White House Director of Strategic Communications

White House Director of Strategic Communications
Incumbent Vacant since December 4, 2020
Executive Office of the President
Reports to	White House Chief of Staff
Appointer	The president
Formation	January 20, 2017
First holder	Hope Hicks

The White House director of strategic communications was a senior member of the president's staff, reporting directly to the president and working in conjunction with the White House communications director.

President Donald Trump formed the position in late 2016, naming one of his closest advisors and earliest political aides, Hope Hicks, as the nation's first holder of this office. ^[1]

The exact responsibilities have never been made clear to the public, but are assumed to include coordinating media appearances, advising the President on messaging, and serving as a confidant on key matters involving personnel and in executing the President's agenda, an extension of the role Hicks served in the Trump campaign and transition. ^{[2] [3]}

The position has been left vacant since the end of the Trump administration, with Trump's successor Joe Biden not appointing anyone to the position.

Directors

Image	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Term duration	President
	Hope Hicks	January 20, 2017	September 12, 2017	235 days	Donald Trump
	Mercedes Schlapp	September 12, 2017	July 1, 2019	1 year, 292 days
	Alyssa Farah	April 7, 2020	December 4, 2020	241 days

References

1. Dixon, Ken. "Greenwich woman picked for Trump communications staff" . Retrieved 13 January 2017.
2. Jacobs, Jennifer. "Trump's Original Four: The Staffers Behind His Historic Victory".
3. Nuzzi, Olivia. "The Mystifying Triumph of Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's Right-Hand Woman". GQ. Retrieved 14 January 2017.