Deputy National Security Advisor
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.
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.[1][2]
The position is held by Jonathan Finer, who assumed office on January 20, 2021.
List of Principal Deputies
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List of additional deputy advisors
Aside from the principal deputy, since the September 11 attacks, there have been some cases of other deputy-level positions created with an additional specifier title and alternate role. These include:
- Wayne Downing (2001–2002) for Combatting Terrorism
- John O. Brennan (2009–2013) for Homeland Security
- Ben Rhodes (2009–2017) for Strategic Communications
- Lisa Monaco (2013–2017) for Homeland Security
- Wally Adeyemo (2015–2016) for International Economics[4]
- Dina Powell (2017–2018) for Strategy
- Nadia Schadlow (2018) for Strategy
- Victoria Coates (2019–2020) for Middle East and North African Affairs
- Anne Neuberger (2021–present) for Cyber and Emerging Technology
- Daleep Singh (2021–present) for International Economics
References
- ^ NSPD-1 - Organization of the National Security Council System, 13 February 2001
- ^ Center for American Progress Organization of the National Security Council System, 13 January 2017
- ^ Foreign Relations of the United States 1964-68, Vol. XV, 23 February 2009
- ^ https://www.csis.org/people/wally-adeyemo