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

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. ... The Texas Republican is a former federal prosecutor who emerged as a fierce Trump defender while serving as a congressman during Trump’s first ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Ratcliffe was sworn in by Vice President JD Vance following the confirmation vote, the CIA said in a statement released Thursday evening. Republican leaders failed to achieve unanimous support to ...

Jan 23, 2025 · A former member of Congress from Texas, Ratcliffe, 59, served as the director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 during Trump's first administration. Trump previously nominated Ratcliffe as DNI in 2019, but he withdrew after some senior Republicans quietly opposed his nomination, and amid reports he had overstated his experience.

Nov 12, 2024 · Ratcliffe, who was a GOP congressman from Texas, served as director of national intelligence in the final months of Trump's first term, leading the U.S. government's spy agencies during the...

Nov 13, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate John Ratcliffe to serve as his director of the CIA, the Trump-Vance transition said Tuesday.

Nov 12, 2024 · WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump designated his former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, to become director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Prior to being appointed...

Nov 5, 2015 · John Ratcliffe (Republican Party) is the director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the second term of the Trump administration. Donald Trump (R) announced on November 12, 2024, that he had selected Ratcliffe as his nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency in his second presidential term.

Nov 12, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Trump-Vance transition team announced Tuesday.