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{{short description|Executive position in the United States of America}}
The '''Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs''', commonly referred to as the '''Deputy National Security Advisor''', is a member of the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]], serving as deputy to the President's [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]].
{{Infobox official post
| post = Deputy National Security Advisor
| insignia = US-WhiteHouse-Logo.svg
| image = Jonathan Finer, Deputy National Security Advisor.jpg
| incumbent = [[Jon Finer]]
| incumbentsince = January 20, 2021
| department = [[Executive Office of the President]]
| member_of = [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]]<br/>[[Homeland Security Council]]
| reports_to = [[President of the United States]]<br>[[United States National Security Advisor]]
| appointer = [[President of the United States]]
| constituting_instrument = National Security Presidential Memorandum<ref>{{cite web |title=National Security Presidential Memorandum–4 of April 4, 2017 |url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-04-06/pdf/2017-07064.pdf#page=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407150009/https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-04-06/pdf/2017-07064.pdf |archive-date=2017-04-07 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| first = [[Walt Rostow]]
| formation = 1961
| deputy =
| website = {{URL|https://wh.gov/nsc}}
}}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 (United States)|National Security Advisor]].


Among other responsibilities, the Deputy National Security Advisor serves as Executive Secretary to the National Security Council Principals Committee, and as Chairman of the [[National Security Council Deputies Committee]].<ref>NSPD-1 - [http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/nspd-1.htm ''Organization of the National Security Council System''], 13 February, 2001</ref>
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.<ref>NSPD-1 – [http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/nspd-1.htm ''Organization of the National Security Council System''], 13 February 2001</ref><ref>Center for American Progress [https://cdn.americanprogress.org/content/uploads/2017/01/04063410/ProcessMakesPerfectFINAL.pdf ''Organization of the National Security Council System''], 13 January 2017</ref>


The position is held by [[Jonathan Finer]], who assumed office on January 20, 2021. He is titled as '''Principal Deputy National Security Advisor'''.
===List of Deputies===

{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
==List of Principal Deputies==
{| class=wikitable
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}
! Name || Term || President
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
!No.
!Picture
!Name
!Term
!President
|-
|-
|1
| [[Walt Whitman Rostow]] || 1961 || [[John F Kennedy]]
|[[File:Walt Rostow 1968.jpg|75px]]
|[[Walt Rostow]]
|1961
|rowspan=2 | [[John F. Kennedy]]
|-
|-
|2
| [[Carl Kaysen]] || 1961-1963 || John F Kennedy
|[[File:No image.svg|75px]]
|[[Carl Kaysen]]
|1961–1963
|-
|-
|3
| [[Robert Komer]] || 1965-1966 || [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
|[[File:Lyndon Johnson and Robert Komer.jpg|75px]]
|[[Robert Komer]]
|1965
|rowspan=2 | [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]
|-
|-
|4
| [[Alexander Haig]] || 1970-1973 || [[Richard Nixon]]
|[[File:No image.svg|75px]]
|[[Francis M. Bator]]
|1965–1967<ref>[https://1997-2001.state.gov/www/about_state/history/vol_xv/persons.html ''Foreign Relations of the United States 1964–68, Vol. XV''], 23 February 2009</ref>
|-
|-
|5
| [[Brent Scowcroft]] || 1973–1975 || [[Gerald Ford]]
|[[File:Richard V. Allen 1981.jpg|75px]]
|[[Richard V. Allen]]
|1969
|rowspan=2 | [[Richard Nixon]]
|-
|-
|6
| William G. Hyland || 1975-1977 || Gerald Ford
|[[File:Secretary of State Alexander Haig.jpg|75px]]
|[[Alexander Haig]]
|1970–1973
|-
|-
|7
| [[David L. Aaron]] || 1977–1981 || [[Jimmy Carter]]
|[[File:National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft at a meeting following the assassinations in Beirut, 1976 - NARA - 7064964.jpg|75px]]
|[[Brent Scowcroft]]
|1973–1975
|rowspan=2 | [[Gerald Ford]]
|-
|-
|8
| James W. Nance || 1981-1982 || [[Ronald Reagan]]
|[[File:No image.svg|75px]]
|[[William G. Hyland]]
|1975–1977
|-
|-
|9
| [[Robert McFarlane]] || 1982–1983 || Ronald Reagan
|[[File:No image.svg|75px]]
|[[David L. Aaron]]
|1977–1981
|[[Jimmy Carter]]
|-
|-
|10
| [[John Poindexter]] || 1983–1985 || Ronald Reagan
|[[File:James W. Nance.png|75px]]
|[[James W. Nance]]
|1981–1982
|rowspan=7 | [[Ronald Reagan]]
|-
|-
|11
| [[Donald Fortier]] || 1985-1986 || Ronald Reagan
|[[File:Robert Mcfarlane IAGS.jpg|75px]]
|[[Robert McFarlane (American politician)|Robert McFarlane]]
|1982–1983
|-
|-
|12
| [[Peter Rodman]] || 1986-1987 || Ronald Reagan
|[[File:Admiral John Poindexter, official Navy photo, 1985.JPEG|75px]]
|[[John Poindexter]]
|1983–1985
|-
|-
|13
| [[Colin Powell]] || 1987 || Ronald Reagan
|[[File:No image.svg|75px]]
|[[Donald Fortier]]
|1985–1986
|-
|-
|14
| [[John Negroponte]] || 1987–1989 || Ronald Reagan
|[[File:Peter W. Rodman.jpg|75px]]
|[[Peter Rodman]]
|1986
|-
|-
|15
| [[Robert Gates]] || 1989-1991 || [[George H. W. Bush]]
|[[File:ColinPowell.JPEG|75px]]
|[[Colin Powell]]
|1986–1987
|-
|-
|16
| [[Jonathan Howe]] || 1991-1993 || George H. W. Bush
|[[File:John Negroponte official portrait State.jpg|75px]]
|[[John Negroponte]]
|1987–1989
|-
|-
|17
| [[Sandy Berger]] || 1993–1997 || [[Bill Clinton]]
|[[File:Robert Gates, official DoD photo portrait, 2006.jpg|75px]]
|[[Robert Gates]]
|1989–1991
|rowspan=2 | [[George H. W. Bush]]
|-
|-
|18
| [[James Steinberg]] || 1997-2001 || Bill Clinton
|[[File:jonathan howe.jpg|75px]]
|[[Jonathan Howe]]
|1991–1993
|-
|-
|19
| [[Stephen Hadley]] || 2001–2005 || [[George W. Bush]]
|[[File:SandyBerger.jpg|75px]]
|[[Sandy Berger]]
|1993–1997
|rowspan=2 | [[Bill Clinton]]
|-
|-
|20
| [[Jack Dyer Crouch, II]] || 2005–2007 || George W. Bush
|[[File:Jim Steinberg.jpg|75px]]
|[[James Steinberg]]
|1997–2001
|-
|-
|21
| [[James Jeffrey]] || 2007– || George W. Bush
|[[File:Stephen Hadley.jpg|75px]]
|[[Stephen Hadley]]
|2001–2005
|rowspan=3 | [[George W. Bush]]
|-
|22
|[[File:Jack Dyer Crouch.jpg|75px]]
|[[Jack Dyer Crouch II]]
|2005–2007
|-
|23
|[[File:James F Jeffrey.jpg|75px]]
|[[James Franklin Jeffrey|James Jeffrey]]
|2007–2008
|-
|24
|[[File:Tomdonilon.PNG|75px]]
|[[Thomas E. Donilon]]
|2009–2010
|rowspan=4 | [[Barack Obama]]
|-
|25
|[[File:Denis McDonough (crop).jpg|75px]]
|[[Denis McDonough]]
|2010–2013
|-
|26
|[[File:Antony Blinken.jpg|75px]]
|[[Tony Blinken]]
|2013–2015
|-
|27
|[[File:Avril Haines portrait.jpg|75px]]
|[[Avril Haines]]
|2015–2017
|-
|28
|[[File:KT McFarland by Gage Skidmore.jpg|75px]]
|[[K. T. McFarland]]
|2017
|rowspan=5 |[[Donald Trump]]
|-
|29
|[[File:Ricky Waddell (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|[[Ricky L. Waddell]]
|2017–2018
|-
|30
|[[File:Mira Ricardel official photo.jpg|75px]]
|[[Mira Ricardel]]
|2018
|-
|31
|[[File:Reagan Contact Sheet C42578 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|[[Charles Kupperman]]
|2019
|-
|32
|[[File:Matthew Pottinger (USMC-110915-M-AR635-508 cropped).png|75px]]
|[[Matthew Pottinger]]
|2019–2021
|-
|33
|[[File:Jonathan Finer, Deputy National Security Advisor.jpg|75x75px]]
|[[Jonathan Finer]]
|2021–present
|[[Joe Biden]]
|}
|}

==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 created with an additional specifier title and alternate role. These include:

;[[Presidency of George W. Bush|Bush administration]]
*[[Wayne A. Downing]] (2001–2002) for Combatting Terrorism
*[[David McCormick]] (2006–2007) for International Economic Affairs<ref>{{cite web | url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/mccormick-bio.html | title=David H. McCormick }}</ref>
*[[Michele Davis]] (2005–2006) for Strategic Communications
*[[Corry Schiermeyer]] (2006–2007) acting 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

;[[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama Administration]]
*[[John O. Brennan]] (2009–2013) for [[Homeland Security Advisor|Homeland Security]]
*[[Ben Rhodes (White House staffer)|Ben Rhodes]] (2009–2017) for Strategic Communications
*[[Lisa Monaco]] (2013–2017) for [[Homeland Security Advisor|Homeland Security]]
*[[Wally Adeyemo]] (2015–2016) for International Economics<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leadership & Staff {{!}} About CSIS {{!}} CSIS |url=https://www.csis.org/about/people |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=www.csis.org |language=en}}</ref>

;[[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump Administration]]
*[[Dina Powell]] (2017–2018) for Strategy
*[[Nadia Schadlow]] (2018) for Strategy
*[[Victoria Coates]] (2019–2020) for Middle East and North African Affairs

;[[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden Administration]]
*[[Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall]] (2021–present) for [[Homeland Security Advisor|Homeland Security & Counterterrorism]]
*[[Anne Neuberger]] (2021–present) for Cyber and Emerging Technology
*[[Daleep Singh]] (2021–2022) for International Economics
*[[Michael Pyle (BlackRock)|Mike Pyle]] (2022–2024) for International Economics
*[[Daleep Singh]] (2024–present) for International Economics<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-official-daleep-singh-return-white-house-2024-02-15/ | title=Former official Daleep Singh to return to White House | newspaper=Reuters }}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:41, 19 December 2024

Deputy National Security Advisor
Incumbent
Jon Finer
since January 20, 2021
Executive Office of the President
Member ofNational Security Council
Homeland Security Council
Reports toPresident of the United States
United States National Security Advisor
AppointerPresident of the United States
Constituting instrumentNational Security Presidential Memorandum[1]
Formation1961
First holderWalt Rostow
Websitewh.gov/nsc

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.[2][3]

The position is held by Jonathan Finer, who assumed office on January 20, 2021. He is titled as Principal Deputy National Security Advisor.

List of Principal Deputies

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No. Picture Name Term President
1 Walt Rostow 1961 John F. Kennedy
2 Carl Kaysen 1961–1963
3 Robert Komer 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson
4 Francis M. Bator 1965–1967[4]
5 Richard V. Allen 1969 Richard Nixon
6 Alexander Haig 1970–1973
7 Brent Scowcroft 1973–1975 Gerald Ford
8 William G. Hyland 1975–1977
9 David L. Aaron 1977–1981 Jimmy Carter
10 James W. Nance 1981–1982 Ronald Reagan
11 Robert McFarlane 1982–1983
12 John Poindexter 1983–1985
13 Donald Fortier 1985–1986
14 Peter Rodman 1986
15 Colin Powell 1986–1987
16 John Negroponte 1987–1989
17 Robert Gates 1989–1991 George H. W. Bush
18 Jonathan Howe 1991–1993
19 Sandy Berger 1993–1997 Bill Clinton
20 James Steinberg 1997–2001
21 Stephen Hadley 2001–2005 George W. Bush
22 Jack Dyer Crouch II 2005–2007
23 James Jeffrey 2007–2008
24 Thomas E. Donilon 2009–2010 Barack Obama
25 Denis McDonough 2010–2013
26 Tony Blinken 2013–2015
27 Avril Haines 2015–2017
28 K. T. McFarland 2017 Donald Trump
29 Ricky L. Waddell 2017–2018
30 Mira Ricardel 2018
31 Charles Kupperman 2019
32 Matthew Pottinger 2019–2021
33 Jonathan Finer 2021–present Joe Biden

List of Additional Deputy National Security Advisors

[edit]

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:

Bush administration
Obama Administration
Trump Administration
Biden Administration

References

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  1. ^ "National Security Presidential Memorandum–4 of April 4, 2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-04-07.
  2. ^ NSPD-1 – Organization of the National Security Council System, 13 February 2001
  3. ^ Center for American Progress Organization of the National Security Council System, 13 January 2017
  4. ^ Foreign Relations of the United States 1964–68, Vol. XV, 23 February 2009
  5. ^ "David H. McCormick".
  6. ^ "Leadership & Staff | About CSIS | CSIS". www.csis.org. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  7. ^ "Former official Daleep Singh to return to White House". Reuters.
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