Gina Haspel | |
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7th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
In office May 21, 2018 – January 20, 2021 (Acting: April 26, 2018 – May 21, 2018) | |
President | Donald Trump |
Deputy | Vaughn Bishop |
Preceded by | Mike Pompeo |
Succeeded by | William J. Burns |
6th Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
In office February 2, 2017 – May 21, 2018 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | David Cohen |
Succeeded by | Vaughn Bishop |
Director of the National Clandestine Service | |
Acting | |
In office February 28, 2013 – May 7, 2013 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | John Bennett |
Succeeded by | Frank Archibald |
Personal details | |
Born | Gina Cheri Walker October 1, 1956 Ashland, Kentucky, U.S. |
Spouse |
Jeff Haspel
(m. 1976; div. 1985) |
Education | University of Kentucky University of Louisville (BA) Northeastern University (Cert) |
Awards | Presidential Rank Award Donovan Award Intelligence Medal of Merit |
Gina Cheri Walker Haspel (born October 1, 1956) is an American intelligence officer who was the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from May 21, 2018, to January 20, 2021. She was the agency's deputy director from 2017 to 2018 under Mike Pompeo, and became acting director on April 26, 2018, after Pompeo became U.S. secretary of state. She was later nominated and confirmed to the role, making her the first woman to become CIA director on a permanent basis.[1]