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Christopher Asher Wray

Person of interest · Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Christopher Asher Wray is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Christopher A. Wray · Christopher Asher Wray · Christopher Wray · Кристофер Рэй · Крістофер Рей · 10 more...				[sources]
Other name	Chris Wray · Christopher Asher Wray				[sources]
Weak alias	克里斯多夫·A·瑞伊 · 克里斯多福·亞瑟·瑞伊 · 克里斯多福·瑞伊 · 克里斯托弗·A·雷 · 克里斯托弗·雷				[sources]
Birth date	1966-12-17				[sources]
Place of birth	New York City				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
First name	Christopher				[sources]
Last name	Wray				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q30148517				[sources]
Position	Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (2017-2025) · United States Assistant Attorney General (2003-2005) · editor-in-chief · partner · Директор ФБР				[sources]
Education	Buckley School · Phillips Academy · Yale College · Yale Law School				[sources]
Last change	2025-05-17	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2017 to 2025

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-02-28

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Russia	Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации		-	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Helen Wray Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation	2017-08-02	2025-01-19

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,660

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Russia Personal Sanctions Targeting US Citizens2,169

A list of US citizens under personal sanctions by the Russian Federation.

Russia · MFA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,228

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata334,043

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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