US intelligence chief Dan Coats will leave his post on August 15, US President Donald Trump announced.
The US President wrote on Twitter last night that he intends to nominate John Ratcliffe, one of the members of the House of Representatives from Texas, to replace Coates as Director of National Intelligence.
Ratcliffe is a member of the House Intelligence, Judiciary and Homeland Security Committee.
"John will lead and inspire greatness in the country he loves," Trump tweeted, thanking Coates for his service to the country.
The heads of the American intelligence service, including Coates, Trump opposed on various issues - from their claim that Russia interfered in the presidential election in 2016, to Iran and through North Korea, reports Agence France-Presse.
The departure of Dan Coats is the latest in a long line of departures of top officials from the Trump administration.
Among those who left are Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Homeland Security Secretary Kirsten Nielsen, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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