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

Nov 12, 2024 · U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had picked John Ratcliffe, a close ally who was director of national intelligence at the end of his first term, to serve as director of the...

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...

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.

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 ...

Nov 13, 2024 · Ratcliffe, who served just one term on the House Intelligence Committee, eventually withdrew from consideration amid concerns he had padded his resume as a federal prosecutor. On the second try,...

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...

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

Jan 23, 2025 · John Ratcliffe Confirmed as C.I.A. Director. He has offered a vision for a more aggressive spy agency, and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers.