Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Abbreviation	FBI
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agency information Motto Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity Agency Overview Formed 1908 Employees 30,762 (October 31, 2006) Annual Budget 8.7 billion USD (2006) Legal personality Governmental agency Jurisdictional Structure Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) United States Legal jurisdiction As per operations jurisdiction. Governing body United States Congress Constituting instrument United States Code Title 28 Part II Chapter 33 General nature Civilian agency Federal law enforcement Operational Structure Headquarters J. Edgar Hoover Building, Washington, D.C. Sworn members 12,659 (October 31, 2006) Unsworn members 18,009 (October 31, 2006) Agency executives Robert S. Mueller III, Director John S. Pistole, Deputy Director List of FBI Directors, Other directors Child agencies FBI Academy FBI Laboratory Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) Counterterrorism Division (CTD) Major units 5 Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) Law Enforcement Bulletin Unit (LEBU) Hostage Rescue Team (FBI) (HRT) Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) National Security Branch (NSB) Field offices 56: List of FBI Field Offices Notables People John Edgar Hoover, Director, for being the founding director William Mark Felt, former Federal Agent, for whistle blowing, Watergate scandal Joseph Leo Gormley, Forensic Scientist, for expert testimony Programmes FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives FBI Most Wanted Terrorists National Incident Based Reporting System Uniform Crime Reports Significant Operation COINTELPRO Website http://www.fbi.gov/  view • talk • edit  this information

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 number 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 staffed 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 reports to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), who in turn reports to 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 Ruckelshaus	1973	Acting director
Clarence M. Kelley	1973–78
James B. Adams	1978	Acting director
William H. Webster	1978–87
John E. Otto	1987	Acting director
William S. Sessions	1987–93
Floyd I. Clarke	1993	Acting director
Louis Freeh	1993–2001
Thomas J. Pickard	2001	Acting director
Robert Mueller	2001–present

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