Back كريستوفر راي Arabic كريستوفر راى ARZ Christopher A. Wray Czech Christopher A. Wray German Christopher A. Wray Spanish کریستوفر ای. ری Persian Christopher A. Wray Finnish Christopher A. Wray French כריסטופר ריי HE Քրիստաֆոր Ռեյ Armenian
Chris Wray | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Official portrait, 2017 | |
| 8th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
| Assumed office August 2, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | James Comey |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division | |
| In office September 11, 2003 – May 17, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Michael Chertoff |
| Succeeded by | Alice S. Fisher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Asher Wray December 17, 1966 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse |
Helen Garrison Howell
(m. 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Yale University (BA, JD) |
| Signature |  |
Christopher Asher Wray (born December 17, 1966)[2] is an American attorney who is the eighth and current director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He was nominated by President Donald Trump to replace James Comey. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 30. Wray took office on August 2, 2017 to serve a 10-year term.[3][4]
Born in New York City, Wray graduated from Yale University in 1989, then attended Yale Law School. He joined government in 1997 as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. From 2003 to 2005, Wray served as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division in George W. Bush's administration. He later was a litigation partner with the multinational law firm King & Spalding from 2005 to 2016. Wray is a registered Republican.[5]
On November 30, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump put forward Kash Patel as a nominee to replace Wray.[6] Federal law specifies the term of the director of the FBI as ten years.[7] Wray has held office for seven years of the term. On December 11, Wray announced that he would resign as director in January 2025, coinciding with the conclusion of the Biden administration.[8][9]
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- ^ Lalee Ibssa; Kelsey Walsh (November 30, 2024). "Trump says he'll fire FBI Director Christopher Wray, replace him with longtime ally Kash Patel". ABC News. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "PUBLIC LAW 94-503—OCT. 15, 1976" (PDF).
- ^ Perez, Evan; Holmes, Lybrand (December 11, 2024). "FBI Director Chris Wray announces plans to resign". CNN. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Tucker, Eric (December 11, 2024). "FBI Director Wray says he intends to resign at end of Biden's term in January". AP News. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.