DANIEL COATS

45. TRUMP
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FULL NAME:
Daniel Ray Coats

BORN:
May 16, 1943,
Jackson, Michigan

EDUCATION:
Wheaton College (BA)
Indiana University-Indianapolis (JD)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1966-1968:
U.S. Army
1972:
Admitted to Indiana Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Fort Wayne, IN
1976-1980:
District Representative to Representative Dan Quayle (R-IN)  
1981-1989:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-IN)
1989-1999:
U.S. Senator (R-IN)
2001-2005:
U.S. Ambassador to Germany
2011-2017:
U.S. Senator (R-IN)
2017-2019:
National Intelligence Director

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia

PORTRAIT:

ODNI Photo

MEDIA COVERAGE:

President Donald J. Trump participates in a meeting with National Security Adviser Ambassador John Bolton; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, right, in the Oval Office Thursday, Jan. 31. 2019, at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craghead)

NOMINATION (1/5/2017): 
New York Times
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
Politico

CONFIRMATION (3/15/2017)
Washington Post

EXPECTED RESIGNATION (7/28/2019):
New York Times
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal