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Yes. The U.S. Senate confirmed Harry Coker, Jr., as National Cyber Director on December 12, 2023, by a vote of 59–40, with one senator not voting. Coker later resigned; the Senate confirmed Sean Cairncross as his successor on August 2, 2025. The headline describes the 2023 confirmation, not the current officeholder.
How the Senate confirmed Harry Coker
The Senate’s roll-call record lists the question as confirmation of Harry Coker, Jr., of Kansas, to be National Cyber Director. The December 12, 2023, vote was 59 yeas, 40 nays, and one senator not voting. See the Senate’s roll-call vote.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s nomination record also lists Coker’s confirmation that day and identifies the vacancy as following Chris Inglis’s resignation. See the committee’s Coker nomination record.
What the National Cyber Director does
The Office of the National Cyber Director was established in 2021 to support a coordinated, whole-of-government approach to cybersecurity. During Senate consideration of Coker’s nomination, Senator Gary Peters described the role this way: “The National Cyber Director is responsible for driving cyber security policy and strategy all across the Federal Government.” Read the December 12, 2023, Congressional Record.
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Who replaced Coker
Coker resigned from the office. The committee’s later nomination record identifies Sean Cairncross as nominated “vice Harry Coker, Jr., resigned” and records Cairncross’s confirmation on August 2, 2025. See the committee’s Cairncross nomination record.
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A U.S. Cyber Command biography describes Coker as a retired CIA senior executive and career Naval officer. It also says he served as executive director of the National Security Agency before becoming the second National Cyber Director. Read the U.S. Cyber Command biography.
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