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List of principal deputy directors of national intelligence
Name Term of office President(s) served under
Michael Hayden April 21, 2005 – May 26, 2006 George W. Bush
Ronald L. Burgess Jr.
Acting June 2006 – October 5, 2007
Donald Kerr October 5, 2007 – January 20, 2009
Ronald L. Burgess Jr.
Acting January 20, 2009 – February 2009 Barack Obama
David C. Gompert November 10, 2009 – February 11, 2011
Stephanie O'Sullivan February 18, 2011 – January 20, 2017
Susan M. Gordon August 7, 2017 – August 15, 2019 Donald Trump
Andrew P. Hallmana October 30, 2019 – February 21, 2020
Kash Patel February 21, 2020 – May 13, 2020
Neil Wileya May 13, 2020 – February 2021 Donald Trump, Joe Biden
Stacey Dixon August 4, 2021 – January 25, 2025[28] Joe Biden, Donald Trump
Aaron Lukas July 24, 2025 – Incumbent [29] Donald Trump
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