John Lee Ratcliffe is an American politician and attorney who has served as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency since 2025. Ratcliffe served as the director of national intelligence from 2
Official portrait, 2020
Ratcliffe speaks to KETR in February 2015.
Ratcliffe (left) standing next to president Donald Trump in 2017
Ratcliffe (left) monitoring the U.S. intervention in Venezuela from Mar-a-Lago
William Joseph Burns is an American diplomat who served as the 8th director of the Central Intelligence Agency during the Biden administration from March 19, 2021 to January 20, 2025. He previously se
John Ratcliffe
…2020 9th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Incumbent Assumed office January 23, 2025 President Donald Trump Deputy Michael Ellis Preceded by Bill Burns 6th Director of National Intelligence In office May 26, 2020 – January 20, 2021 President Donald Trump Deputy Neil Wiley Preceded by Dan Coats Succeeded…
William Joseph Burns sworn in as CIA director by Kamala Harris in 2021
Burns sitting with President Joe Biden, Harris, and the U.S. national security team, August 18, 2021
Joe Biden presidential portrait