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 · Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, leading American spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic and as the U.S. government contended with foreign efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.

Jan 23, 2025 · Vice President JD Vance has sworn in John Ratcliffe as the nation’s CIA director, shortly after the Senate confirmed Ratcliffe on a vote of 74-25. Ratcliffe was President Trump’s Director of National Intelligence in his first term.

Jan 23, 2025 · Director Ratcliffe is the first person ever to serve as both Director of the CIA and Director of National Intelligence, having previously been confirmed as DNI during President Trump’s first administration. He also previously served as a member of Congress in the US House of Representatives.

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.

2 days ago · John Ratcliffe listens before Vice President JD Vance swears him in as CIA Director in the Vice Presidential ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. ... Trump has long criticized America’s intelligence agencies, and his new CIA director, John Ratcliffe, ...

Jan 25, 2025 · Ratcliffe formerly served as director of national intelligence, a Cabinet-level position, from 2020 to 2021. He is also a former member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 4th Congressional District from Jan. 6, 2015, to May 22, 2020. Before being elected to Congress, Ratcliffe served as the mayor of Heath, Texas, from 2004 to 2012.

Nov 12, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that John Ratcliffe, his former director of national intelligence who has been listed as a "contributor" to Project 2025, is his pick to lead the CIA.

Nov 13, 2024 · Ratcliffe, a former representative from Texas, served as the director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 during Trump’s first term – and his appointment served as a key argument for...

Apr 18, 2023 · As United States Director of National Intelligence (DNI), John Ratcliffe served as the principal intelligence advisor to President Donald J. Trump and as the leader of the U.S. intelligence community (IC), comprised of 18 federal agencies including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), National Security Agency (NSA) and intelligence elements wi...