Thomas E. Donilon

Tom Donilon


23rd National Security Advisor
In office October 8, 2010 – June 30, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Denis McDonough Tony Blinken
Preceded by	Jim Jones
Succeeded by	Susan Rice
Deputy National Security Advisor
In office January 20, 2009 – October 8, 2010
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	James Jeffrey
Succeeded by	Denis McDonough
Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
In office April 1, 1993 – November 7, 1996
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Margaret Tutwiler
Succeeded by	Jamie Rubin

Personal details
Born	(1955-05-14) May 14, 1955 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Catherine Russell
Children	2
Education	Catholic University (BA) University of Virginia (JD)

Thomas E. "Tom" Donilon (born May 14, 1955)^[1] is an American lawyer and former government official who served as National Security Advisor in the Obama administration.^[2]^[3] Previously, he served together with diplomat Wendy Sherman as Agency Review Team Lead for the State Department in the Obama transition,^[4] and as Deputy to National Security Advisor James Jones early in the Obama administration. Donilon replaced Jones as National Security Advisor on October 8, 2010.^[5]

Donilon tendered his resignation as National Security Adviser on June 5, 2013, and has been succeeded by Susan Rice.^[6]

He is a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.^[7]

Donilon returned to O'Melveny & Myers in May 2014 as Vice Chair of the firm and a member of the firm’s Policy Committee.^[8] He has served in an advisory role as Chair of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity since April 13, 2016, with its final report due by December 1, 2016, with an up to 45-day comment period before public release.^[9]

Early life and education

Donilon was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Theresa A. (née Conway) and Edward T. Donilon. His father was of Irish descent, and his maternal grandparents had immigrated from Ireland.^[10] He attended La Salle Academy,^[11] earned a B.A. at The Catholic University of America in 1977, and a J.D. at the University of Virginia in 1985. He served on the Editorial Board of the Virginia Law Review.

Private sector

He worked as Executive Vice President for Law and Policy at Fannie Mae, the federally chartered mortgage finance company, as a registered lobbyist from 1999 through 2005.^[12]^[13]

Before his appointment to the Obama Administration, Donilon was a partner in the Washington office of the law firm O'Melveny & Myers, where he advised companies and their boards on a range of "sensitive governance, policy, legal and regulatory matters".^[14]

Government and political work

Thomas Donilon, U.S. National Security Advisor, speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. in November 2012

Donilon worked as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from 1993 to 1996, and served as the Clinton administration's Secretary of State's chief of staff. Donilon was "intimately involved in many major foreign policy issues, including negotiating the Bosnian peace agreement and the expansion of NATO".^[12]

Donilon figures prominently during formulation of strategy for Afghanistan and associated discussions in Bob Woodward's 2010 book, Obama's Wars.^[15]

Donilon was 'criticized' by National Security Advisor James L. Jones, for his lack of overseas experience, telling him that as a result: "You have no credibility with the military", according to Bob Woodward's book Obama's Wars. Jones said that Donilon was not good in his dealings with his staff at the National Security Council, displaying "too little feel for the people who work day and night ...". Donilon did visit Afghanistan in March 2010 during President Obama's six-hour late-night visit to the country.^[16]

Donilon was the National Security Advisor during the mission that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden, and is one of the persons featured in the photograph Situation Room.

Pete Souza's photograph Situation Room. Donilon is seen standing, second from the left.

In 2013, in a speech to the Asia Society, Donilon said "Increasingly, U.S. businesses are speaking out about their serious concerns about sophisticated, targeted theft of confidential business information and proprietary technologies through cyber-intrusions on an unprecedented scale." Donilon said China must recognize the risk such activities pose to the reputation of Chinese industry, to bilateral relations and to international trade. Beijing, he said, must also "take serious steps to investigate" allegations of hacking.^[17]

Post Obama administration

The Council on Foreign Relations announced in July 2013 that Donilon will join the organisation as a distinguished fellow.

In July 2014, he wrote an article arguing against the concept of American decline.^[18]

Personal life

Donilon is the brother of Mike Donilon, a lawyer and political consultant who was Counselor to former Vice-President Joe Biden. His other brother, Terrence Donilon, is communications director for Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean O'Malley.^[19] Donilon's sister, Donna, is a nurse. He is married to Catherine M. Russell, who was Chief of Staff to Jill Biden, and in March 2013 was named the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues at the U.S. State Department. They have two children.^[20]^[21]

References

↑ http://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl=en&biw=1680&bih=959&q=Thomas+E.+Donilon+1955&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iw#q=Thomas+E.+Donilon+1955&hl=en&biw=1680&bih=959&prmd=ivnso&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbs=bks:1&source=og&sa=N&tab=wp&fp=182daa3082043a88
↑ Donilon to Replace Jones as National Security Adviser Sanger, David E. The New York Times.
↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/thomas-donilon/gIQAEZrv6O_topic.html Washington Post
↑ "Obama-Biden Transition: Agency Review Teams | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team". Change.gov. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ Defense Secretary Said to Be Staying On Baker, Peter. The New York Times.
↑ Scott Wilson (June 5, 2013). "National security team shuffle may signal more activist stance at White House". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
↑ "Former Steering Committee Members". bilderbergmeetings.org. Bilderberg Group. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
↑ "Tom Donilon Returns to O'Melveny From the White House | Legal Times". Nationallawjournal.com. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
↑ Cyber panel closes in on final recommendations
↑ "Tom Donilon ancestry". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
↑ "La Salle Graduate Named National Security Advisor". LaSalle Academy. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
1 2 "Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More – The Washington Post". Whorunsgov.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
↑ "Duo Heading State Transition Seasoned Vets". USA Today. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
↑ "O'Melveny & Myers LLP | Professionals". O'Melveny & Myers. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
↑ Bob Woodward book details Obama battles with advisers over exit plan for Afghan war Washington Post. September 22, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
↑ "Tom Donilon Would Be A 'Disaster' As National Security Adviser, Robert Gates Reportedly Said", The Huffington Post, October 8, 2010.
↑ Nakashima, Ellen (March 12, 2013). "U.S. publicly calls on China to stop commercial cyber-espionage, theft of trade secrets". The Washington Post.
↑ Donilon, Tom (2014-07-03). "We’re No. 1 (and We’re Going to Stay That Way)". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
↑ Horowitz, Jason (March 10, 2013). "The brothers Donilon: One’s boss is President Obama, the other's could be pope". Washington Post. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
↑ http://politicsblog.projo.com/2008/11/obama-biden-rel.html Obama, Biden relying on the Donilons of Providence] Perry, Jack. Providence Journal ProJo Politics Blog. November 26, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
↑ Biden Beefs Up Staff Rucker, Philip. November 26, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2008.

External links

O'Melveny & Myers
National Security Council
Appearances on C-SPAN
Thomas E. Donilon on Charlie Rose
Works by or about Thomas E. Donilon in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
"Thomas E. Donilon collected news and commentary". The New York Times.

Political offices
Preceded by Margaret Tutwiler	Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs 1993–1996	Succeeded by Jamie Rubin
Preceded by James Jeffrey	Deputy National Security Advisor 2009–2010	Succeeded by Denis McDonough
Preceded by Jim Jones	National Security Advisor 2010–2013	Succeeded by Susan Rice

Barack Obama's Executive Office of the President

Office	Name	Term	Office	Name	Term
White House Chief of Staff	Rahm Emanuel	2009–10	National Security Advisor	James L. Jones	2009–10
	Pete Rouse	2010–11		Thomas E. Donilon	2010–13
	William M. Daley	2011–12		Susan Rice	2013–17
	Jack Lew	2012–13	Deputy National Security Advisor	Thomas E. Donilon	2009–10
	Denis McDonough	2013–17		Denis McDonough	2010–13
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy	Mona Sutphen	2009–11		Tony Blinken	2013–14
	Nancy-Ann DeParle	2011–13		Avril Haines	2015–17
	Rob Nabors	2013–15	Dep. National Security Advisor, Homeland Security	John O. Brennan	2009–13
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations	Jim Messina	2009–11		Lisa Monaco	2013–17
	Alyssa Mastromonaco	2011–14	Dep. National Security Advisor, Iraq and Afghanistan	Douglas Lute†	2009–13
	Anita Decker Breckenridge	2014–17	Dep. National Security Advisor, Strategic Comm.	Ben Rhodes	2009–17
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning	Mark B. Childress	2012–14	Dep. National Security Advisor, Chief of Staff	Mark Lippert	2009
	Kristie Canegallo	2014–17		Denis McDonough	2009–10
Counselor to the President	Pete Rouse	2011–13		Brooke D. Anderson	2011–12
	John Podesta	2014–15	White House Communications Director	Ellen Moran	2009
Senior Advisor to the President	David Axelrod	2009–11		Anita Dunn	2009
	David Plouffe	2011–13		Daniel Pfeiffer	2009–13
	Daniel Pfeiffer	2013–15		Jennifer Palmieri	2013–15
	Shailagh Murray	2015–17		Jen Psaki	2015–17
Senior Advisor to the President	Pete Rouse	2009–10	Deputy White House Communications Director	Jen Psaki	2009–11
	Brian Deese	2015–17		Jennifer Palmieri	2011–14
Senior Advisor to the President and	Valerie Jarrett	2009–17		Amy Brundage	2014–16
Assistant to the President for				Liz Allen	2016–17
Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs			White House Press Secretary	Robert Gibbs	2009–11
Director, Public Engagement	Christina Tchen	2009–11		Jay Carney	2011–13
	Jon Carson	2011–13		Josh Earnest	2013–17
	Paulette L. Aniskoff	2013–17	Deputy Press Secretary	Bill Burton	2009–11
Director, Intergovernmental Affairs	Cecilia Muñoz	2009–12		Josh Earnest	2011–13
	David Agnew	2012–14		Eric Schultz	2014–17
	Jerry Abramson	2014–17	Director of Special Projects	Stephanie Cutter	2010–11
Director, National Economic Council	Lawrence Summers	2009–10	Director, Speechwriting	Jon Favreau	2009–13
	Gene Sperling	2011–14		Cody Keenan	2013–17
	Jeffrey Zients	2014–17	Director, Digital Strategy	Macon Phillips	2009–13
Chair, Council of Economic Advisors	Christina Romer	2009–10	Chief Digital Officer	Jason Goldman	2015–17
	Austan Goolsbee	2010–13	Director, Legislative Affairs	Phil Schiliro	2009–11
	Jason Furman	2013–17		Rob Nabors	2011–13
Chair, Economic Recovery Advisory Board	Paul Volcker	2009–11		Katie Beirne Fallon	2013–16
Chair, Council on Jobs and Competitiveness	Jeff Immelt	2011–13		Miguel Rodriguez	2016
Director, Domestic Policy Council	Melody Barnes	2009–12		Amy Rosenbaum	2016–17
	Cecilia Muñoz	2012–17	Director, Political Affairs	Patrick Gaspard	2009–11
Director, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships	Joshua DuBois	2009–13		David Simas	2014–17
	Melissa Rogers	2013–17	Director, Presidential Personnel	Nancy Hogan	2009–13
Director, Office of Health Reform	Nancy-Ann DeParle	2009–11		Johnathan D. McBride	2013–14
Director, Office of National AIDS Policy	Jeffrey Crowley	2009–11		Valerie E. Green	2014–15
	Grant N. Colfax	2011–13		Rodin A. Mehrbani	2016–17
	Douglas M. Brooks	2013–17	White House Staff Secretary	Lisa Brown	2009–11
Director, Office of Urban Affairs	Adolfo Carrión Jr.	2009–10		Rajesh De	2011–12
	Racquel S. Russell	2010–14		Douglas Kramer	2012–13
	Roy Austin Jr.	2014–17		Joani Walsh	2014–17
Director, Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy	Carol Browner	2009–11	Director, Management and Administration	Bradley J. Kiley	2009–11
White House Counsel	Greg Craig	2009–10		Katy A. Kale	2011–15
	Bob Bauer	2010–11		Maju S. Varghese	2016–17
	Kathryn Ruemmler	2011–14	Director, Scheduling and Advance	Alyssa Mastromonaco	2009–11
	Neil Eggleston	2014–17		Danielle Crutchfield	2011–14
White House Cabinet Secretary	Chris Lu	2009–13		Chase Cushman	2014–17
	Danielle C. Gray	2013–14	Director, White House Information Technology	David Recordon	2015–17
	Broderick D. Johnson	2014–17	Director, Office of Administration	Cameron Moody	2009–11
Personal Aide to the President	Reggie Love	2009–11		Beth Jones	2011–15
	Brian Mosteller	2011–12		Cathy Solomon	2015–17
	Marvin D. Nicholson	2012–17	Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy	John Holdren	2009–17
Director, Oval Office Operations	Brian Mosteller	2012–17	Chief Technology Officer	Aneesh Chopra	2009–12
Personal Secretary to the President	Katie Johnson	2009–11		Todd Park	2012–14
	Anita Decker Breckenridge	2011–14		Megan Smith	2014–17
	Ferial Govashiri	2014–17	Director, Office of Management and Budget	Peter R. Orszag	2009–10
Chief of Staff to the First Lady	Jackie Norris	2009		Jack Lew	2010–12
	Susan Sher	2009–11		Jeffrey Zients	2012–13
	Christina Tchen	2011–17		Sylvia Mathews Burwell	2013–14
White House Social Secretary	Desirée Rogers	2009–10		Brian Deese	2014
	Julianna Smoot	2010–11		Shaun Donovan	2014–17
	Jeremy Bernard	2011–15	Chief Information Officer	Vivek Kundra	2009–11
	Deesha Dyer	2015–17		Steven VanRoekel	2011–14
Chief of Staff to the Vice President	Ron Klain	2009–11		Tony Scott	2015–17
	Bruce Reed	2011–13	United States Trade Representative	Ron Kirk	2009–13
	Steve Ricchetti	2013–17		Michael Froman	2013–17
White House Chief Usher	Stephen W. Rochon†	2009–11	Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy	Gil Kerlikowske	2009–14
	Angella Reid	2011–17		Michael Botticelli	2014–17
Director, White House Military Office	George Mulligan	2009–13	Chair, Council on Environmental Quality	Nancy Sutley	2009–14
	Emmett Beliveau	2013–15		Michael Boots	2014–15
	Dabney Kern	2016–17		Christy Goldfuss	2015–17

†Remained from previous administration.

Assistants to the President for National Security Affairs
Cutler Anderson Jackson Cutler Gray Bundy Rostow Kissinger Scowcroft Brzezinski Allen Clark McFarlane Poindexter Carlucci Powell Scowcroft Lake Berger C. Rice Hadley Jones Donilon S. Rice Flynn Kellogg (acting) McMaster

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