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President George W. Bush during a National Security Council (NSC) meeting at the White House Situation Room, March 21, 2003.The participants in the meeting, including Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency George Tenet, National Security Advisor ...
The National Security Council was created at the start of the Cold War under the National Security Act of 1947 to coordinate defense, foreign affairs, international economic policy, and intelligence; this was part of a large reorganization that saw the creation of the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency.
Senior Director on the National Security Council (Arms Control, Disarmament & Non-Proliferation) Pranay Vaddi: May 2022 — Mallory Stewart: January 20, 2021 [37] April 18, 2022 — Senior Director on the National Security Council (China) Sarah Beran: March 2023 [138] — Laura Rosenberger: January 20, 2021 March 2023 [139] — Senior Director ...
A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a national security advisor and staffed with senior-level officials from military, diplomatic ...
The National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications is a U.S. government official operating within the National Security Council.Similar to a press secretary or public affairs officer, this position is responsible for coordinating "interagency efforts to explain United States policy", [1] often through public briefings and media interviews.
The position of Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was created by the Goldwater–Nichols Act of 1986. The vice chairman is a four-star- general or admiral and, by law, is the second highest-ranking member of the U.S. Armed Forces (after the chairman).
The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, commonly referred to as the Homeland Security Advisor, is a senior aide in the National Security Council, based in the West Wing of the White House, who serves as principal advisor to the President of the United States on homeland security and counterterrorism issues.
On November 14, 2024, Reuters characterized Trump's nominations thus far as rewarding loyalists, with some nominees having notably few qualifications for their proposed job. [139] As of November 25, 2024, a CBS News poll found 59% of Americans approve of the presidential transition. [140]