Deputy National Security Advisor

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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.

Deputy National Security Advisor
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Incumbent
Vacant

since May 1, 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

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 75px Walt Rostow 1961 John F. Kennedy
2 File:No image.svg Carl Kaysen 1961–1963
3 75px Robert Komer 1965 Lyndon B. Johnson
4 File:No image.svg Francis M. Bator 1965–1967[3]
5 75px Richard V. Allen 1969 Richard Nixon
6 75px Alexander Haig 1970–1973
7 75px Brent Scowcroft 1973–1975 Gerald Ford
8 File:No image.svg William G. Hyland 1975–1977
9 File:No image.svg David L. Aaron 1977–1981 Jimmy Carter
10 75px James W. Nance 1981–1982 Ronald Reagan
11 75px Robert McFarlane 1982–1983
12 75px John Poindexter 1983–1985
13 File:No image.svg Donald Fortier 1985–1986
14 75px Peter Rodman 1986
15 75px Colin Powell 1986–1987
16 75px John Negroponte 1987–1989
17 Robert Gates, official DoD photo portrait, 2006.jpg Robert Gates 1989–1991 George H. W. Bush
18 Jonathan howe.jpg Jonathan Howe 1991–1993
19 SandyBerger.jpg Sandy Berger 1993–1997 Bill Clinton
20 Jim Steinberg.jpg James Steinberg 1997–2001
21 Stephen Hadley.jpg Stephen Hadley 2001–2005 George W. Bush
22 75px Jack Dyer Crouch II 2005–2007
23 File:James F Jeffrey.jpg James Jeffrey 2007–2008
24 75px Thomas E. Donilon 2009–2010 Barack Obama
25 75px Denis McDonough 2010–2013
26 75px Tony Blinken 2013–2015
27 75px Avril Haines 2015–2017
28 75px K. T. McFarland 2017 Donald Trump
29 75px Ricky L. Waddell 2017–2018
30 File:Mira Ricardel official photo.jpg Mira Ricardel 2018
31 75px Charles Kupperman 2019
32 Matthew Pottinger (USMC-110915-M-AR635-508 cropped).png Matthew Pottinger 2019–2021
33 75x75px Jonathan Finer 2021–2025 Joe Biden
34 Alex N. Wong.jpg Alex N. Wong 2025 Donald Trump

References

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  2. NSPD-1 - Organization of the National Security Council System, 13 February, 2001
  3. Foreign Relations of the United States 1964–68, Vol. XV, 23 February 2009