Homeland Security Advisor
| Assistant to the President for Homeland Security | |
|---|---|
| Executive Office of the President Homeland Security Council | |
| Member of | National Security Council Homeland Security Council |
| Reports to | President of the United States White House Chief of Staff United States National Security Advisor |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
| Constituting instrument | Homeland Security Act 2002 |
| Formation | 2001 |
| First holder | Tom Ridge |
| Deputy | Joshua Geltzer |
The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, also known as Homeland Security Advisor, is a senior aide in the National Security Council. They are the principal advisor to the President of the United States on homeland security and counterterrorism issues.[1]
List of homeland security advisors
Democratic Republican Independent
| Image | Name | Start | End | Duration | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Ridge | October 8, 2001 | January 24, 2003 | 1 year, 126 days | George W. Bush | |||
| John Gordon | April 30, 2003 | July 28, 2004 | 1 year, 89 days | ||||
| Fran Townsend | July 28, 2004 | March 30, 2008 | 3 years, 246 days | ||||
| Ken Wainstein | March 30, 2008 | January 20, 2009 | 296 days | ||||
| John Brennan | January 20, 2009 | January 25, 2013 | 4 years, 5 days | Barack Obama | |||
| Lisa Monaco | January 25, 2013 | January 20, 2017 | 3 years, 361 days | ||||
| Tom Bossert | January 20, 2017 | April 10, 2018 | 1 year, 49 days | Donald Trump | |||
| Rob Joyce Acting |
April 10, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | 51 days | ||||
| Doug Fears | June 1, 2018 | July 12, 2019 | 1 year, 41 days | ||||
| Peter Brown | July 12, 2019 | February 7, 2020 | 210 days | ||||
| Julia Nesheiwat | February 20, 2020 | January 20, 2021 | 334 days | ||||
| Liz Sherwood-Randall | January 20, 2021 | January 20, 2025 | 4 years, 0 days | Joe Biden | |||
| Stephen Miller | January 20, 2025 | Incumbent | 233 days | Donald Trump | |||
References
- ↑ Volz, Dustin (1 June 2018). "Donald Trump to Name Douglas Fears as White House Homeland Security Adviser". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.