In a statement Tuesday afternoon, President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate Notre Dame alumnus John Ratcliffe to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Ratcliffe received his bachelor of arts degree in government and international studies from the University in 1987. He currently serves as co-chair for the Center for American Security at the America First Policy Institute. He previously served in the cabinet as director of national intelligence during the last year of the first Trump administration and represented Texas’ 4th district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.
In a statement, Trump offered his praise for Ratcliffe.
“I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our Nation’s highest Intelligence positions,” Trump wrote.
Ratcliffe must be confirmed by the Senate in order to assume his position. Republicans are projected to hold 53 Senate seats compared to Democrats' 47, beginning in January.
