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Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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| Federal Bureau of Investigation |
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| Director: Robert S. Mueller III |
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| Deputy Director: John S. Pistole |
| Department: Justice |
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Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are appointed by the President of the United States. They have to be confirmed by the United States Senate and serve ten year terms. J. Edgar Hoover, appointed by Calvin Coolidge, was by far the longest serving FBI Director, serving until his death in 1972 because there was no law limiting the number of years directors could serve. The current FBI Director is Robert Mueller, who was appointed in 2001 by George W. Bush.
The FBI director is responsible for the day to day operations at the FBI. Along with his deputies, the director makes sure cases and operations are handled correctly. The director also is in charge of making sure the leadership in any one of the FBI field offices are staffed with qualified agents. Before the September 11, 2001 attacks, the FBI director would brief the President of the United States on any issues that arise from within the FBI. Since then the director reports to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), who in turn reports to the President of the United States.
| Name | Period | Notes |
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| Stanley Finch | 1908–12 | |
| A. Bruce Bielaski | 1912–19 | |
| William E. Allen | 1919 | Acting director |
| William J. Flynn | 1919–21 | |
| William J. Burns | 1921–24 | |
| J. Edgar Hoover | 1924–35 |
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| J. Edgar Hoover | 1936–72 | |
| L. Patrick Gray | 1972–73 | Acting director |
| William Ruckelshaus | 1973 | Acting director |
| Clarence M. Kelley | 1973–78 | |
| James B. Adams | 1978 | Acting director |
| William H. Webster | 1978–87 | |
| John E. Otto | 1987 | Acting director |
| William S. Sessions | 1987–93 | |
| Floyd I. Clarke | 1993 | Acting director |
| Louis Freeh | 1993–2001 | |
| Thomas J. Pickard | 2001 | Acting director |
| Robert Mueller | 2001–present |
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| Finch • Bielaski • Allen* • Flynn • Burns • Hoover • Gray* • Ruckelshaus* • Kelley • Adams* • Webster • Otto* • Sessions • Clarke* • Freeh • Pickard* • Mueller * denotes acting |
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