Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
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Federal Bureau of Investigation logo | |
Acting Director Christopher A. Wray since August 2, 2017 |
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Appointed by |
President of the United States |
First incumbent |
J. Edgar Hoover July 1, 1935 - May 2, 1972 |
Current incumbent |
Christopher A. Wray since August 2, 2017 |
Creation of office | 1908 as Director of the BOI 1935 as Director of the FBI |
Salutation | Director or Sir |
Deputy |
Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation currently: David Bowdich |
Website | fbi.gov |
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a United States government official and head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He is subordinate to the United States Attorney General (German Generalbundesanwalt), who also represents the office of Justice Minister in the US government . He also refunded in intelligence Lichen affairs and defense against terrorism after the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act established director of national intelligence (DNI) report. He is appointed by the President and has to be approved by the Senate with a simple majority (" 50% + 1 ").
The current Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is Christopher A. Wray .
tasks
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the associated subdivisions of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), the Counterterrorism Division (CTD), the FBI Police (FBIP) and the Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) with the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) and the famous Hostage Rescue Team (HRT).
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover was arguably the most famous director of the FBI. He headed the Federal Bureau of Investigation - until 1935 Bureau of Investigation (BOI) - for 48 years until his death on May 2, 1972. He has thus reached four times the tenure of the second longest serving director Robert Mueller.
Previous directors
Bureau of Investigation (BOI) (1908 to 1935)
image | Surname | Term of office | Remarks |
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Stanley Finch | July 26, 1908 - April 30, 1912 | ||
A. Bruce Bielaski | April 30, 1912 - February 10, 1919 | ||
William E. Allen | February 10, 1919 - June 30, 1919 | provisional | |
William J. Flynn | July 1, 1919 - August 21, 1921 | ||
William John Burns | August 22, 1921 - May 10, 1924 | ||
J. Edgar Hoover | May 10, 1924 - June 30, 1935 |
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (since 1935)
image | Surname | Term of office | Remarks |
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J. Edgar Hoover | July 1, 1935 - May 2, 1972 | until his death in 1972 | |
Patrick Gray | May 2, 1972 - April 27, 1973 | provisional for 11 months | |
William Ruckelshaus | April 30, 1973 - July 9, 1973 | provisional for 3 months | |
Clarence M. Kelley | July 9, 1973 - February 15, 1978 | ||
James B. Adams | February 15, 1978 - February 23, 1978 | provisionally for 8 days | |
William Hedgcock Webster | February 23, 1978 - May 25, 1987 | ||
John E. Otto | May 26, 1987 - November 2, 1987 | provisional for 7 months | |
William S. Sessions | November 2, 1987 - July 19, 1993 | Dismissed by President Clinton with immediate effect | |
Floyd I. Clarke | July 19, 1993 - September 1, 1993 | provisional for 2 months | |
Louis Freeh | September 1, 1993 - June 25, 2001 | quit service after eight years of ten-year contract | |
Thomas J. Pickard | June 25, 2001 - September 4, 2001 | provisional for 3 months | |
Robert Mueller | September 4, 2001 - September 4, 2013 | was confirmed by the Senate with a 98-0 majority | |
James B. Comey | September 4, 2013 - May 9, 2017 | Dismissed by President Trump with immediate effect | |
Andrew McCabe | May 9, 2017 - August 2, 2017 | acting, former deputy director | |
Christopher A. Wray | since August 2, 2017 | Approved by the United States Senate on August 1, 2017 . |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Leadership & Structure - FBI. In: fbi.gov. Federal Bureau of Investigation, accessed February 4, 2020 .