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Lee Francis Cissna

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Lee Francis Cissna is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Lee Cissna · Lee Francis Cissna				[sources]
Alias	Francis Cissna · L. Francis Cissna				[sources]
Birth date	1966-07-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Silver Spring				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Francis · Lee				[sources]
Last name	Cissna				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q29959997				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (2017-2019)				[sources]
Education	Columbia University · Georgetown University Law Center · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-12	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2024-09-03

Descriptions

American lawyer and government official

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-05

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,395

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories345,356

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions519,977

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata331,752

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