James R. Clapper
| James R. Clapper | |
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| 4th Director of National Intelligence | |
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In office August 9, 2010 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Stephanie O'Sullivan |
| Preceded by | David Gompert (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mike Dempsey (Acting) |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence | |
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In office April 15, 2007 – June 5, 2010 |
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| President |
George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Stephen Cambone |
| Succeeded by | Michael Vickers |
| Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency | |
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In office September 2001 – June 2006 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James C. King |
| Succeeded by | Robert Murrett |
| Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency | |
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In office November 1991 – August 1995 |
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| President |
George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Dennis Nagy (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Minihan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Robert Clapper Jr. March 14, 1941 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education |
University of Maryland, College Park (BS) St. Mary's University, Texas (MA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1963–1995 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards |
Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star (2) Air Medal (2) |
James Robert "Jim" Clapper Jr. (born March 14, 1941) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and is the former director of national intelligence. He served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) from 1992 until 1995. He was the first director of defense intelligence within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and simultaneously the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. Clapper has held several key positions within the United States Intelligence Community. He served as the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from September 2001 until June 2006.
On June 5, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Clapper to replace Dennis C. Blair as United States Director of National Intelligence. Clapper was unanimously confirmed by the Senate for the position on August 5, 2010.
Following the June 2013 leak of documents detailing NSA practice of collecting telephony metadata on millions of Americans’ telephone calls, two U.S. representatives accused Clapper of perjury for telling a congressional committee that the NSA does not collect any type of data on millions of Americans earlier that year. One senator asked for his resignation, and a group of 26 senators complained about Clapper’s responses under questioning. Media observers have described Clapper as having lied under oath, having obstructed justice, and having given false testimony.
In November 2016, Clapper resigned as director of national intelligence, effective at the end of President Obama's term.
Clapper was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Anne Elizabeth (née Wheatley) and First Lieutenant James Robert Clapper. His father worked in signals intelligence during World War II. His maternal grandfather, James McNeal Wheatley, was an Episcopal minister.
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