Senior Advisor to the President of the United States
Senior Advisor | |
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Executive Office of the President | |
Succession | None |
Website | The White House |
Senior Advisor is a title used within the executive branch of the United States government for various positions. In the Executive Office of the President of the United States, the title has been used in two different capacities. In the George W. Bush administration, it was a formal position, first held by Karl Rove and then by Barry Steven Jackson, in the Office of the Senior Advisor to the President.
Responsibilities
Over time, the Senior Advisor role has had responsibility for the following groups:
- White House Office of Strategic Initiatives
- Intergovernmental Affairs
- Political Affairs
- Public Liaison
- Communications
Prior administrations
In prior administrations, the position of "senior advisor" was a title used for various other purposes. Numerous examples of the position also exist throughout the Executive Departments and in the branch's independent agencies. For example, the Food and Drug Administration includes a position called the Senior Advisor for Science. The Department of the Interior includes, for example, a Senior Advisor for Alaskan Affairs.
List of Senior Advisors to the President
Senior Advisor | Portfolio | Term of office | Party | President | ||
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Rahm Emanuel (born 1959) |
Political Affairs Strategic Planning Policy |
January 20, 1993 – November 7, 1998[1] |
Democratic Party | Bill Clinton | ||
George Stephanopoulos (born 1961) |
Strategic Planning Policy |
June 7, 1993 – December 10, 1996 |
Democratic Party | |||
Sidney Blumenthal (born 1948) |
Political Affairs Communications Policy |
August 19, 1997 – January 20, 2001 |
Democratic Party | |||
Doug Sosnik (born 1959) |
Political Affairs Strategic Planning Policy |
November 7, 1998 – January 20, 2001 |
Democratic Party | |||
Joel Johnson (born 1961) |
Communications Policy |
May 20, 1999 – January 20, 2001 |
Democratic Party | |||
Karl Rove (born 1950) |
Political Affairs Strategic Planning Communications |
January 20, 2001 – August 31, 2007 |
Republican Party | George W. Bush | ||
Barry Steven Jackson (born 1960) |
Political Affairs Strategic Planning Communications |
September 1, 2007 – January 20, 2009 |
Republican Party | |||
Valerie Jarrett (born 1956) |
Public Engagement Intergovernmental Affairs |
January 20, 2009 – Present |
Democratic Party | Barack Obama | ||
Pete Rouse (born 1946) |
Strategic Planning | January 20, 2009 – October 1, 2010 |
Democratic Party | |||
David Axelrod (born 1955) |
Political Affairs Communications |
January 20, 2009 – January 10, 2011 |
Democratic Party | |||
David Plouffe (born 1967) |
Political Affairs Communications |
January 10, 2011 – January 25, 2013 |
Democratic Party | |||
Daniel Pfeiffer (born 1975) |
Political Affairs Communications |
January 25, 2013 – March 6, 2015 |
Democratic Party | |||
Brian Deese (born 1978) |
Climate and Energy | February 13, 2015 – Present |
Democratic Party | |||
Shailagh Murray |
Political Affairs Communications |
April 3, 2015 – Present |
Democratic Party |
See also
References
- ↑ "Hiding Smiles, White House Aides Say It's Time to Return to Work". The New York Times. 5 November 1998.