White House Office

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White House Office

Agency overview
Formed| 1857; 167 years ago (1857)
Headquarters| West Wing of the White House
Employees| 377
Agency executive|

* Jeff Zients, White House Chief of Staff

Parent agency| Executive Office of the President of the United States
Website| White House Office

The White House Office is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The White House Office is headed by the White House chief of staff, who is also the head of the Executive Office of the President.[1] The staff work for and report directly to the president, including West Wing staff and the president's senior advisers. Almost all of the White House Office staff are political appointees of the president, do not require Senate confirmation and can be dismissed at the discretion of the president.

The staff of the various offices are based in the West Wing and East Wing of the White House, the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, and the New Executive Office Building. Senior staff, with high level, close contact with the President, have the title Assistant to the President. Second-level staff have the title Deputy Assistant to the President, and third-level staff have the title Special Assistant to the President.[2] These aides oversee the political and policy interests of the president.

## History

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The White House Office was established in the Executive Office of the President by Reorganization Plan 1 of 1939 and Executive Order 8248 to provide assistance to the president in the performance of activities incident to his immediate office.[3] The White House Office is organized in accordance with the wishes of each incumbent president and is directed by staff chosen by the president. A staff authorization was initially established in 1978 (92 Stat. 2445). Some presidential boards, committees, and commissions function organizationally as subunits of the White House Office.[4]

Although still a subunit of the EOP, the White House Office remains the center of the presidential staff system. In many ways it is closest to the president both in physical proximity, its top aides occupy most of the offices in the West Wing, and in its impact on the day-to-day operations, deliberations, policy agendas, and public communications of a presidency. During the transition to office and continuing throughout an administration, the president enjoys a great deal of discretion in terms of how the White House Office is organized.[1]

## Mission

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The issues that confront the United States at any one time cannot be dealt with by the president alone, and therefore the president draws on the expertise of others in the administration and even within an administration as one chief of staff may differ from a predecessor or successor.

While chiefs of staff may differ in the degree of policy advice they provide a president, they are the managers of the White House staff system. At least in theory, they are the coordinators bringing the pieces together; they are the tone-setters and disciplinarians making for good organizational order, and often act as the gatekeeper for the president, overseeing every person, document and communication that goes to the president.[1]

## Organization

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The White House Office under the administration of Joseph Biden as of September 2024 is as follows.

### Office of the Chief of Staff

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* Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff: Jeff Zients[5]
* Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff: Rosa Po
* Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Communications to the Chief of Staff:Saloni Sharma
* Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations: Anne Tomasini
* Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff: Molly Ritner
* Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy[6]: Bruce Reed[7]
* Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff: Vivek Viswanathan
* Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation Policy: Natalie Quillian
* Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff: Sheila Grant

### Senior Advisors and Counselor to the President

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* Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor: Anne Tomasini[a][7]
* Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Public Engagement: Stephen K. Benjamin[b]
* Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Intergovernmental Affairs: Tom Perez[c]
* Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation: John Podesta
* Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President: Steve Ricchetti[7]

### Domestic Policy Council

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* Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council: Neera Tanden
* Office of National AIDS Policy
* Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

* Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation

### Office of Domestic Climate Policy

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* Assistant to the President and White House National Climate Advisor: Ali Zaidi
* Chief of Staff for the Office of Domestic Climate Policy: Medha Raj

### Office of Gun Violence Prevention

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* Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention: Stefanie Feldman

### National Economic Council

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* Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council: Lael Brainard[8]
* Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff for the National Economic Council: Robert Friedlander
* Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council: Aviva Aron-Dine[9]
* Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council: Joelle Gamble[8]
* Director for Global Engagement and Multilateral Diplomacy at the NSC and NEC: Andy Rabens[10]
* White House Coordinator for CHIPS Implementation: Ronnie Chatterji[11]

### Office of Cabinet Affairs

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* Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary: Evan Ryan[7]

### Office of Communications

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* Assistant to the President and White House Director of Communications: Ben LaBolt

###  Office of the Press Secretary

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* Assistant to the President and Press Secretary: Karine Jean-Pierre[7]

### Office of Speechwriting

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* Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting: Vinay Reddy[7]

### Office of Digital Strategy

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* Assistant to the President and Director of Digital Strategy: Christian Tom

### Office of the First Lady

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* Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady: Anthony Bernal[7]
* Deputy Assistant to the President and Policy and Projects Director for the First Lady: Mala Adiga[7]
* Deputy Policy Director: Vanessa Lion

### Gender Policy Council

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* Assistant to the President for Gender Policy and Director of the Gender Policy Council: Jennifer Klein
*       * Chief of Staff and Policy Advisor for the Gender Policy Council: Lina Volin

### Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

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* Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs: Tom Perez
* Chief of Staff for the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs: Alexandra Sopko[12]

### Office of Legislative Affairs

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* Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs: Shuwanza Goff[13]
* Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff for the Office of Legislative Affairs: Alex Haskell

### Office of Management and Administration

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* Assistant to the President and Director of Management and Administration and Director of the Office of Administration: Dave Noble
* Chief of Staff for the Office of the Management and Administration: Andrea Valverde
* Office of Administration
* Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Administration: Sarah Feldmann
* General Counsel for the Office of Administration: vacant
* Director of COVID-19 Operations: Jeffrey Wexler
* White House Personnel
* Deputy Director of Management and Administration for Personnel: Christian Peele
* Deputy Director of White House Personnel: Dalmyra P. Caesar
* White House Management Office
* Director of Finance: Courtney Rizzo
* White House Switchboard
* White House Visitors Office
* Director of the White House Visitors Office: Carroll W Skinner
* White House Office of Technology
* Special Assistant to the President and Director of Technology: Austin Lin

### Office of the National Security Advisor

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* Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor: Jake Sullivan[7]
* Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor: Jonathan Finer[7]
* Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security & Counterterrorism: Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall[7]
* Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor: Joshua Geltzer[14]
* Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology: Anne Neuberger[7]
* Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics: Daleep Singh
* Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President & Legal Advisor to the National Security Council: Jake Phillips[15][16]
* Special Assistant to the President, Associate Counsel to the President and Deputy Legal Advisor to the National Security Council: Vacant

### Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy[17]

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* Assistant to the President and Director of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy: Paul A. Friedrichs[17]
* Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy & Chief of Staff: Nikki Romanik

### Office of Political Strategy and Outreach

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* Assistant to the President[18] and Director of Political Strategy and Outreach: Emmy Ruiz[7]
* Chief of Staff for the Office of Political Strategy And Outreach: Rachel Chiu[19]
* Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Strategy and Outreach: Alana Mounce[20]
* Associate Director of Strategy and Outreach: Aleigha Cavalier
* Special Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Planning: Carla Frank[21]
* Associate Director for Strategic Planning: Katherine Bauer[20]
* Director of Strategic Outreach: Natalie Montelongo[20]

### Office of Presidential Personnel

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* Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel: Gautam Raghavan[7]
* Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff for the Office of Presidential Personnel: Stacy Eichner
* Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel: Katie Petrelius

### Office of Public Engagement

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* Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Public Engagement and Director of the Office of Public Engagement: Steve Benjamin
* Special Assistant to the Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement: Nia Page[22]
* Special Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Public Engagement: Jamie Citron
* Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Public Engagement: Tara Murray
* Deputy Assistant to the President and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Senior Liaison: Erika L. Moritsugu[23]
* Special Assistant to the President and Director of Partnerships, Office of Public Engagement: Nathaly Arriola Maurice[22]
* Director of Private Sector Engagement: Zach Butterworth
* Director of Labor Engagement: Erika Dinkel-Smith
* Director of Veterans Engagement: James Anderson
* Council on Women and Girls
* Office of Urban Affairs, Justice and Opportunity

### Office of Scheduling and Advance

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* Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling and Advance: Ryan Montoya

### Office of the Staff Secretary

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* Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary: Stefanie Feldman
* Chief of Staff for the Office of the Staff Secretary: Chris Farley
* Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Staff Secretary: Alexander Demots

#### Office of Presidential Correspondence

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* Director of Presidential Correspondence: Garrett Lamm [24]
* Deputy Director of Presidential Correspondence: Courtney Corbisiero[25]
* Deputy Director of Presidential Correspondence: Garrett Lamm[26]
* Digital Analyst: Rebecca Brubaker[25]

#### Office of the Executive Clerk

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* Executive Clerk: David E. Kalbaugh

#### Office of Records Management

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* Director of Records Management: Philip Droege
* Deputy Director and Senior Advisor for Records Management: Paul S. Raizk

### Office of the White House Counsel

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* Assistant to the President and White House Counsel: Ed Siskel
* Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the White House Counsel: Michael Posada[27]
* Deputy Chief of Staff to the White House Counsel: Caroline Saba[28]
* Deputy Spokeswoman & Deputy Communications Advisor: Sharon Yang[27][29]
* Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President & Legal Advisor to the NSC: Jake Phillips[30][31]
* Special Assistant to the President, Associate Counsel and Deputy Legal Advisor to the National Security Council: Vacant

Senior Advisers for the Office of the White House Counsel:

* Senior Policy Advisor for Assets: Howell Jackson (Detailee)[27]

### Oval Office Operations

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* Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations: Richard Ruffner
* Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Oval Office Operations: Ashley Williams
* Special Assistant for Oval Office Operations: Aditi Somani[19]
* Special Assistant to the President and Personal Aide to the President: Jacob Spreye

### White House Fellows

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* Director of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships: Rose Vela

### White House Military Office

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* Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Military Office: TBA
* Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the White House Military Office for Operations: Bradley Hoagland
* White House Communications Agency (Joint Services Unit)
* 89th Airlift Wing (United States Air Force)
* White House Medical Unit (United States Navy)
* Deputy Assistant and Physician to the President: Kevin O'Conner
* Camp David (United States Navy and United States Marine Corps)
* Marine Helicopter Squadron One (United States Marine Corps)
* White House Mess or Presidential Food Service (United States Navy)
* White House Transportation Agency (United States Army)
* General Counsel

## Notes

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1. ^ Concurrently serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.
2. ^ Concurrently serving as the Director of the Office of Public Engagement.
3. ^ Concurrently serving as the Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

## References

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