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The national security advisor is supported by NSC staff who produce classified research and briefings for the national security advisor to review and present, either to the NSC or the president. The national security advisor is appointed by the president and does not require confirmation by the United States Senate.
John O. Brennan, president and CEO of the Analysis Corp., advises Obama on foreign policy and intelligence issues. [9] He is also a former CIA official and the current chairman of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. Merrill McPeak, USAF (ret) figures prominently among Obama's military advisors. [10]
On June 5, 2013, President Obama announced that he would appoint Susan Rice as National Security Advisor in succession to Tom Donilon. Rice in turn would be replaced as Ambassador to the United Nations by Samantha Power. [214] On July 23, 2013, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Power's nomination. [215]
Susan Elizabeth Rice (born November 17, 1964) is an American diplomat, policy advisor, and public official. As a member of the Democratic Party, Rice served as the 22nd director of the United States Domestic Policy Council from 2021 to 2023, as the 27th U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013, and as the 23rd U.S. national security advisor from 2013 to 2017.
[43] [44] The National Security Advisor is appointed by the president without confirmation by the United States Senate. The selection surprised people because, as Michael Crowley reported, "The two men didn't meet until Obama's foreign policy aide, Mark Lippert , arranged a 2005 sit-down, and, as of this October, Jones had only spoken to Obama ...
Benjamin J. Rhodes (born November 14, 1977) is an American writer, a political commentator, and a former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under President Barack Obama. With Jake Sullivan, he is the co-chair of National Security Action, a political NGO. [1]
President Donald Trump pulled the security clearances of more than 50 ... and former National Security Advisor John Bolton. ... U.S. initially entered under former President Barack Obama’s ...
National Director for Combating Terrorism, Deputy National Security Advisor Wayne Downing [148] 2001 Nov – 2002 Jun (New position), President appointed terrorism czar Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John O. Brennan [149] 2009 President appointed Barack Obama: trade czar