The associate deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a senior United States government position in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The office is third in command to the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. If the deputy director is absent or the position is vacant, the associate deputy director automatically takes on the additional title and role of acting deputy director. The office is the second highest position attainable within the FBI without being appointed by the president of the United States. Responsibilities as associate deputy director include assisting the deputy director and director, and leading prominent investigations. From 1978 to 1987, the positions of deputy director and associate deputy director were not filled due to William Hedgcock Webster's decision to divide the positions responsibilities between three positions.
Associate deputy directors Portrait Associate deputy director Term Start End Deke DeLoach July 10, 1963 July 9, 1970https://www.c-span.org/person/?40703/CarthaDekeDeLoach Joseph L. Ford July 26, 2006 January 23, 2008 Timothy P. Murphy January 23, 2008 July 8, 2010 Thomas J. Harrington August 13, 2010 June 22, 2012 Kevin Perkins June 22, 2012 July 30, 2015 Andrew McCabe July 30, 2015 February 1, 2016 David Bowdich February 1, 2016 April 13, 2018 Paul Abbate April 13, 2018 February 1, 2021 Jeffrey S. Sallet February 1, 2021 May 23, 2022 Brian C. Turner May 23, 2022 January 20, 2025 Timothy M. DunhamActing January 20, 2025 April 2025 J. William Rivers April 2025 After December 9, 2025 B. Chad Yarbrough After December 9, 2025 Incumbent
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