Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel is an American lawyer and former federal prosecutor serving as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a National Security Council official, chief of staff to the acting secretary of defense, and senior advisor to the acting director of national intelligence during Donald Trump's first presidency.
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