Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
| Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
|---|---|
Seal of the FBI | |
Flag of the FBI | |
since February 21, 2025 | |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
| Reports to | |
| Seat | J. Edgar Hoover Building, Washington, D.C. |
| Appointer | The president with Senate advice and consent |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president. (10 years by statute), renewable (only by the Senate) |
| Formation | July 26, 1908 |
| First holder | Stanley Finch |
| Deputy | Deputy Director |
| Website | www.fbi.gov |
The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a United States federal law enforcement agency, and is responsible for its day-to-day operations. The FBI director is appointed for a single 10-year term by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. The FBI is an agency within the Department of Justice (DOJ), and thus the director reports to the attorney general of the United States.
The director briefed the president on any issues that arose from within the FBI until the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 was enacted following the September 11 attacks. Since then, the director reports in an additional capacity to the director of national intelligence, as the FBI is also part of the United States Intelligence Community.
The current FBI director is Kash Patel, who was sworn in on February 21, 2025.