CIA Director Gina Haspel Announces Resignation

CIA Director Gina Haspel arrives for a briefing with members of the U.S. House of Representatives about the situation with Iran, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 8, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

CIA Director Gina Haspel resigned on Tuesday, with the agency thanking Haspel for her years of service in the intelligence community.

“The CIA workforce thanks Director Haspel for her 36 years of dedicated service to the American people,” the agency announced on Twitter. “You have broken barriers and empowered the next generation of CIA officers.”