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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:
- 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
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Name
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State of residence
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Took office
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Left office
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President served under
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Karl Rove
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Texas
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January 21, 2001
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August 31, 2007
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George W. Bush
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Barry Steven Jackson
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Ohio
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September 1, 2007
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January 19, 2009
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George W. Bush
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Pete Rouse
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South Dakota
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January 20, 2009
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October 1, 2010
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Barack Obama
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David Axelrod
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Illinois
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January 20, 2009
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January 10, 2011
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Barack Obama
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Valerie Jarrett
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Illinois
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January 20, 2009
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present
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Barack Obama
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David Plouffe
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Delaware
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January 10, 2011
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present
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Barack Obama
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Executive Office |
- Advisory Boards (Council for Community Solutions, Corporation for National and Community Service, Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, President's Management Advisory Board)
- Council of Economic Advisers
- Council on Environmental Quality
- Digital Service
- Executive Residence (Committee for the Preservation of the White House, Office of the Curator, Office of the Chief Usher, Office of the Chief Floral Designer, Office of the Executive Chef, Graphics and Calligraphy Office)
- National Space Council
- National Security Council (Deputies Committee)
- Homeland Security Council
- Office of Administration (Office of Mail and Messenger Operations, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer)
- Office of Management and Budget (Office of the Chief Performance Officer, Office of E-Government and Information Technology, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs)
- Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Office of Science and Technology Policy (Office of the Chief Technology Officer, National Science and Technology Council)
- Office of the Trade Representative
- Office of the Vice President (Office of the Chief of Staff)
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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)
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