Avril Haines
American lawyer
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| 2024 | Awarded the Australian Intelligence Medal as part of the King's Birthday Honours for distinguished service to the National Intelligence Community. |
| 2024 | Awarded the Australian Intelligence Medal as part of the King's Birthday Honours for distinguished service to the National Intelligence Community. |
| May 2022 | Warned about Russia and China's efforts to influence global partners, specifically mentioning Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. |
| May 2022 | Warned about Russia and China's efforts to influence global partners, specifically mentioning Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. |
| July 2021 | The American Prospect published an article analyzing connections between WestExec Advisors and the Biden administration, with Haines mentioned in the analysis. |
| July 2021 | The American Prospect published an article analyzing connections between WestExec Advisors and the Biden administration, with Haines mentioned in the analysis. |
| January 21 2021 | Sworn in as Director of National Intelligence by Vice President Kamala Harris. |
| January 21 2021 | Sworn in as Director of National Intelligence by Vice President Kamala Harris. |
| January 20 2021 | Haines was confirmed by the Senate in an 84-10 vote, becoming the first nominee confirmed under the new administration. |
| January 20 2021 | Haines was confirmed by the Senate in an 84-10 vote, becoming the first nominee confirmed under the new administration. |
| January 19 2021 | During her Senate confirmation hearing, Haines committed to releasing the report on Jamal Khashoggi's murder and discussed CIA torture, China relations, and domestic threats. |
| January 19 2021 | During her Senate confirmation hearing, Haines committed to releasing the report on Jamal Khashoggi's murder and discussed CIA torture, China relations, and domestic threats. |
| November 23 2020 | Joe Biden nominated Avril Haines as the first woman Director of National Intelligence. |
| November 23 2020 | Joe Biden nominated Avril Haines as the first woman Director of National Intelligence. |
| June 2020 | Haines began overseeing foreign policy and national security considerations for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign transition team, with references to her previous corporate affiliations subsequently removed from her Brookings Institution fellowship résumé. |
| June 2020 | Haines began overseeing foreign policy and national security considerations for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign transition team, with references to her previous corporate affiliations subsequently removed from her Brookings Institution fellowship résumé. |
| May 2020 | Avril Haines was designated as director of Columbia World Projects, replacing Nicholas Lemann. |
| May 2020 | Avril Haines was designated as director of Columbia World Projects, replacing Nicholas Lemann. |
| 2016 | During the Democratic National Committee email leak, Haines convened meetings to discuss responses to the hacking and was involved in redacting the Senate torture report, with only 525 pages of the 6,700-page report being released. |
| 2016 | During the Democratic National Committee email leak, Haines convened meetings to discuss responses to the hacking and was involved in redacting the Senate torture report, with only 525 pages of the 6,700-page report being released. |
| 2015 | As CIA deputy director, Haines decided not to discipline CIA personnel for hacking computers of Senate staffers working on the CIA torture report. |
| 2015 | As CIA deputy director, Haines decided not to discipline CIA personnel for hacking computers of Senate staffers working on the CIA torture report. |
| August 9 2013 | Haines took office as Deputy Director of the CIA, becoming the first woman to hold this position. |
| August 9 2013 | Haines took office as Deputy Director of the CIA, becoming the first woman to hold this position. |
| June 13 2013 | Obama withdrew Haines's nomination to be Legal Adviser of the State Department and instead selected her as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. |
| June 13 2013 | Obama withdrew Haines's nomination to be Legal Adviser of the State Department and instead selected her as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. |
| April 18 2013 | President Obama nominated Haines to serve as Legal Adviser of the Department of State. |
| April 18 2013 | President Obama nominated Haines to serve as Legal Adviser of the Department of State. |
| 2010 | Appointed to serve in the office of the White House counsel as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President for National Security Affairs. |
| 2010 | Appointed to serve in the office of the White House counsel as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President for National Security Affairs. |
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