Walter Clayton Nominated for Director of National Intelligence; U.S. Attorney Nomination Withdrawn

Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.

Walter Clayton of New York has been nominated to serve as Director of National Intelligence, succeeding Tulsi Gabbard, the White House announced on June 11, 2026.

Simultaneously, the White House has withdrawn Walter Clayton's nomination for United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, which would have been a four-year term.

Both the nomination for Director of National Intelligence and the withdrawal of the U.S. Attorney nomination were sent to the Senate for consideration.