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    Deputy National Security Advisor

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    Deputy National Security Advisor
    Incumbent
    Andy Baker and Robert Gabriel Jr.
    since May 23, 2025
    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]

    As of May 2025, Andy Baker and Robert Gabriel Jr. are serving as deputy national security advisors.

    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 2021–2025 Joe Biden
    34 Alex N. Wong 2025 Donald Trump

    List of Additional Deputy National Security Advisors

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    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
    • Wayne A. Downing (2001–2002) for Combatting Terrorism
    • David McCormick (2006–2007) for International Economic Affairs[5]
    • 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
    Obama Administration
    • 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]
    Trump Administration
    • Dina Powell (2017–2018) for Strategy
    • Nadia Schadlow (2018) for Strategy
    • Victoria Coates (2019–2020) for Middle East and North African Affairs
    Biden Administration
    • Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall (2021–2025) for Homeland Security & 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]
    Trump Administration
    • Andy Baker
    • Robert Gabriel Jr.

    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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