John Lee Ratcliffe [1] (born October 20, 1965) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the ninth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2025. He previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.

Jan 23, 2025 · Today, John Ratcliffe was sworn in as the 25th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Vice President JD Vance administered the official oath of office in a ceremony at the White House. Director Ratcliffe is the first person ever to serve as both Director of the CIA and Director of National Intelligence, having previously been confirmed as ...

Jan 23, 2025 · John Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump's first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the CIA, the nation's premier spy agency. ... Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as CIA Director as his wife Michele holds the Bible in the Vice Presidential ceremonial office in the ...

Nov 13, 2024 · Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, leading American spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic and as the U.S. government contended with foreign efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.

Jan 23, 2025 · John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence during President Trump's first term, has been confirmed by the Senate as his new head of the CIA — the first person to have held both jobs.

John Ratcliffe, former director of National Intelligence, speaks during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

Jan 23, 2025 · John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence during President Trump's first term, has been confirmed by the Senate as his new head of the CIA — the first person to have held both jobs. The Senate approved the nomination Thursday on a 74-25 vote. Ratcliffe is one of the few figures Trump tapped to return for his second term.

Jan 23, 2025 · The vote was 74-25 in favor of Ratcliffe, a former congressman from Texas who was Trump’s director of national intelligence for the last eight months of his first term.

Nov 13, 2024 · Ratcliffe, a former representative from Texas, served as the director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 during Trump’s first term – and his appointment served as a key argument for...

Apr 18, 2023 · As United States Director of National Intelligence (DNI), John Ratcliffe served as the principal intelligence advisor to President Donald J. Trump and as the leader of the U.S. intelligence community (IC), comprised of 18 federal agencies including the …