Avril Haines
Avril Danica Haines (born August 29, 1969) is an American lawyer and politician. In January 2021, Haines became the 7th Director of National Intelligence during the Joe Biden administration.
Avril Haines | |
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| 7th Director of National Intelligence | |
| Assumed office January 21, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Neil Wiley Stacey Dixon |
| Preceded by | John Ratcliffe |
| Deputy National Security Advisor | |
| In office January 11, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Tony Blinken |
| Succeeded by | K. T. McFarland |
| 4th Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | |
| In office August 9, 2013 – January 10, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Michael Morell |
| Succeeded by | David S. Cohen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Avril Danica Haines August 29, 1969 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | David Davighi |
| Relatives | Thomas H. Haines (father) |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
She was the White House Deputy National Security Advisor in Barack Obama's administration.[1] She was Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the first woman to hold this position.[2]
On November 23, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced his plans to nominate Haines for Director of National Intelligence, which would make her the first woman to hold this position.[3] She was confirmed in a 84–10 vote on January 20, 2021. Haines is the first female National Intelligence Director in American history.[3]
Her father is biochemist Thomas H. Haines.
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Left to right: President Obama, Susan Rice, Avril Haines, and Lisa Monaco (2015)
Haines was sworn in as Director of National Intelligence by Vice President Kamala Harris on January 21, 2021.
Haines on her first day in office
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (left) with Haines at the Pentagon
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References
- ↑ "A Top Intelligence Officer Joins the Law School". Columbia Law School. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ↑ AFP (June 12, 2013) (in en-GB). Avril Haines appointed first female CIA deputy director. . https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10117458/Avril-Haines-appointed-first-female-CIA-deputy-director.html. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Crowley, Michael; Smialek, Jeanna (November 23, 2020). "Biden Will Nominate First Woman to Lead Intelligence, Latino for Homeland Security". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
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