Deputy National Security Advisor

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.

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

List of Additional Deputy National Security Advisors

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

• Wayne Downing (2001–2002) for Combatting Terrorism
• David McCormick (2006–2007) for International Economic Affairs
• Juan Zarate (2005-2009) for combating terrorism

Obama Administration

• John O. Brennan (2009–2013) for Homeland Security
• Ben Rhodes (2009–2017) for Strategic Communications
• Lisa Monaco (2013–2017) for Homeland Security
• Wally Adeyemo (2015–2016) for International Economics

Trump Administration

• Dina Powell (2017–2018) for Strategy
• Nadia Schadlow (2018) for Strategy
• Victoria Coates (2019–2020) for Middle East and North African Affairs

Biden Administration

• Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall (2021–present) for Homeland Security
• Anne Neuberger (2021–present) for Cyber and Emerging Technology
• Daleep Singh (2021–2022) for International Economics
• Mike Pyle (2022–present) for International Economics

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