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US Director of National Intelligence Resigns

by VOA News

   The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, has
   submitted his resignation but will stay on until the end of the Obama
   administration.

   "I submitted my letter of resignation last night, which felt pretty
   good. I've got 64 days left," he said during a U.S. congressional
   intelligence committee hearing Thursday. A spokesman said "Clapper
   signed his letter as required" and will finish out his term.

   President-elect Donald Trump takes office January 20.

   The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Representative
   Adam Schiff, told Reuters that Clapper "always exhibited sober judgment
   and put the fate of the nation first."

   The outgoing director has served the U.S. government for more than six
   decades. He began his career at the U.S. Air Force.

   Clapper has been the national intelligence director since August 2010.

   [VOA National Security correspondent Jeff Seldin contributed to this
   report]