Dan Coats

5th Director of National Intelligence, former United States Senator from Indiana · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1943 · age 83

Daniel Ray Coats is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat from the state of Indiana. A Republican, Coats has served in the United States House of Representatives, in the United States Senate, as United States Ambassador to Germany, and as Director of National Intelligence.

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It is an honor to be nominated as Director of National Intelligence.
7 January 2017 · President-Elect Donald J. Trump Nominates Former U.S. Senator Dan Coats Director of National Intelligence, Own words