Deputy National Security Advisor
| Deputy National Security Advisor | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Vacant since May 1, 2025 | |
| Executive Office of the President | |
| Member of | National Security Council Homeland Security Council |
| Reports to | President of the United States United States National Security Advisor |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
| Constituting instrument | National Security Presidential Memorandum[1] |
| Formation | 1961 |
| First holder | Walt Rostow |
| Website | wh |
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.
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.[2]
List of Deputies
| 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[3] | ||
| 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 |
References
- ↑ "National Security Presidential Memorandum–4 of April 4, 2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-04-07.
- ↑ NSPD-1 - Organization of the National Security Council System, 13 February, 2001
- ↑ Foreign Relations of the United States 1964–68, Vol. XV, 23 February 2009