White House Deputy Chief of Staff
White House Deputy Chief of Staff | |
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Incumbent since January 20, 2021Anne Tomasini, Bruce Reed, and Natalie Quillian | |
Executive Office of the President White House Office | |
Reports to | White House Chief of Staff |
Appointer | President of the United States |
Website | www |
The White House deputy chief of staff is officially the top aide to the White House chief of staff, who is the senior aide to the president of the United States. The deputy chief of staff usually has an office in the West Wing and is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the White House bureaucracy, as well as such other duties as the chief of staff assigns to them. In all recent administrations, there have been multiple deputy chiefs with different duties.
In the Biden administration, there are three current deputy chiefs of staff:
- Anne Tomasini, Deputy Chief of Staff
- Bruce Reed, Deputy Chief of Staff
- Natalie Quillian, Deputy Chief of Staff
At least six deputy chiefs of staff were subsequently promoted to become chief of staff: Dick Cheney, Ken Duberstein, Andrew Card, Erskine Bowles, John Podesta, and Joshua Bolten.
List of White House Deputy Chiefs of Staff
- Ford Administration
- Dick Cheney, Deputy Chief of Staff[1]
- Carter Administration
- Landon Butler, Deputy Chief of Staff[2]
- William G. Simpson, Deputy Chief of Staff[2]
- Reagan Administration
- Michael Deaver, Deputy Chief of Staff, 1981–1985
- Kenneth Duberstein, Deputy Chief of Staff, 1987–1988
- M. B. Oglesby Jr., Deputy Chief of Staff, 1988–1989
- George H. W. Bush Administration
- Andrew Card, Deputy Chief of Staff, 1989–1992
- Henson Moore, Deputy Chief of Staff, 1992
- Robert Zoellick, Deputy Chief of Staff, 1992–1993
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
- Philip Lader, 1993–1994
- Erskine Bowles, 1994–1996
- Evelyn S. Lieberman, 1996
- John Podesta, 1997–1998
- Steve Ricchetti, 1998–2001
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
- Mark Gearan, 1993
- Roy Neel, 1993
- Harold M. Ickes, 1993–1996
- Sylvia Mathews Burwell, 1997–1998
- Maria Echaveste, 1998–2001
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
- Joe Hagin, 2001–2008
- Blake Gottesman, 2008–2009
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
- Joshua Bolten, 2001–2003
- Harriet Miers, 2003–2005
- Karl Rove, 2005–2007
- Joel Kaplan, 2006–2009
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
- Jim Messina, 2009–2011
- Alyssa Mastromonaco, 2011–2014
- Anita Decker Breckenridge, 2014–2017
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
- Mona Sutphen, 2009–2011
- Nancy-Ann DeParle, 2011–2013
- Rob Nabors, 2013–2015
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning
- Mark B. Childress, 2012–2014
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Implementation
- Kristie Canegallo, 2014–2017
- Principal Deputy Chief of Staff
- Katie Walsh, 2017 (Implementation)[3]
- Kirstjen Nielsen, 2017[4][5]
- Jim Carroll, 2017–2018
- Zachary Fuentes, 2018–2019[6]
- Emma Doyle, 2019–2020[7][8]
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
- Joe Hagin, 2017–2018
- Dan Walsh, 2018–2019
- Anthony M. Ornato, 2019–2021
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
- Rick Dearborn, 2017–2018[9]
- Chris Liddell, 2018–2021[9]
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications
- Bill Shine, 2018–2019[10]
- Dan Scavino, 2020–2021[11]
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
- Jen O'Malley Dillon, 2021–2024
- Anne Tomasini, 2024-present
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
- Bruce Reed, 2021–present
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Implementation
- Natalie Quillian, 2023–present[12]
In popular culture
- In the NBC television drama The West Wing, the position of White House deputy chief of staff (for strategic planning) was held by Josh Lyman in the fictional Bartlet administration and Sam Seaborn in the fictional Santos administration.
- Chad Lowe portrayed White House deputy chief of staff Reed Pollock, serving under White House chief of staff Tom Lennox and President Wayne Palmer on the television drama 24.
- Adan Canto portrayed the White House deputy chief of staff before being promoted to White House chief of staff in the ABC political drama series Designated Survivor.
- Kristen Connolly portrayed White House deputy chief of staff Christina Gallagher in House of Cards.
Notes
- ^ "Richard Cheney as an Assistant to President Ford". Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum. August 26, 2002.
- ^ a b "REPORT 2021-20 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Miller, Zeke J. (March 30, 2017). "White House Deputy Chief of Staff Leaves for Pro-Trump Group". time.com.
- ^ Restuccia, Andrew (July 29, 2017). "Kelly to bring DHS staffer to the White House". Politico.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces White House Appointments". whitehouse.gov. September 6, 2017 – via National Archives.
- ^ Cook, Nancy (June 6, 2018). "West Wing announces staff shuffle". Politico. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ Cook, Nancy (January 4, 2019). "Mulvaney eggs Trump on in shutdown fight". Politico. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Nancy; Cancryn, Adam (January 11, 2019). "'Acting' in name only: Mulvaney staffs up West Wing". Politico. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ a b Restuccia, Andrew; Johnson, Eliana (March 19, 2018). "Kelly taps Kushner ally Chris Liddell as deputy chief for policy". Politico.
- ^ Klein, Betsy; Collins, Kaitlan; Acosta, Jim (8 March 2019). "Ex-Fox News executive Bill Shine out at the White House". CNN. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-14 – via National Archives.
- ^ Diamond, Jeremy (2023-02-08). "Natalie Quillian to serve as Biden's deputy chief of staff". CNN. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
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