The United States National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum used by the president of the United States for consideration of national security,military,and foreign policy matters. Based in the White House,it is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States,and composed of senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials.
The White House Office is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The White House Office is headed by the White House chief of staff,who is also the head of the Executive Office of the President. The staff work for and report directly to the president,including West Wing staff and the president's senior advisers. Almost all of the White House Office staff are political appointees of the president,do not require Senate confirmation and can be dismissed at the discretion of the president. Aside from Cabinet secretaries and Supreme Court justices,whose nominations require the approval of the Senate,the President of the United States has the authority to appoint people to high-level positions within the federal government unilaterally.
Catherine Mary Russell is an American attorney and political adviser who is currently serving as Executive Director of UNICEF. She previously served as Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office,United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues,and Chief of Staff to then-Second Lady of the United States Jill Biden.
Brian Christopher Deese is an American economic and political advisor who was the 13th Director of the National Economic Council,serving under President Joe Biden.
Kimberly Teehee is a Native American attorney,politician,and activist on Native American issues. She is a Delegate-designate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Cherokee Nation. She served as senior policy advisor for Native American affairs in the administration of President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2012. In February of 2020,she was named by Time as one of 16 activists fighting for a "More Equal America."
Senior Advisor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States. White House senior advisors are senior members of the White House Office. The title has been formally used since 1993.
Evan Maureen Ryan is an American public servant serving as White House cabinet secretary in the administration of Joe Biden. She previously served as assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs (ECA) in the Obama administration (2013–2017) and was assistant for intergovernmental affairs and public liaison for then-Vice President Joe Biden.
Michael A. Waldman is an American attorney and presidential speechwriter and political advisor,currently serving as the president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law,a nonprofit law and policy institute. Waldman has led the center since 2005.
Reta Jo Lewis is an American attorney,former diplomat,and politician who is the president and chair of the Export–Import Bank of the United States.
Lisa Oudens Monaco is an American attorney,former federal prosecutor and national security official who has served as the 39th and current United States Deputy Attorney General since April 21,2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall is an American national security and energy leader,public servant,educator,and author currently serving as the 11th United States Homeland Security Advisor to President Joe Biden since 2021. She previously served in the Clinton and Obama Administrations and held appointments at academic institutions and think tanks.
Bathsheba "Sheba" Nell Crocker is an American diplomat who is currently serving as the Representative of the United States to the European Office of the United Nations. She previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 2014 to 2017.
Carla Ravi Koppell is an American academic who serves as interim Vice Dean for Diversity,Equity,and Inclusion at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. As part of her work she collaborates with the Volcker Alliance to spearhead the University Leadership Council on Diversity and Inclusion in International Affairs. In that role,she works with deans of graduate schools of public policy and international affairs to incorporate attention to diversity and inclusion in their curricula and programs.
Sarah Bianchi is a political advisor and former investment analyst serving as deputy United States trade representative for Asia,Africa,Investment,Services,Textiles,and Industrial Competitiveness. Prior to her confirmation as deputy USTR,she was a senior managing director at Evercore ISI,a global investment banking advisory firm.
The White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy is an office within the White House Office that is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. It is headed by the Assistant to the President and National Climate Advisor,which is president's chief advisor on domestic climate change policy. In addition,the National Climate Advisor serves as vice-chair of the National Climate Task Force.
Brett Michael Holmgren is an American intelligence official serving as assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research in the Biden administration.
Christine Sandra Abizaid is an American intelligence officer who is the director of the National Counterterrorism Center in the Biden administration.
Maju Varghese is an American attorney and political advisor who served as director of the White House Military Office in the Biden administration. He assumed office in March 9,2021 and left office January 21,2022.
Mallory A. Stewart is an American attorney who serves as the Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control,Verification,and Compliance.
