2009|01|29|2010|05|28}}
|{{dts|January 29, 2009}}
|{{dts|May 28, 2010}}
|{{ayd|2009|1|29|2010|5|28}}
|{{ayd|2009|1|29|2010|5|28}}
| rowspan="3" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |
| rowspan="3" |[[Barack Obama]]
|-
|-
|–
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" |—
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" data-sort-value="Gompert, David" | [[File:David Gompert official portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[File:David Gompert official portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" | [[David Gompert]]<br />{{small|Acting}}
|{{sortname|David|Gompert}}<br>{{small|Acting}}
|{{dts|May 28, 2010}}
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" | {{start and end dates|2010|05|28|2010|08|05}}
|{{dts|August 5, 2010}}
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" |—
|{{ayd|2010|5|28|2010|8|5}}

|-
|-
|4
|4
|data-sort-value="Clapper, James" |[[File:James R. Clapper official portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[File:James R. Clapper official portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[James Clapper]]
|{{sortname|James|Clapper}}
|{{start and end dates|2010|08|5|2017|01|20}}
|{{dts|August 5, 2010}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2017}}
|{{ayd|2010|8|5|2017|1|20}}
|{{ayd|2010|8|5|2017|1|20}}
|-
|-
|–
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" |—
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" data-sort-value="Dempsey, Mike" | [[File:Michael Dempsey (cropped).jpg|145x145px]]
|[[File:Michael Dempsey (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" | [[Mike Dempsey (intelligence)|Mike Dempsey]]<br />{{small|Acting}}
|{{sortname|Mike|Dempsey|dab=intelligence}}<br>{{small|Acting}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2017}}
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" | {{start and end dates|2017|01|20|2017|03|16}}
|{{dts|March 16, 2017}}
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" |—
|{{ayd|2017|1|20|2017|3|16}}

| rowspan="5" style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
|rowspan=5 style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |
| rowspan="5" |[[Donald Trump]]
|rowspan=5 |{{sortname|Donald|Trump}}
|-
|-
|5
|5
|data-sort-value="Coats, Dan" |[[File:Dan Coats official DNI portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Dan Coats official DNI portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|[[Dan Coats]]
|{{sortname|Dan|Coats}}
|{{start and end dates|2017|03|16|2019|08|15}}
|{{dts|March 16, 2017}}
|{{dts|August 15, 2019}}
|{{ayd|2017|3|16|2019|8|15}}
|{{ayd|2017|3|16|2019|8|15}}
|-
|-
|–
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" | –
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" data-sort-value="Maguire, Joseph" | [[File:Joseph Maguire official photo (cropped).jpg|130x130px]]
|[[File:Joseph Maguire official photo (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" | [[Joseph Maguire]]<br />{{small|Acting}}
|{{sortname|Joe|Maguire|Joseph Maguire}}<br>{{small|Acting}}
|{{dts|August 15, 2019}}
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" | {{start and end dates|2019|08|16|2020|02|20}}
|{{dts|February 20, 2020}}
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" |—
|{{ayd|2019|8|15|2020|2|20}}

|-
|-
|–
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" |—
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" data-sort-value="Grenell, Richard" | [[File:Richard Grenell official portrait (cropped).jpg|128x128px]]
|[[File:Richard Grenell official portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" | [[Richard Grenell]]<br />{{small|Acting}}
|{{sortname|Rick|Grenell|Richard Grenell}}<br>{{small|Acting}}
|{{dts|February 20, 2020}}
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" | {{start and end dates|2020|02|20|2020|05|26}}
|{{dts|May 26, 2020}}
| style="background: #E6E6AA;" |—
|{{ayd|2020|2|20|2020|5|26}}

|-
|-
|6
|6
|data-sort-value="Ratcliffe, John" |[[File:John Ratcliffe official photo (cropped).jpg|frameless|133x133px]]
|[[File:John Ratcliffe official photo (cropped).jpg|frameless|100px]]
|[[John Ratcliffe (American politician)|John Ratcliffe]]
|{{sortname|John|Ratcliffe|dab=American politician}}
|{{start and end dates|2020|05|26|2021|01|20}}
|{{dts|May 26, 2020}}
|{{ayd|2020|05|26|2021|01|20}}
|{{dts|January 20, 2021}}
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:a.{{Note|Note1||Hallman's and Wiley's position was Principal Executive, which did not require Senate confirmation. The duties were the same as those of a principal deputy director.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Hallman Joins the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as Principal Executive |url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2019/item/2060-andrew-hallman-joins-the-office-of-the-director-of-national-intelligence-as-principal-executive |website=dni.gov |access-date=28 May 2020 |date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>}}
:a.{{Note|Note1||Hallman's and Wiley's position was Principal Executive, which did not require Senate confirmation. The duties were the same as those of a principal deputy director.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew Hallman Joins the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as Principal Executive |url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2019/item/2060-andrew-hallman-joins-the-office-of-the-director-of-national-intelligence-as-principal-executive |website=dni.gov |access-date=28 May 2020 |date=October 31, 2019 |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020060624/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2019/item/2060-andrew-hallman-joins-the-office-of-the-director-of-national-intelligence-as-principal-executive |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}


===Chief Operating Officer===
===Chief Operating Officer===
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|-
|[[Thomas Monheim]]
|[[Thomas Monheim]]
|April 3, 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Office of the DNI on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/odnigov/status/1246516832070242306|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404192520/https://twitter.com/ODNIgov/status/1246516832070242306 |archive-date=2020-04-04 |access-date=2020-06-14|website=|language=en}}</ref><ref name="govexec.com">{{Cite web|title=Trump Fires Intel IG, Taps White House Confidant for Pandemic Oversight Role|url=https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2020/04/trump-fires-intel-ig-taps-white-house-confidant-pandemic-oversight-role/164370/|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=Government Executive|language=en}}</ref>{{Ref|Note1|a}} – present
|April 3, 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Office of the DNI on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/odnigov/status/1246516832070242306|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404192520/https://twitter.com/ODNIgov/status/1246516832070242306 |archive-date=2020-04-04 |access-date=2020-06-14|website=|language=en}}</ref><ref name="govexec.com">{{Cite web|title=Trump Fires Intel IG, Taps White House Confidant for Pandemic Oversight Role|url=https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2020/04/trump-fires-intel-ig-taps-white-house-confidant-pandemic-oversight-role/164370/|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=Government Executive|date=4 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>{{Ref|Note1|a}} – present
|[[Donald Trump]], [[Joe Biden]]
|[[Donald Trump]], [[Joe Biden]]
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:a.{{Note|Note1||Monheim became Acting IG upon Atkinson's being put on administrative leave on April 3. He remained Acting IG upon and after Atkinson's official removal on May 3.<ref name="govexec.com">{{Cite web|title=Trump Fires Intel IG, Taps White House Confidant for Pandemic Oversight Role|url=https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2020/04/trump-fires-intel-ig-taps-white-house-confidant-pandemic-oversight-role/164370/|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=Government Executive|language=en}}</ref>}}
:a.{{Note|Note1||Monheim became Acting IG upon Atkinson's being put on administrative leave on April 3. He remained Acting IG upon and after Atkinson's official removal on May 3.<ref name="govexec.com"/>}}


===Deputy directors of national intelligence===
===Deputy directors of national intelligence===
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|[[Beth Sanner]]
|[[Beth Sanner]]
|Mission Integration
|Mission Integration
|May 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/who-we-are/leadership/deputy-dni-for-mission-integration|title=Deputy DNI for Mission Integration|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref> – present
|May 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/who-we-are/leadership/deputy-dni-for-mission-integration|title=Deputy DNI for Mission Integration|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref> – March 2021
|[[Donald Trump]]
|[[Donald Trump]], [[Joe Biden]]
|-
|-
|Kevin Meiners<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/who-we-are/leadership/deputy-dni-enterprise-capacity|title=Deputy DNI, Enterprise Capacity|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2019-08-09|archive-date=2020-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022125910/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/who-we-are/leadership/deputy-dni-enterprise-capacity|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Kevin Meiners<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/who-we-are/leadership/deputy-dni-enterprise-capacity|title=Deputy DNI, Enterprise Capacity|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2019-08-09|archive-date=2020-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022125910/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/who-we-are/leadership/deputy-dni-enterprise-capacity|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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!Name
!Name
!Office
!Office
!Term of office
!Term of Office
!President(s) served under
!'''President(s) served under'''
|-
|Dr. Ronald Sanders
|ADNI for Human Capital
|June 2005 - March 2010
|George W Bush, Barack Obama
|-
|-
|Deborah Kircher
|Deborah Kircher
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|John Sherman
|John Sherman
|[[Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer|Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer]]
|[[Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer|Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer]]
|September 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/who-we-are/leadership/chief-information-officer|title=Chief Information Officer|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref> – June 2020<ref>{{Cite press release |title=IC CIO Announces Departure |date=April 20, 2020 |publisher=Office of the Director of National Intelligence |url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2109-ic-cio-announces-departure |quote=John Sherman, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Intelligence Community (IC), today announced that he will depart the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in June to serve as the Principal Deputy CIO for the U.S. Department of Defense.}}</ref>
|September 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/who-we-are/leadership/chief-information-officer|title=Chief Information Officer|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref> – June 2020<ref>{{Cite press release |title=IC CIO Announces Departure |date=April 20, 2020 |publisher=Office of the Director of National Intelligence |url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2109-ic-cio-announces-departure |quote=John Sherman, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Intelligence Community (IC), today announced that he will depart the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in June to serve as the Principal Deputy CIO for the U.S. Department of Defense. |access-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016200851/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2109-ic-cio-announces-departure |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|[[Donald Trump]]
|[[Donald Trump]]
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|[[Donald Trump]]
|[[Donald Trump]]
|-
|-
|Roy Pettis<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nro.gov/News/News-Articles/Article/1927251/nro-honored-at-intelligence-community-acquisition-facilities-and-logistics-awar/|title=NRO Honored at Intelligence Community Acquisition, Facilities, and Log|website=National Reconnaissance Office|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref>
|Roy Pettis<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nro.gov/News/News-Articles/Article/1927251/nro-honored-at-intelligence-community-acquisition-facilities-and-logistics-awar/|title=NRO Honored at Intelligence Community Acquisition, Facilities, and Log|website=National Reconnaissance Office|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-09|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131221428/https://www.nro.gov/News/News-Articles/Article/1927251/nro-honored-at-intelligence-community-acquisition-facilities-and-logistics-awar/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|ADNI for Acquisition, Procurement and Facilities
|ADNI for Acquisition, Procurement and Facilities
|''n/a'' – present
|''n/a'' – present
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==See also==
==See also==
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* [[United States Joint Intelligence Community Council]]
* [[United States Joint Intelligence Community Council]]
* [[US intelligence community A-Space]]
* [[US intelligence community A-Space]]
* [[Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board]] (PCLOB)
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Further reading ==
* {{Cite book |author=James R. Clapper with Trey Brown |year=2018 |title=Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lPk5DwAAQBAJ |location=New York |publisher=Viking |isbn=978-0525558644 |oclc=1006804896}} Memoir including his time as DNI.


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|name=Director's biography at DNI official website}}
* {{Official website|https://www.odni.gov/}}
* [https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-intelligence-office-of-the-national-director Office of the Director of National Intelligence] in the [[Federal Register]]
* [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-32/chapter-XVII 32 CFR Chapter XVII] of the [[Code of Federal Regulations]]


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[[Category:United States Directors of National Intelligence|United States Directors of National Intelligence]]
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[[Category:Directors of the United States intelligence agencies|National Intelligence]]
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Latest revision as of 09:27, 24 May 2024

Not to be confused with Director of Central Intelligence or Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Director of National Intelligence
Seal of the Director of National Intelligence
Incumbent
Avril Haines
since January 21, 2021
Office of the Director
StyleMadam Director
(informal)
The Honorable
(formal)
Member ofCabinet
National Security Council
Homeland Security Council
Reports toPresident
SeatWashington, D.C.
AppointerPresident
with Senate advice and consent
Constituting instrument50 U.S.C. § 3023
PrecursorDirector of Central Intelligence (DCI)
FormationDecember 17, 2004
First holderJohn Negroponte
DeputyPrincipal Deputy Director
Websitewww.odni.gov

The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a senior cabinet-level United States government official, required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Community (IC) and to direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program (NIP). All IC agencies report directly to the DNI. The DNI also serves, upon invitation, as an advisor to the president of the United States, the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council on all intelligence matters. The DNI, supported by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), produces the President's Daily Brief (PDB), a classified document including intelligence from all IC agencies, handed each morning to the president of the United States.[1]

President George W. Bush strengthened the role of the DNI on July 30, 2008, with Executive Order 13470,[2] which, among other things, solidified the DNI's authority to set goals for intelligence gathering and analysis and to set policy for intelligence sharing with foreign agencies and for the hiring and firing of senior intelligence officials.[3] The DNI was given further responsibility for the entire IC's whistleblowing and source protection by President Obama via Presidential Policy Directive 19 on October 10, 2012.

Under 50 U.S.C. § 3026, "under ordinary circumstances, it is desirable" that either the director or the principal deputy director of national intelligence be an active-duty commissioned officer in the armed forces or have training or experience in military intelligence activities and requirements. Only one of the two positions can be held by a military officer at any given time. The statute does not specify what rank the commissioned officer will hold during their tenure in either position. The DNI, who is appointed by the president of the United States and is subject to confirmation by the United States Senate, serves at the pleasure of the president.

Upon the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the position was elevated to Cabinet-level. The DNI attends all Cabinet meetings and liaises with the Executive Office of the President of the United States and other Cabinet secretaries in the execution of their duties.

History[edit]

Founding[edit]

Before the DNI was formally established, the head of the United States Intelligence Community was the director of central intelligence (DCI), who concurrently served as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

The 9/11 Commission recommended establishing the DNI position in its 9/11 Commission Report, not released until July 22, 2004, as it had identified major intelligence failures that called into question how well the intelligence community was able to protect U.S. interests against foreign terrorist attacks.

Senators Dianne Feinstein, Jay Rockefeller and Bob Graham introduced S. 2645 on June 19, 2002, to create the position of Director of National Intelligence. Other similar legislation soon followed. After considerable debate on the scope of the DNI's powers and authorities, the United States Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 by votes of 336–75 in the House of Representatives, and 89–2 in the Senate. President George W. Bush signed the bill into law on December 17, 2004. Among other things, the law established the DNI position as the designated leader of the United States Intelligence Community and prohibited the DNI from serving as the CIA director or the head of any other intelligence community element at the same time. In addition, the law required the CIA Director to report their agency's activities to the DNI.

Critics say compromises during the bill's crafting led to the establishment of a DNI whose powers are too weak to adequately lead, manage and improve the performance of the intelligence community.[4] In particular, the law left the United States Department of Defense in charge of the National Security Agency (NSA), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

Appointments[edit]

The first director of national intelligence was former U.S. ambassador to Iraq John Negroponte who was appointed on February 17, 2005, by President George W. Bush, subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate. It was reported that President Bush's first choice for DNI was former director of central intelligence Robert M. Gates, who was serving as president of Texas A&M University, but who declined the offer.[5] Negroponte was confirmed by a Senate vote of 98–2 on April 21, 2005, and he was sworn in by President Bush the same day.

On February 13, 2007, Mike McConnell became the second director of national intelligence, after Negroponte was appointed Deputy Secretary of State. Donald M. Kerr was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence on October 4, 2007, and sworn in on October 9, 2007. Kerr, from Virginia, was previously the director of the National Reconnaissance Office and the deputy director for science and technology at the CIA before that. Earlier in his career, he was an assistant director at the FBI, in charge of their Laboratory Division from 1997 to 2001.

On July 20, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated retired Air Force lieutenant general James Clapper as the fourth DNI. Clapper was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 5, and replaced acting director David C. Gompert. This followed Obama's dismissal of the third DNI, retired Navy admiral Dennis C. Blair, whose resignation became effective May 28, 2010.[6]

The fifth DNI, Dan Coats, the sixth DNI, John Ratcliffe, and acting DNIs Joseph Maguire, Richard Grenell and Lora Shiao, all served between March 16, 2017, and January 21, 2021, during the administration of President Donald Trump.

The seventh and current DNI is Avril Haines, who took office on January 21, 2021. The first woman to hold the office, she was nominated by President-elect Joe Biden on November 23, 2020[7] and confirmed by the Senate on January 20, 2021.[8]

Website issues[edit]

Declan McCullagh at News.com wrote on August 24, 2007, that the DNI site was configured to repel all search engines to index any page at DNI.gov. This effectively made the DNI website invisible to all search engines and in turn, any search queries.[9] Ross Feinstein, Spokesman for the DNI, said that the cloaking was removed as of September 3, 2007. "We're not even sure how (the robots.txt file) got there" – but it was again somehow hidden the next day. On September 7, McCullagh reported that the DNI appeared to be open to web searches again.[10]

Reform initiatives[edit]

In September 2007, the Office of the DNI released "Intelligence Community 100 Day & 500 Day Plans for Integration & Collaboration". These plans include a series of initiatives designed to build the foundation for increased cooperation and reform of the U.S. Intelligence Community.[11]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence[edit]

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 established the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as an independent agency to assist the DNI. The ODNI's goal is to effectively integrate foreign, military and domestic intelligence in defense of the homeland and of United States interests abroad.[12] The ODNI has about 1,750 employees.[13] Its headquarters are in McLean, Virginia.

On March 23, 2007, DNI Mike McConnell announced organizational changes, which included:

  • Elevating Acquisition to a new Deputy DNI position
  • Creating a new Deputy DNI for Policy, Plans, and Requirements (replacing the Deputy DNI for Requirements position)
  • Establishing an Executive Committee
  • Designating the Chief of Staff position as the new Director of the Intelligence Staff

The ODNI continued to evolve under succeeding directors, culminating in an organization focused on intelligence integration across the community.[citation needed]

Organization[edit]

The ODNI leadership includes the director, principal deputy director and chief operating officer.[14] In addition, the Director of Defense Intelligence reports to the DNI.

There are two directorates, each led by a Deputy Director of National Intelligence:[14][15]

There are five mission centers, each led by a director of that center:[14][15]

There are also four oversight offices:[14][15]

  • Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy and Transparency (CLPT), led by the Civil Liberties Protection Officer (CLPO)[16]
  • Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity
  • Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General
  • Office of General Counsel

Organization seals[edit]

  • NCBC
    NCBC
  • FMIC
    FMIC
  • NCTC
    NCTC
  • NCSC
    NCSC
  • ICIG
    ICIG
  • CTIIC
    CTIIC

United States Intelligence Community[edit]

Main article: United States Intelligence Community

The USIC comprises 17 intelligence agencies and organizations:

Directors[edit]

Position succeeded the Director of Central Intelligence.

No. Image Name Start End Duration President(s)
1 John Negroponte April 21, 2005 February 13, 2007 1 year, 298 days George W. Bush
2 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 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 Trump
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 Avril Haines January 21, 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 164 days

Line of succession[edit]

The line of succession for the director of national intelligence is as follows:[17]

  1. Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
  2. Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Integration
  3. Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
  4. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center
  5. Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

Subordinates[edit]

Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence[edit]

Name Term of office President(s) served under
Michael Hayden April 21, 2005 – May 26, 2006 George W. Bush
Ronald L. Burgess Jr.
Acting 		June 2006 – October 5, 2007
Donald Kerr October 5, 2007 – January 20, 2009
Ronald L. Burgess Jr.
Acting 		January 20, 2009 – February 2009 Barack Obama
David C. Gompert November 10, 2009 – February 11, 2010
Stephanie O'Sullivan February 18, 2011 – January 20, 2017
Susan M. Gordon August 7, 2017 – August 15, 2019 Donald Trump
Andrew P. Hallmana
Acting 		October 30, 2019 – February 21, 2020
Neil Wileya May 13, 2020 – February 2021 Donald Trump, Joe Biden
Stacey Dixon August 4, 2021 – present[18] Joe Biden
a.^ Hallman's and Wiley's position was Principal Executive, which did not require Senate confirmation. The duties were the same as those of a principal deputy director.[19]

Chief Operating Officer[edit]

Name Term of office President(s) served under
Deirdre Walsh February 2018 – May 2020 Donald Trump
Lora Shiao October 2020 – present Donald Trump, Joe Biden

Director of the Intelligence Staff/ Chief Management Officer[edit]

Name Term of office President(s) served under
Ronald L. Burgess Jr. May 2007 – February 2009 George W. Bush, Barack Obama
John Kimmons February 2009 – October 2010 Barack Obama
Mark Ewing[citation needed] November 2010 – n/a Barack Obama, Donald Trump

Inspector General of the Intelligence Community[edit]

Name Term of office President(s) served under
Charles McCullough October 7, 2010 – March 2017[20] Barack Obama, Donald Trump
Michael Atkinson May 17, 2018 – May 3, 2020[21][22][23] Donald Trump
Thomas Monheim April 3, 2020[24][25]a – present Donald Trump, Joe Biden
a.^ Monheim became Acting IG upon Atkinson's being put on administrative leave on April 3. He remained Acting IG upon and after Atkinson's official removal on May 3.[25]

Deputy directors of national intelligence[edit]

Name Office Term of office President(s) served under
Beth Sanner Mission Integration May 2019[26] – March 2021 Donald Trump, Joe Biden
Kevin Meiners[27] Enterprise Capacity n/a – present Donald Trump
Karen Gibson National Security Partnerships April 2019[28] – 2020 Donald Trump
Corin Stone[29] Strategy & Engagement n/a – present Donald Trump

Assistant directors of national intelligence[edit]

Name Office Term of Office President(s) served under
Dr. Ronald Sanders ADNI for Human Capital June 2005 - March 2010 George W Bush, Barack Obama
Deborah Kircher ADNI for Human Capital October 2011[30] – present Barack Obama, Donald Trump
John Sherman Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer September 2017[31] – June 2020[32] Donald Trump
Trey Treadwell[33] Chief Financial Officer n/a – present Donald Trump
Catherine Johnston ADNI for Systems and Resource Analyses May 2018[34] – present Donald Trump
Roy Pettis[35] ADNI for Acquisition, Procurement and Facilities n/a – present Donald Trump
James Smith[36] ADNI for Policy and Strategy (Acting) n/a – present Donald Trump


See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CIA to Cede President's Brief to Negroponte", February 19, 2005, The Washington Post
  2. ^ "Executive Order 13470". Federal Register. National Archives and Records Administration. July 30, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Strohm, Chris (August 1, 2008). "Bush Orders Intelligence Overhaul". CongressDaily. Retrieved November 22, 2016 – via republished by Nuclear Threat Initiative at NTI.org.
  4. ^ Kaplan, Fred (December 7, 2004). "You Call That a Reform Bill?". Slate.
  5. ^ "Robert M. Gates profile". The Washington Post. November 8, 2006. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  6. ^ Miller, Greg (May 21, 2010). "Dennis C. Blair to resign as Director of National Intelligence". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  7. ^ Jones, Dustin (November 23, 2020). "Avril Haines Nominated As First Female Director Of National Intelligence". NPR. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Jones, Dustin (January 20, 2021). "Senate confirms Avril Haines as director of National Intelligence". Fox news. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  9. ^ McCullagh, Declan (August 24, 2007). "Feds use robots.txt files to stay invisible online. Lame". CNET. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  10. ^ McCullagh, Declan (September 7, 2007). "National Intelligence Web site no longer invisible to search engines". CNET. Archived from the original on February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  11. ^ "Director of National Intelligence Moves Forward with Intelligence Reform" (PDF). ODNI News Release No. 20-07. DNI.gov. September 13, 2007.
  12. ^ "Public Affairs Office, ODNI". Office of the Director of National Intelligence. ODNI. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  13. ^ Clark, Charles (September 2012). "Lifting the Lid". Government Executive. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  14. ^ a b c d "Leadership". Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  15. ^ a b c "Organization". Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  16. ^ 50 U.S.C. § 3029 as added by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
  17. ^ "Designation of Officers of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence To Act as Director of National Intelligence". Federal Register. 78 FR 59159. September 25, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  18. ^ Collins, Carol (August 4, 2021). "Stacey Dixon Confirmed as ODNI Principal Deputy Director; Avril Haines Quoted". Executive Gov. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  19. ^ "Andrew Hallman Joins the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as Principal Executive". dni.gov. October 31, 2019. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  20. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (February 12, 2018). "U.S. Intelligence Shuts Down Damning Report on Whistleblower Retaliation". The Daily Beast – via www.thedailybeast.com.
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