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Ratcliffe Arrives on Capitol Hill

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), arrives in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, to brief members of Congress on the US military activity that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ratcliffe Arrives on Capitol Hill

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), arrives in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, to brief members of Congress on the US military activity that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Athletics Championships in Tokyo - Day 2

Stephanie Ratcliffe of Australia competes during the women's hammer throw qualification at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, September 14, 2025. Photo by Song Yanhua /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Chairs a Cabinet Meeting at the White House

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), listens as United States President Donald J Trump chairs a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump during a dinner with PM Netanyahu - DC

Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, from left, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, US President Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, during a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump he nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, using a visit to the White House to further cement the pair’s relationship as the US presses for a ceasefire in Gaza. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump during a dinner with PM Netanyahu - DC

John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), left, and Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, top right, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a dinner with US President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump he nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, using a visit to the White House to further cement the pair’s relationship as the US presses for a ceasefire in Gaza. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump during a dinner with PM Netanyahu - DC

Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, from left, US President Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, during a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump he nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, using a visit to the White House to further cement the pair’s relationship as the US presses for a ceasefire in Gaza. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump during a dinner with PM Netanyahu - DC

Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, from left, US President Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, during a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump he nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, using a visit to the White House to further cement the pair’s relationship as the US presses for a ceasefire in Gaza. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump during a dinner with PM Netanyahu - DC

Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, right, John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), center, during a dinner with US President Donald Trump, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not pictured, in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump he nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, using a visit to the White House to further cement the pair’s relationship as the US presses for a ceasefire in Gaza. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump during a dinner with PM Netanyahu - DC

John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), left, and Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, right, during a dinner with US President Donald Trump, not pictured, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not pictured, during a dinner with US President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump he nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, using a visit to the White House to further cement the pair’s relationship as the US presses for a ceasefire in Gaza. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump during a dinner with PM Netanyahu - DC

Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, from left, US President Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, during a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump he nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, using a visit to the White House to further cement the pair’s relationship as the US presses for a ceasefire in Gaza. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump during a dinner with PM Netanyahu - DC

Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, right, and John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), during a dinner with US President Donald Trump, not pictured, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not pictured, in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump he nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, using a visit to the White House to further cement the pair’s relationship as the US presses for a ceasefire in Gaza. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump in a National Day of Prayer - Washington

CIA director John Ratcliffe attends a National Day of Prayer event with President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on May 1, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump in a National Day of Prayer - Washington

CIA director John Ratcliffe leaves a National Day of Prayer event with President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on May 1, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump in a National Day of Prayer - Washington

CIA director John Ratcliffe attends a National Day of Prayer event with President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on May 1, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), appears before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), appears before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), appears before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), appears before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), appears before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

From left to right: General Timothy D. Haugh, Director, National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS); Kash Patel, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence (DNI); John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); and Lieutenant General Jeffrey A. Kruse, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); during the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), appears before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), appears before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

United States Senator Mark Warner (Democrat of Virginia), Ranking Member, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, questions John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. He references a conversation regarding recent attacks toward Houthi rebels in Yemen, over the private messaging app Signal, which included Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, and Kash Patel, among others. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence (DNI), center left, appears before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Pictured with Director Gabbard, from left to right: Kash Patel, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); and Lieutenant General Jeffrey A. Kruse, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

From left to right: Kash Patel, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence (DNI), and John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) take their seats prior to the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence (DNI), center left, appears before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Pictured with Director Gabbard, from left to right: Kash Patel, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); and Lieutenant General Jeffrey A. Kruse, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

From left to right: General Timothy D. Haugh, Director, National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS); Kash Patel, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence (DNI); John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); and Lieutenant General Jeffrey A. Kruse, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); take their seats prior to the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

From left to right: General Timothy D. Haugh, Director, National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS); Kash Patel, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence (DNI); John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); and Lieutenant General Jeffrey A. Kruse, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); during the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) responds to United States Senator Mark Warner (Democrat of Virginia), Ranking Member, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, during the hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate office building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. He references a conversation regarding recent attacks toward Houthi rebels in Yemen, over the private messaging app Signal, which included Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, and Kash Patel, among others. He claims that the contents of the messages were not classified, and that signal was the messaging app of choice when he began work at the CIA. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

United States Senator Mark Warner (Democrat of Virginia), Ranking Member, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, questions John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. He references a conversation regarding recent attacks toward Houthi rebels in Yemen, over the private messaging app Signal, which included Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, and Kash Patel, among others. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

United States Senator Mark Warner (Democrat of Virginia), Ranking Member, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, questions John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. He references a conversation regarding recent attacks toward Houthi rebels in Yemen, over the private messaging app Signal, which included Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, and Kash Patel, among others. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) responds to United States Senator Mark Warner (Democrat of Virginia), Ranking Member, US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, during the hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate office building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. He references a conversation regarding recent attacks toward Houthi rebels in Yemen, over the private messaging app Signal, which included Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, and Kash Patel, among others. He claims that the contents of the messages were not classified, and that signal was the messaging app of choice when he began work at the CIA. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cabinet Meeting Highlights Tensions Over Musks Federal Demands

John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Elon Musk's demand that more than two million federal employees defend their work is facing pushback from other powerful figures in the Trump administration, in a sign that the billionaire's brash approach to overhauling the government is creating division. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cabinet Meeting Highlights Tensions Over Musks Federal Demands

John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Elon Musk's demand that more than two million federal employees defend their work is facing pushback from other powerful figures in the Trump administration, in a sign that the billionaire's brash approach to overhauling the government is creating division. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

John Ratcliffe, with his wife Michele, during his swearing in ceremony as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks prior to swearing in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during a ceremony in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

John Ratcliffe during his swearing in ceremony as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks prior to swearing in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during a ceremony in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

John Ratcliffe places his hand on a bible held by his wife Michele as he is sworn in as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency by Vice President JD Vance during a ceremony in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks prior to swearing in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during a ceremony in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe, with his wife Michele (R), as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during a ceremony in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Vice President JD Vance shakes hands with Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe, with his wife Michele (R), after swearing him in during a ceremony in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Vice President JD Vance shakes talks with Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe, with his wife Michele (R), after swearing him in during a ceremony in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Vice President JD Vance walks in with John Ratcliffe prior to swearing him in as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during a ceremony in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks prior to swearing in John Ratcliffe, with his wife Michele (R), as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during a ceremony in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks prior to swearing in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during a ceremony in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe, with his wife Michele (R), as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during a ceremony in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

John Ratcliffe, with his wife Michele, during his swearing in ceremony as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

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Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks prior to swearing in John Ratcliffe as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency during a ceremony in the Vice President’s ceremonial office in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.