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.[1][2]

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[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–present Joe Biden

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
Obama Administration
Trump Administration
Biden Administration

References

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  1. ^ NSPD-1 – Organization of the National Security Council System, 13 February 2001
  2. ^ Center for American Progress Organization of the National Security Council System, 13 January 2017
  3. ^ Foreign Relations of the United States 1964–68, Vol. XV, 23 February 2009
  4. ^ "David H. McCormick".
  5. ^ "Leadership & Staff | About CSIS | CSIS". www.csis.org. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  6. ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-official-daleep-singh-return-white-house-2024-02-15/