Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.svg
Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Flag of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.svg
Flag of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Comey-FBI-Portrait.jpg
Incumbent
James Comey

since September 4, 2013
U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Reports to Attorney General
Director of National Intelligence
Seat J. Edgar Hoover Building, District of Columbia, U.S.
Appointer The President
with Senate advice and consent
Term length 10 years
Inaugural holder Stanley Finch (BOI)
John Edgar Hoover (FBI)
Formation 1908 (as Chief of the BOI)
Deputy Deputy Director
Website www.fbi.gov

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and responsible to the Attorney General for its operations. The FBI Director is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.[1][2]

The current Director of the FBI is James Comey, who assumed office on September 4, 2013.

Responsibilities

Along with the Deputy Director, the Director ensures cases and operations are handled correctly. The Director also is in charge of staffing the leadership in any one of the FBI field offices with qualified agents. The Director briefed the president on any issues that arose from within the FBI until the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 was enacted in response to the September 11 attacks. Since then, the director reports to the Director of National Intelligence, who in turn reports to the President.[3]

Lists of officeholders

Bureau of Investigation chiefs and directors (1908 to 1935)

When the Bureau of Investigation (BOI) was established in 1908, its head was called the Chief of the Bureau of Investigation.[4] It was changed to the Director of the Bureau of Investigation since the term of William J. Flynn (1919–1921), and to its current name when the BOI was renamed FBI in 1935.

# Picture Name Term [4] Length Notes President(s)*
1 Stanley Wellington Finch, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left.jpg Stanley Finch July 26, 1908 – April 30, 1912 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. First Chief, then Director of the BOI Theodore Roosevelt; William H. Taft
2 Bielaski.jpg A. Bruce Bielaski April 30, 1912 – February 10, 1919 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. William H. Taft; Woodrow Wilson
- William E. Allen.jpg William E. Allen February 10, 1919 – June 30, 1919 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Acting Director Woodrow Wilson
3 60px William J. Flynn July 1, 1919 – August 21, 1921 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Woodrow Wilson; Warren Harding
4 William J. Burns.jpg William J. Burns August 22, 1921 – May 10, 1924 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Warren Harding; Calvin Coolidge
5 60px John Edgar Hoover May 10, 1924 – June 30, 1935 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Director of the BOI Calvin Coolidge; Herbert Hoover; Franklin D. Roosevelt

Federal Bureau of Investigation directors (1935 to present)

The FBI Director is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.[1][2] J. Edgar Hoover, appointed by Calvin Coolidge to the predecessor office of Director of the Bureau of Investigation in 1924, was by far the longest-serving director; he held the position from its establishment under the current title in 1935 until his death in 1972. In response to Hoover's lengthy tenure, Congress imposed a term limit of ten years for future directors, which was waived by the Senate for Robert Mueller on July 27, 2011 due to serious security concerns at that time.[5] In theory, they serve ten-year terms unless they resign, die, or are removed, but in reality, since J. Edgar Hoover, none have served a full ten years, except Robert Mueller, who served twelve years.

Picture Name Term[4] Length Notes President(s)*
1 Hoover-JEdgar-LOC.jpg John Edgar Hoover July 1, 1935 – May 2, 1972 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Director of the FBI; died from a heart attack at his Washington, D.C., home on May 2, 1972. Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry Truman; Dwight Eisenhower; John F. Kennedy; Lyndon Johnson; Richard Nixon
Patrickgrey.jpeg L. Patrick Gray May 3, 1972 – April 27, 1973 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Acting Director of the FBI Richard Nixon
William Ruckelshaus.jpg William Ruckelshaus April 30, 1973 – July 9, 1973 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Acting Director of the FBI Richard Nixon
2 Clarence M. Kelley.jpg Clarence M. Kelley July 9, 1973 – February 15, 1978 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Richard Nixon; Gerald Ford; Jimmy Carter
Jbadams.jpg James B. Adams February 15, 1978 – February 23, 1978 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Associate Director of the FBI; Acting Director Jimmy Carter
3 Williamwebster.jpg William H. Webster February 23, 1978 – May 25, 1987 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan
60px John E. Otto May 26, 1987 – November 2, 1987 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Deputy Director of the FBI; Acting Director Ronald Reagan
4 60px William S. Sessions November 2, 1987 – July 19, 1993 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Ronald Reagan; George H.W. Bush; Bill Clinton
Clarke-lg.jpg Floyd I. Clarke July 19, 1993 – September 1, 1993 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Deputy Director of the FBI; Acting Director Bill Clinton
5 60px Louis Freeh September 1, 1993 – June 25, 2001 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Bill Clinton ; George W. Bush
60px Thomas J. Pickard June 25, 2001 – September 4, 2001 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Deputy Director of the FBI; Acting Director George W. Bush
6 60px Robert Mueller September 4, 2001 – September 4, 2013 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. George W. Bush; Barack Obama
7 Comey-FBI-Portrait.jpg James Comey September 4, 2013 – present Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Barack Obama
  • - Appointing Presidents in italics. Senate confirmation of nominee was required after 1972.

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