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 of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships,formerly the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) is an office within the White House Office that is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
The White House communications director or White House director of communications,also known officially as Assistant to the President for Communications,is part of the senior staff of the president of the United States. The officeholder is responsible for developing and promoting the agenda of the president and leading its media campaign.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is a department of the United States government,part of the Executive Office of the President (EOP),established by United States Congress on May 11,1976,with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.
Counselor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States and senior members of the White House Office.
Dana Marie Perino is an American political commentator and author who was the 26th White House Press Secretary,under President George W. Bush from September 14,2007,to January 20,2009. She was the second female White House Press Secretary,after Dee Dee Myers who served during the Clinton administration.
John Hogan Gidley is an American political aide who served as White House Deputy Press Secretary from 2019 to 2020 in the Donald Trump administration. In July 2020,Gidley became the press secretary of Trump's reelection campaign.
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.
The White House staff position of liaison to the American Jewish community is a role charged with serving as a presidential administration's voice to the community and gathering the community's consensus viewpoint on issues affecting it for the benefit of White House policymakers. It has existed at least as early as the Carter Administration.
The White House Office of Public Engagement (OPE) is a unit of the White House Office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Under the administration of President Barack Obama,it combined oversight of OPE and the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) under the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs (OPE-IGA). President Donald Trump restored the prior name of the Office of Public Liaison (OPL) and re-separated IGA. President Joe Biden changed the name back to OPE but kept IGA separate in his administration.
Jeffrey Dunston Zients is an American business executive and government official,serving as the 31st White House chief of staff in the administration of U.S. president Joe Biden. Earlier in the Biden administration,he served as counselor to the president and White House coronavirus response coordinator from January 2021 to April 2022.
Jennifer Rene Psaki is an American television political analyst and former government official. A political advisor who served under both the Obama and Biden administrations,she served the Biden administration as the 34th White House press secretary until May 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served in the Obama administration as the White House deputy press secretary (2009);the White House deputy communications director (2009–2011);the spokesperson for the United States Department of State (2013–2015);and the White House communications director (2015–2017). Psaki was a political contributor for CNN from 2017 to 2020. As of March 2023,she hosts a weekly television program,Inside with Jen Psaki,on MSNBC.
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.
Hope Charlotte Hicks is an American public relations executive and political advisor who served in President Donald Trump’s administration from 2017 to 2018 and 2020 to 2021. She served as White House director of strategic communications from January to September 2017,as White House communications director from 2017 to 2018,and returned to serve as a counselor to the president from 2020 to 2021.
Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders is an American politician serving since 2023 as the 47th governor of Arkansas.
Michael D. Dubke is an American entrepreneur and political aide who was the White House Communications Director for U.S. President Donald Trump until his resignation effective June 2,2017.
Karine Jean-Pierre is an American political advisor who has served as the White House press secretary since May 13,2022. She is the first black person and the first openly LGBT person to serve in the position. Previously,she served as the deputy press secretary to her predecessor Jen Psaki from 2021 to 2022 and as the chief of staff for U.S. Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris during the 2020 presidential campaign.
Russell Thurlow Vought is an American former government official who was the director of the Office of Management and Budget from July 2020 to January 2021. He was previously deputy director of the OMB from 2018 to 2020 and acting director from 2019 to 2020.
The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) is a unit of the White House Office,within the Executive Office of the President. It serves as the primary liaison between the White House and state,county (or county-equivalent),local,and tribal governments. The office focuses on building new and maintaining current relationships with governors,tribal leaders,mayors,state legislators,and county executives. The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs works with federal agencies and departments to ensure appropriate coordination between state,local,and tribal governments and the federal government. The Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House Office for the Biden administration was Julie Chavez Rodriguez until she resigned on May 16,2023 to become Biden's Campaign Manager for his 2024 reelection bid. The position was vacant for 4 weeks till former Obama adviser Tom Perez stepped into be the new Director on June 12,2023.
Alyssa Farah Griffin is an American political strategist and television personality. She was the White House Director of Strategic Communications and Assistant to the President in 2020 during the presidency of Donald Trump. She is a co-host of the daytime talk show The View and also appears on CNN as a political commentator.
