Gina Haspel
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American intelligence officer (born 1956)
Key facts
- President
- Donald Trump
- Deputy
- Vaughn Bishop
- Preceded by
- Mike Pompeo
- Succeeded by
- Bill Burns
- Born
- Gina Cheri Walker , ( 1956-10-01 ) October 1, 1956 (age 69) , Ashland, Kentucky , U.S.
- Spouse
- Jeff Haspel ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1985 )
- Education
- University of Kentucky (attended), University of Louisville ( BA ), Northeastern University ( GrCert )
- Awards
- Presidential Rank Award , Donovan Award , Intelligence Medal of Merit
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ashland
- Occupation
- paralegal
- Educated at
- Northeastern University
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Gina Haspel official CIA portrait.jpg
- Residence
- Ashburn
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Encyclopedic overview
Gina Cheri Walker Haspel (born October 1, 1956) is an American national security expert who was the seventh director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from May 21, 2018, to January 20, 2021. She was previously the agency's deputy director from 2017 to 2018 under Mike Pompeo, and became acting director on April 26, 2018, after Pompeo became U.S. secretary of state. Following her nomination and confirmation to the role, she was appointed by President Donald Trump as the first woman to become CIA director on a permanent basis.
Early life
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