Paul Abbate
18th Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Assumed office
February 1, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
DirectorChristopher A. Wray
Preceded byDavid Bowdich
Associate Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
In office
April 13, 2018 – February 1, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byDavid Bowdich
Succeeded byJeffrey Sallet

Paul M. Abbate (/ˈɑːbeɪt/ AH-beɪt) is an American law enforcement officer who has served as the deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 2021. He previously served as the associate deputy director from 2018 to 2021.

Career

Abbate started his Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) career in March 1996.[1] He was assigned to the New York City Field Office, where he worked in the Criminal Division and served as a member of the SWAT team.[2][3]

Abbate has also led FBI field operations while deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.[4]

In 2017 after President Trump's dismissal of James Comey, Abbate was on the shortlist of officials considered for the role of FBI director.[5]

In February 2018, Abbate was named associate deputy director of the FBI.[6][7] He was succeeded by Jeffrey Sallet, after being promoted to deputy director of the FBI in February 2021.[8]

Awards

Abbatte was named one of 22 people chosen as Security Magazines' "Most Influential People in Security 2020".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Paul M. Abbate". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved March 4, 2021.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "2021 National Cyber Summit | September 28–30, 2021". www.nationalcybersummit.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Paul M. Abbate Named FBI Deputy Director — FBI". www.fbi.gov. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Staff Writer (September 3, 2020). "Security's Most Influential People in Security 2020 - Paul Abbate". Security Magazine. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Barrabi, Thomas (February 1, 2021). "FBI taps Paul Abbate to serve as deputy director". Fox News. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "How racial diversity can help the FBI solve its "privilege naiveté" problem". Salon. February 6, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Detsch, Robbie Gramer, Jack (February 4, 2021). "The Post-Trump Reset With NATO Starts in Germany". Foreign Policy. Retrieved March 4, 2021.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Jeffrey S. Sallet". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

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