Senior Advisor to the President of the United States

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Senior Advisor

Incumbent David Plouffe and Valerie Jarrett since January 20, 2009
Executive Office of the President
Formation	January 21, 2001
First holder	Karl Rove
Succession	None
Website	The White House

Senior Advisor is a title used within the Executive Branch of the United States Government for various positions.

In the Executive Office of the President of the United States, the title has been used in two different capacities:

In the George W. Bush administration, it was a formal position, first held by Karl Rove and then by Barry Steven Jackson, in the Office of the Senior Advisor to the President. It had responsibility for the following four groups:
- White House Office of Strategic Initiatives
- Intergovernmental Affairs
- Political Affairs
- Public Liaison
In prior administrations, the position of "senior advisor" was a title used for various other purposes.

Numerous examples of the position also exist throughout the Executive Departments and in the branch's independent agencies. For example, the FDA includes a position called the Senior Advisor for Science. The Department of the Interior includes, for example, a Senior Advisor for Alaskan Affairs.

The senior advisors to President Barack Obama are David Plouffe and Valerie Jarrett.

List of Senior Advisors to the President

Name	State of residence	Took office	Left office	President served under
Karl Rove	Texas	January 21, 2001	August 31, 2007	George W. Bush
Barry Steven Jackson	Ohio	September 1, 2007	January 19, 2009	George W. Bush
Pete Rouse	South Dakota	January 20, 2009	October 1, 2010	Barack Obama
David Axelrod	Illinois	January 20, 2009	January 10, 2011	Barack Obama
Valerie Jarrett	Illinois	January 20, 2009	present	Barack Obama
David Plouffe	Delaware	January 10, 2011	present	Barack Obama

v t e Senior Advisors to the President of the United States
Karl Rove Barry Steven Jackson Pete Rouse David Axelrod Valerie Jarrett David Plouffe Jared Kushner Stephen Miller Ivanka Trump

v t e Executive Office of the United States President
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White House Office	Office of Cabinet Affairs Office of the Chief of Staff (Office of Senior Advisors) Office of Communications (Office of Media Affairs, Office of Research, Office of the Press Secretary, Office of Speechwriting) Counsel Counselor to the President Office of Digital Strategy Domestic Policy Council (Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Office of National AIDS Policy, Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, Rural Council) Fellows First Lady (Office of the Social Secretary) Office of the National Security Advisor (Homeland Security Advisor) Gun Violence Prevention Intergovernmental Affairs Legislative Affairs Management and Administration (White House Operations, White House Personnel, Visitors Office) National Economic Council National Trade Council Oval Office Operations (Personal Secretary) Office of Political Affairs Presidential Innovation Fellows Presidential Personnel Public Engagement (Council on Women and Girls, Jewish Liaison, Urban Affairs) Scheduling and Advance Staff Secretary (Executive Clerk, Presidential Correspondence, Office of Records Management) Military Office (Communications Agency, Medical Unit, Presidential Food Service, Transportation Agency)

v t e White House Office
Cabinet Affairs Chief of Staff Communications Counsel Counselor Fellows First Lady Executive Chef Floral Designer Social Secretary Gun Violence Prevention Intergovernmental Affairs Legislative Affairs Management and Administration Oval Office Operations Political Affairs Presidential Personnel Press Secretary Public Liaison Scheduling and Advance Senior Advisor Staff Secretary Trade and Manufacturing Policy
Defunct: American Innovation