Director of National Intelligence

The **director of national intelligence** (**DNI**) is a cabinet-level United States government intelligence and security official. The position is required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Community and to direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program.

The DNI also serves as the principal advisor to the U.S. president, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council on all intelligence matters. The DNI, supported by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), produces the President's Daily Brief, a classified document including intelligence from all IC agencies, handed each morning to the president of the United States.

## List of directors

Position succeeded the Director of Central Intelligence.
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|style="background:#e6e6aa;"|–|style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||rowspan="2" style="background: ;"||rowspan="2"|(2021–2025)|
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|style="background:#e6e6aa;"|–|style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||style="background:#e6e6aa;"||rowspan="3" style="background: ;"||rowspan="3"|(2025–present)|
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## Infobox (official post)

- **post**: Director
- **body**: National Intelligence
- **insignia**: The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.svg
- **insigniasize**: 125
- **insigniacaption**: Seal of the director
- **incumbent**: Tulsi Gabbard
- **image**: Director Tulsi Gabbard Official Portrait.jpg
- **incumbentsince**: February 12, 2025
- **department**: Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- **style**: Madam Director
(informal)
The Honourable#United States, The Honorable
(formal)
- **member of**: Cabinet of the United States, Cabinet
United States National Security Council, National Security Council
United States Homeland Security Council, Homeland Security Council
- **reports to**: President of the United States
- **seat**: Washington, D.C.
- **appointer**: The President of the United States, president
- **appointer qualified**: with United States Senate, Senate advice and consent
- **precursor**: Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)
- **formation**: December 17, 2004
- **first**: John Negroponte
- **deputy**: Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (P/DDNI)
- **flag**: Flag of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.svg
- **flagcaption**: Flag of the director