the list of 9,11
John Negroponte April 21, 2005 February 13, 2007 1 year, 298 days George W. Bush
(2001–2009)
2 Mike McConnell February 13, 2007 January 20, 2009 1 year, 342 days
– Donald Kerr
Acting January 20, 2009 January 27, 2009 7 days Barack Obama
(2009–2017)
– Ronald Burgess
Acting January 27, 2009 January 29, 2009 2 days
3 Dennis Blair January 29, 2009 May 28, 2010 1 year, 119 days
– David Gompert
Acting May 28, 2010 August 5, 2010 69 days
4 James Clapper August 5, 2010 January 20, 2017 6 years, 168 days
– Stephanie O'Sullivan
Acting January 20, 2017 January 20, 2017 1 day Donald Trump
(2017–2021)
– Mike Dempsey
Acting January 20, 2017 March 16, 2017 55 days
5 Dan Coats March 16, 2017 August 15, 2019 2 years, 152 days
– Susan M. Gordon
Acting August 15, 2019 August 15, 2019 0 days
– Joseph Maguire
Acting August 15, 2019 February 20, 2020 189 days
– Andrew P. Hallman
Acting February 20, 2020 February 20, 2020 0 days
– Richard Grenell
Acting February 20, 2020 May 26, 2020 96 days
6 John Ratcliffe May 26, 2020 January 20, 2021 239 days
– Neil Wiley
Acting January 20, 2021 January 20, 2021 0 days Joe Biden
(2021–2025)
– Lora Shiao
Acting January 20, 2021 January 21, 2021 1 day
7 Avril Haines January 21, 2021 January 20, 2025 3 years, 365 days
– Stacey Dixon
Acting January 20, 2025 January 25, 2025 5 days Donald Trump
(2025–present)
– Lora Shiao
Acting January 25, 2025 February 12, 2025 18 days
8 Tulsi Gabbard February 12, 2025 Incumbent 1 year, 126 days
– Bill Pulte
Acting Assuming office on
June 19, 2026 Designate −1 day