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.

Nov 13, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in his new administration. Here are four things to know about the Republican tapped to lead the U.S. government’s premier spy agency: Stint No. 2 in the Trump administration

3 days ago · Ratcliffe later added that the U.S. still intends to work with Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia. "We'll work shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine, as we have to push back on the aggression ...

Jan 23, 2025 · The Senate has confirmed Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA. 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.

4 days ago · CIA Director John Ratcliffe reacts during his swearing in ceremony, in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington ...

3 days ago · Statements from national security adviser Mike Waltz and CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday morning indicated that a pause in intelligence sharing is in place but the extent of the ...

4 days ago · After President Trump ordered a halt to military assistance, officials differed on whether the United States was continuing to share intelligence. ... The C.I.A. director, John Ratcliffe, and the ...

As former US Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe served as the principal intelligence advisor to President Donald Trump. Learn more.

John Ratcliffe was officially sworn in as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency on January 23, 2025. Director Ratcliffe comes to the Agency having served previously in the U.S. Intelligence Community as the sixth Director of National Intelligence, from May 2020 to January 2021, making him the first person ever to serve as both Director of ...

John Lee Ratcliffe[4] (born October 20, 1965) is an American politician and attorney who has been the 9th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency since 2025. He was the 6th Director of National Intelligence from 2020 to 2021. He was the congressman for …