Trump appointed former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard as US intelligence chief.

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Tulsi Gabbard 

Why in news?

• FM Nirmala Sitharaman congratulates Tulsi Gabbard on appointment as U.S. Director of National Intelligence
• Recently Trump appointed former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard as US intelligence chief.
• She will replace Avril Haines who has been the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) since January 21, 2021.

Function of the DNI:.

•  The DNI is the head of the United States Intelligence Community (IC) and is responsible for overseeing the National Intelligence Program (NIP). 
• The DNI is a member of the National Security Council and Homeland Security Council, and reports directly to the President. 
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Who is Tulsi Gabbard?

• Gabbard was elected to Hawaii's House of Representatives at 21 but had to leave after a single term following her National Guard unit's deployment to Iraq. Later, she was elected to Congress where she represented Hawaii. 
• She became the first Hindu member of the House and was sworn into office with her hand on the Bhagavad Gita.
•  She was also thefirst American Samoan elected to Congress.
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