Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity
Director: Robert Mueller
Department: Justice
Divisions:
FBI Academy FBI Laboratory Criminal Justice Information Services
Major units:
Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) Counterterrorism Division (CTD) Law Enforcement Bulletin Unit (LEBU) Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) National Security Service (NSS)
Lists:
List of FBI Directors List of FBI Field Offices
Programs:
Notable operations COINTELPRO Crime statistics NIBRS Uniform Crime Reports Most wanted FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives FBI Most Wanted Terrorists
Key people:
W. Mark Felt Joseph L. Gormley
Miscellaneous:
FBI portrayal in the media
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Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are appointed by the President of the United States. They have to be confirmed by the United States Senate and serve ten year terms. J. Edgar Hoover, appointed by Calvin Coolidge, was by far the longest serving FBI Director, serving until his death in 1972 because there was no law limiting the amount of years directors could serve. 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 makes sure cases and operations are handled correctly. The director also is in charge of making sure the leadership in any one of the FBI field offices are manned with qualified agents. Before the September 11, 2001 attacks, the FBI director would brief the President of the United States on any issues that arise from within the FBI. Since then the director now reports to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) who in turn tells the President of the United States.

[edit] Bureau of Investigation (BOI) directors (1908–35)

Name	Period	Notes
Stanley Finch	1908–12
A. Bruce Bielaski	1912–19
William E. Allen	1919	Acting director
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 director
William D. Ruckelshaus	1973	Acting director
Clarence M. Kelley	1973–78
James B. Adams	1978	Acting director
William H. Webster	1978–87
John Otto	1987	Acting director
William S. Sessions	1987–93
Floyd I. Clarke	1993	Acting director
Louis J. Freeh	1993–2001
Thomas J. Pickard	2001	Acting director
Robert S. Mueller III	2001–present

Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Finch • Bielaski • Allen • Flynn • Burns • Hoover • Gray • Ruckelshaus • Kelley • Adams • Webster • Otto • Sessions • Clarke • Freeh • Pickard • Mueller