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This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government.In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, one leader is head of state and head of government.In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of state and the head of government are different people.
World Leaders, also known as Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments, is a public domain directory published weekly by the United States Central Intelligence Agency. [1] It lists different state officials for each country of the world: the head of state and/or head of government and other cabinet ministers , the chief of the ...
1 Heads of state and government. ... Director of the CIA; ... List of U.S. state representatives (Montana to Wyoming)
State Senator Party Jan 20, 2017 Jim Mattis Defense 98–1 Jan 20, 2017 John F. Kelly Homeland 88–11 Jan 23, 2017 Mike Pompeo CIA 66–32 Jan 24, 2017 Nikki Haley UN 96–4 Jan 31, 2017 Elaine Chao Transport 93–6 Feb 1, 2017 Rex Tillerson State 56–43 Feb 7, 2017 Betsy DeVos Education 51–50 [a] Alabama: Jeff Sessions: R: No vote: No vote ...
Currently, the Central Intelligence Agency answers directly to the Director of National Intelligence, although the CIA Director may brief the President directly. The CIA has its budget approved by the US Congress, a subcommittee of which see the line items. The intelligence community, however, does not take direct orders from the Congress.
The OPC was unique; Frank Wisner, the head of the OPC, answered not to the CIA Director, but to the secretaries of defense, state, and the NSC. The OPC's actions were a secret even from the head of the CIA. Most CIA stations had two station chiefs, one working for the OSO, and one working for the OPC. [72]
The director of the Central Intelligence Agency was first elevated to Cabinet-level status by Trump in February 2017, during his first administration. This ended with the beginning of the Biden administration. [61] In July 2023, the D/CIA was once again elevated to Cabinet-level status by the Biden administration. [62]
For a list of heads of state taking dates of independence into account, see List of heads of state by diplomatic precedence. Acting presidents are included in this list, but if a leader has non-consecutive terms, only the current period of service is listed. States where head of state differs from head of government are mainly parliamentary ...