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John Ratcliffe

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency since 2025

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John Lee Ratcliffe (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. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020. After graduating from law school, Ratcliffe worked as a lawyer in private practice until 2004.

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🇺🇸 Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe field questions on Iran threat at Senate hearing (2026-03-18)
Testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and other top officials presented the intelligenc...
🇺🇸 Gabbard, Ratcliffe dodge questions about Trump's Iran war planning (2026-03-18)
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe dodged questions about President Trump’s planning for the war with Ira...
🇺🇸 WATCH LIVE: Gabbard, Ratcliffe and Patel testify on worldwide threats in Senate Intelligence hearing (2026-03-18)
Top Trump administration national security officials facing back-to-back congressional hearings starting Wednesday are expected to be pressed on the w...

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