UNCLASSIFIED

DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, DC 20511

July 28, 2019

President Donald J. Trump

The White House

1600 Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

I am grateful to you for providing me the opportunity to lead the Intelligence Community.
Serving our nation as the Director of National Intelligence and as a member of your national
security team has been a distinct privilege.

I am pleased with the accomplishments the ODNI and the broader Intelligence Community have
achieved. We have established a shared vision called IC 2025 and focused our initiatives to
ensure that the Intelligence Community is best positioned to address the continuing evolution of
threats facing our nation. I have ensured that we have the capabilities necessary to protect
against those who would do us harm, including through reauthorization of Section 702 authority,
establishment of an election security executive to support the whole-of? government effort to
address threats against our elections, reforms to the security clearance process, and
improvements to our budget processes. I have overseen the selection of new, extremely capable
leaders across the IC, and within the ODNI, have transformed its focus, structure, and integration
efforts to ensure you have the best, most timely, and unbiased intelligence possible.

The Intelligence Community is stronger than ever, and increasingly well prepared to meet new
challenges and opportunities. As we have previously discussed, I believe it is time for me to
move on to the next chapter of my life. Therefore, I hereby submit to you my resignation
effective August 15, 2019.

Sincerely,

Wa/

Daniel R. Coats

UNCLASSIFIED