▁Virginia ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Category : Non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Char l ott es ville , ▁Virginia ▁Category : 1 9 8 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Virginia <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁is ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation , ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁primary ▁federal ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁ag ency , ▁and ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁its ▁day - to - day ▁operations . ▁The ▁F BI ▁Director ▁is ▁appointed ▁for ▁a ▁single ▁ 1 0 - year ▁term ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Senate . ▁The ▁F BI ▁is ▁an ▁ag ency ▁within ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁( DO J ), ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁Director ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁Director ▁brief ed ▁the ▁President ▁on ▁any ▁issues ▁that ▁arose ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁F BI ▁until ▁the ▁Int elligence ▁Reform ▁and ▁T error ism ▁Pre vention ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁was ▁en act ed ▁following ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁Director ▁reports ▁in ▁an ▁additional ▁capacity ▁to ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁National ▁Int elligence , ▁as ▁the ▁F BI ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Int elligence ▁Community . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Director ▁is ▁Christopher ▁A . ▁W ray , ▁who ▁assumed ▁the ▁role ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁after ▁being ▁confirmed ▁by