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Director of National Intelligence | |
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![]() Seal of the Director of National Intelligence | |
United States Intelligence Community | |
Member of | Cabinet National Security 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 Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters related to the national security;
- Serving as the head of the sixteen-member Intelligence Community; and
- Overseeing and directing the National Intelligence Program.
Directors of National Intelligence[change | change source]
No. | Director | Term of Office | President(s) served under | |
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Position succeeded the Director of Central Intelligence | ||||
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John Negroponte | April 21, 2005 – February 13, 2007 | George W. Bush |
2 | ![]() |
Mike McConnell | February 13, 2007 – January 27, 2009 | |
3 | ![]() |
Dennis C. Blair | January 29, 2009 – May 28, 2010 | Barack Obama |
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David Gompert Acting |
May 28, 2010 – August 5, 2010 | ||
4 | ![]() |
James R. Clapper | August 5, 2010 – January 20, 2017 | |
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Mike Dempsey Acting |
January 20, 2017 – March 16, 2017 | Donald Trump |
5 | ![]() |
Dan Coats | March 16, 2017 – August 15, 2019 | |
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Joseph Maguire Acting |
Since August 15, 2019 |