U.S. Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as CIA director in new Trump administration
Published: 24 Jan. 2025, 10:39
![U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 5, 2020. [REUTERS]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/01/24/c2e1d550-7a5d-4725-abf2-6e1a98a44851.jpg)
U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 5, 2020. [REUTERS]
The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), making him the second high-level official of the new Trump administration to be approved by the upper chamber.
The Senate approved Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence (DNI) during Trump's first term, in a 74-25 vote, according to reports. In November, Trump tapped him to lead the CIA, portraying him as a "warrior for truth and honesty."
During a recent Senate confirmation hearing, Ratcliffe assessed that North Korea remains a "destabilizing" force, as he stressed America faces what may be the "most challenging" national security environment in its history.
He previously served as the sixth DNI in 2020-2021. Prior to that, he served in Congress for over five years as the U.S. representative for the 4th Congressional District of Texas.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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