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John Ratcliffe
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 John Ratcliffe    ( lawyer, politician, spook) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 20, 1965 Mount Prospect, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | US | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | • University of Notre Dame • Southern Methodist University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Became Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in 2025. Heritage Foundation.
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John Lee Ratcliffe' is an American politician and attorney who became Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2025. He previously was Director of National Intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and sat the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.
Activities
After leaving the Trump administration in 2020, Ratcliffe became a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a contributor to Project 2025.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Donald Trump/First presidency | 20 January 2017 | 20 January 2021 | The fist Donald Trump administration. Operation Warp Speed, Russiagate. | |
| Donald Trump/Second presidency | 20 January 2025 | 20 January 2029 | The Donald Trump 2.0 administration. | |
| Munich Security Conference/2025 | 14 February 2025 | 16 February 2025 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists - in their own bubble, far from the concerns of their subjects |
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