Washington: US President Barack Obama on Friday nominated James B Comey, who served in the Justice Department under former President George W Bush, to direct the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Once nominated and subsequently confirmed by the Senate, the 52-year-old Mr Comey, a Republican, will substitute current FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Mr Comey served in 2004 as acting attorney general during the hospitalisation of then-attorney general John Ashcroft, and opposed some aspects of the surveillance and wire-tapping of citizens ordered by Mr Bush after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Once nominated and subsequently confirmed by the Senate, the 52-year-old Mr Comey, a Republican, will substitute current FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Mr Comey served in 2004 as acting attorney general during the hospitalisation of then-attorney general John Ashcroft, and opposed some aspects of the surveillance and wire-tapping of citizens ordered by Mr Bush after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Barack Obama, Wife Michelle Endorse Kamala Harris' Bid For US Presidency Rockets Fired At Bases Hosting US Troops In Iraq, Syria Ismael "Mayo" Zambada: The Mexican Drug Lord Who Evaded Arrests For Decades 3 Students Dead After Flooding In Delhi Coaching Centre Basement At Olympics Opening Ceremony, Drag Parody Of 'The Last Supper' Draws Flak Children Of Indian-Americans Face Deportation As Time Runs Out Kamala Harris Says "Underdog" Campaign Will Overcome Trump's "Wild Lies" President Appoints 6 New Governors, Reshuffles 3 Others Bomb Threat Inside Delhi Bus, Police Recover Suspicious Object Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.