The Director of Russia's Federal Security Service (Директор Федеральной Службы Безопасности) is the head and

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of the Federal Security Service, which is one of several

Russian intelligence agencies The intelligence agencies of the Russian Federation, often unofficially referred to in Russian as ''Special services'' ( rus, Спецслужбы), include: * Federal Security Service (FSB), an agency responsible for counter-intelligence and othe ...

. The Director of FSB reports directly to the

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. The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director of the FSB. The Director is a civilian or a general of the armed forces nominated by the

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, with the concurring or nonconcurring recommendation from the Secretary of the

Security Council of Russia The Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF or Sovbez; russian: Совет безопасности Российской Федерации (СБРФ), Sovet bezopasnosti Rossiyskoy Federatsii (SBRF)) is a constitutional consultative bo ...

and must be confirmed by a majority vote of the

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Ministry of Security (1992 – 1993) / Federal Counterintelligence Service (1993 – 1995)

Federal Security Service (since 1995)

References

* *FSB Federal Security Service {{Russia-stub