Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate and serve ten-year terms unless they resign or are let go before their term is up. J. Edgar Hoover, appointed by Calvin Coolidge, was by far the longest-serving director; he held the position from 1935 until his death in 1972 because there was no law limiting service time. 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 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. Before the September 11 attacks, the director would brief the President on any issues that arise from within the FBI. Since then the director reports to the Director of National Intelligence, who in turn reports to the President.
[edit] Bureau of Investigation (BOI) Directors (1908–35)
Name Period Notes
Stanley Finch 1908–12
A. Bruce Bielaski 1912–1919
William E. Allen 1919 Acting
William J. Flynn 1919–21
William J. Burns 1921–24
J. Edgar Hoover 1924–35
[edit] Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Directors (1936–present)
Name Period Notes
J. Edgar Hoover 1936–72
L. Patrick Gray 1972–73 Acting
William Ruckelshaus 1973 Acting
Clarence M. Kelley 1973–78
James B. Adams 1978 Acting
William H. Webster 1978–87
John E. Otto 1987 Acting
William S. Sessions 1987–93
Floyd I. Clarke 1993 Acting
Louis Freeh 1993–2001
Thomas J. Pickard 2001 Acting
Robert Mueller 2001–Present
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