id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2250 Director of National Intelligence - Wikipedia .html text/html 3752 451 50 The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a United States Government Cabinet-level official, required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to: The first Director of National Intelligence was U.S. Ambassador to Iraq John Negroponte who was appointed on February 17, 2005, by President George W. On February 13, 2007, Mike McConnell became the second Director of National Intelligence, after Negroponte was appointed Deputy Secretary of State. Office of the Director of National Intelligence[edit] The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 established the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as an independent agency to assist the DNI. The ODNI leadership includes the director, principal deputy director and chief operating officer.[16] In addition, the Director of Defense Intelligence reports to the DNI. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2250.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2250.txt