Deputy National Security Advisor
Executive position in the United States of America
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The United States deputy national security advisor is a member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and the United States National Security Council, serving under the President's National Security Advisor.
AppointerPresident of the United States
Constituting instrumentNational Security Presidential Memorandum[1]
| Deputy National Security Advisor | |
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| Executive Office of the President | |
| Member of | National Security Council Homeland Security Council |
| Reports to | President of the United States United States National Security Advisor |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
| Constituting instrument | National Security Presidential Memorandum[1] |
| Formation | 1961 |
| First holder | Walt Rostow |
| Website | wh |
Among other responsibilities, the deputy national security advisor often serves as Executive Secretary to the National Security Council Principals Committee, and as chairman of the National Security Council Deputies Committee. The role changes according to the organizational philosophy and staffing of each White House and there are often multiple deputies to the national security advisor charged with various areas of focus.[2][3]
List of principal deputies
| Name | Start | End | President(s) | ||
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Walt Rostow | January 20, 1961 | December 4, 1961 | John F. Kennedy (1961–1963) | |
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Carl Kaysen | 1961 | 1963 | ||
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Bob Komer | 1965 | 1965 | Lyndon Johnson (1963–1969) | |
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Francis Bator[4] | October 1965 | September 1967 | ||
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Richard Allen | January 20, 1969 | 1969 | Richard Nixon (1969–1974) | |
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Al Haig | June 1970 | January 4, 1973 | ||
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Brent Scowcroft | January 4, 1973 | November 3, 1975 | ||
| Gerald Ford (1974–1977) | |||||
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William Hyland | November 3, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | ||
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David Aaron | January 20, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) | |
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Bud Nance | January 20, 1981 | January 20, 1982 | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) | |
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Bud McFarlane | April 4, 1982 | October 17, 1983 | ||
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John Poindexter | October 17, 1983 | December 4, 1985 | ||
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Don Fortier | December 10, 1985 | March 1986 | ||
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Peter Rodman | March 1986 | December 1986 | ||
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Colin Powell | December 2, 1986 | November 23, 1987 | ||
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John Negroponte | November 23, 1987 | January 20, 1989 | ||
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Bob Gates | March 20, 1989 | November 6, 1991 | George H. W. Bush (1989–1993) | |
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Jonathan Howe | November 7, 1991 | January 19, 1993 | ||
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Sandy Berger | January 20, 1993 | March 14, 1997 | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) | |
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Jim Steinberg | December 23, 1996 | August 1, 2000 | ||
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Steve Hadley | January 20, 2001 | January 26, 2005 | George W. Bush (2001–2009) | |
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Jack Crouch | January 31, 2005 | May 4, 2007 | ||
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Jim Jeffrey | August 1, 2007 | December 3, 2008 | ||
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Tom Donilon | January 20, 2009 | October 8, 2010 | Barack Obama (2009–2017) | |
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Denis McDonough | October 20, 2010 | January 20, 2013 | ||
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Tony Blinken | January 20, 2013 | January 9, 2015 | ||
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Avril Haines | January 11, 2015 | January 20, 2017 | ||
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K. T. McFarland | January 20, 2017 | May 19, 2017 | Donald Trump (2017–2021) | |
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Ricky Waddell | May 19, 2017 | May 15, 2018 | ||
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Mira Ricardel | May 15, 2018 | November 14, 2018 | ||
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Charlie Kupperman | January 11, 2019 | September 22, 2019 | ||
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Matt Pottinger | September 22, 2019 | January 7, 2021 | ||
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Jon Finer | January 20, 2021 | January 20, 2025 | Joe Biden (2021–2025) | |
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Alex Wong | January 20, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | Donald Trump (2025–present) | |
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Robert Gabriel | May 23, 2025 | May 20, 2026 | ||
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Mike Needham | May 26, 2026 | present | ||
List of Additional Deputy National Security Advisors
Aside from the principal deputy, since the September 11 attacks, there have been some cases of other deputy-level positions with a specific portfolio. These include:
- George W. Bush (2001–2009)
- Wayne A. Downing (2001–2002) for Combatting Terrorism
- Gary R. Edson (2001–2004) for International Economic Affairs
- David McCormick (2006–2007) for International Economic Affairs[5]
- Michele Davis (2005–2006) for Strategic Communications
- Corry Schiermeyer (2006–2007) for Strategic Communications
- Mark Pfeifle (2007–2009) for Strategic Communications
- Juan Zarate (2005–2009) for Combating Terrorism
- Elliott Abrams (2005–2009) for Global Democracy Strategy
- Barack Obama (2009–2017)
- John O. Brennan (2009–2013) for Homeland Security
- Ben Rhodes (2009–2017) for Strategic Communications
- Caroline Atkinson (2011-2015) for International Economic Affairs
- Lisa Monaco (2013–2017) for Homeland Security
- Wally Adeyemo (2015–2016) for International Economics[6]
- Donald Trump (2017–2021)
- Dina Powell (2017–2018) for Strategy
- Michael Anton (2017–2018) for Strategic Communication
- Nadia Schadlow (2018) for Strategy
- Victoria Coates (2019–2020) for Middle East and North African Affairs
- Joe Biden (2021–2025)
- Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall (2021–2025) for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
- Anne Neuberger (2021–2025) for Cyber and Emerging Technology
- Daleep Singh (2021–2022) for International Economics
- Mike Pyle (2022–2024) for International Economics
- Daleep Singh (2024–2025) for International Economics[7]
- Donald Trump (2025–present)
- Andy Baker (2025–present) for the Vice President