Paul Abbate

Paul Abbate
Paul Abbate
	Abbate in 2017
18th Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 1, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Director	Christopher A. Wray
Preceded by	David Bowdich

Paul Matthew Abbate (/ˈɑːbeɪt/ AH-beɪt) is an American law enforcement officer currently serving as the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He previously served as the Associate Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (2018–2021).

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]

In 2017 after President Trump's dismissal of James Comey, Abbate was on the shortlist of officials considered for the role of FBI director.^[4]

In February 2018, Abbate was named associate deputy director of the FBI.^[5]^[6] He was succeeding by Jeffrey Sallet, after being promoted to deputy director of the FBI in February 2021.^[7]

References[]

^ "Paul M. Abbate". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved March 4, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "2021 National Cyber Summit | September 28-30, 2021". www.nationalcybersummit.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
^ "Paul M. Abbate Named FBI Deputy Director — FBI". www.fbi.gov. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
^ Barrabi, Thomas (February 1, 2021). "FBI taps Paul Abbate to serve as deputy director". Fox News. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
^ "How racial diversity can help the FBI solve its "privilege naiveté" problem". Salon. February 6, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
^ Detsch, Robbie Gramer, Jack. "The Post-Trump Reset With NATO Starts in Germany". Foreign Policy. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
^ "Jeffrey S. Sallet". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved March 4, 2021.