Daniel R. Coats
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| 5th Director of National Intelligence | |
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Assumed office March 16, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Susan M. Gordon |
| Preceded by | James Clapper |
| Chair of the Joint Economic Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin Brady |
| Succeeded by | Pat Tiberi |
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United States Senator from Indiana |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Evan Bayh |
| Succeeded by | Todd Young |
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In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1999 |
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| Appointed by | Robert Orr |
| Preceded by | Dan Quayle |
| Succeeded by | Evan Bayh |
| United States Ambassador to Germany | |
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In office August 15, 2001 – February 28, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Kornblum |
| Succeeded by | William Timken |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Quayle |
| Succeeded by | Jill Long |
| Personal details | |
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Daniel Ray Coats May 16, 1943 Jackson, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marsha Coats |
| Children | 3 |
| Education |
Wheaton College, Illinois (BA) Indiana University, Indianapolis (JD) |
| Website | Senate website (Archived) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1966–1968 |
| Rank |
 Staff sergeant
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Daniel Ray Coats (born May 16, 1943) is an American politician and former diplomat serving as the fifth and current Director of National Intelligence since 2017 under the Trump Administration. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1989 to 1999 and again from 2011 to 2017. He was the United States Ambassador to Germany from 2001 to 2005, and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1989. Coats served on the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence while in the U.S. Senate.
Born in Jackson, Michigan, Coats graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois and Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He served in the U.S. Army (1966–1968). Before serving in the U.S. Senate, Coats was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Indiana's 4th congressional district from 1981 to 1989. He was appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated by Dan Quayle following Quayle's election as Vice President of the United States. Coats won the 1990 special election to serve the remainder of Quayle's unexpired term, as well as the 1992 election for a full six-year term. He did not seek reelection in 1998 and was succeeded by Democrat Evan Bayh.
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