White House Office
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1857 |
Headquarters | West Wing of the White House |
Employees | About 150 |
Agency executive | |
Parent agency | Executive Office of the President of the United States |
Website | White House Office |
The White House Office is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The White House Office is headed by the White House Chief of Staff, who is also the head of the Executive Office.[1] The staff of the various offices are based in the West Wing and East Wing of the White House, the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, and the New Executive Office Building. It is made up of personal assistants to the president with offices in the White House. These aides oversee the political and policy interests of the president and do not require Senate confirmation for appointment. They can be removed at the discretion of the president (Examples: National Security Adviser, special consultant to the president)
History
Established in the Executive Office of the President by Reorganization Plan 1 of 1939 and Executive Order 8248 to provide assistance to the President in the performance of his many detailed activities incident to his immediate office. The White House Office is organized in accordance with the wishes of each incumbent President and is directed by staff chosen by the President. A staff authorization was initially established in 1978 (92 Stat. 2445). Some presidential boards, committees, and commissions function organizationally as subunits of the White House Office.[2]
Although still a subunit of the EOP, the White House Office remains the centerpiece of the presidential staff system. In many ways it is closest to the President both in physical proximity, its top aides occupy most of the offices in the West Wing, and in its impact on the day-to-day operations, deliberations, policy agendas, and public communications of a presidency. During the transition to office and continuing throughout an administration, the President enjoys a great deal of discretion in terms of how the White House Office is organized.[1]
Mission
The issues that confront the United States at any one time can not be dealt with by the President alone, and therefore he (or she) must draw on the expertise to administration and even within an administration as one chief of staff may differ from a predecessor or successor. While Chiefs of Staff may differ in the degree of policy advice they provide a President, they are at base the managers of the White House staff system. At least in theory, they are the coordinators bringing the pieces together; they are the tone-setters and disciplinarians making for good organizational order, and often act as the gatekeeper for the President, overseeing every person, document and communication that goes to the President.[1]
Organization
Office of the Chief of Staff
- Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff: John F. Kelly[3]
- Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations: Joe Hagin[3][4][5]
- Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Implementation: Rick Dearborn[3][4][5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff: Sean S. Cairncross[5]
- Assistant to the President, Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor: Stephen Bannon[3][5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Strategist: Sebastian Gorka[5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Strategist: Ira A. Greenstein[5]
- Assistant to the President and Senior Counselor: Kellyanne Conway[3][5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Senior Counselor: Hope Renee Hudson[5]
- Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor: Jared Kushner[5]
- Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental and Technology Initiatives: Reed Cordish[5]
- Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Policy: Stephen Miller[3][5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy and Interagency Coordination: Carlos E. Diaz-Rosillo[5]
- First Daughter and Advisor to the President: Ivanka Trump[5]
Domestic Policy Council
- Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council: Andrew Bremberg[5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council and Director of Budget Policy: Paul L. Winfree[5]
- Office of National AIDS Policy
- Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
- Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation
- White House Rural Council
National Economic Council
Office of Cabinet Affairs
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary: Bill McGinley[5]
- Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Cabinet Secretary: John K. Mashburn[5]
Office of Communications
- Assistant to the President and White House Communications Director:
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications for Implementation: Jessica Ditto[5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications for Research: Raj Shah[5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Communications Advisor: Joshua Raffel[5]
- Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Communications: Hope Hicks[3][5]
- Assistant to the President and Director of Social Media: Dan Scavino[3][5]
- Office of the Press Secretary
- Assistant to the President and Press Secretary: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary:
- Assistant to the President and Press Secretary: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- Office of Speechwriting
- Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting:
Office of Digital Strategy
- Interim Chief Digital Officer: Ory S. Rinat[5]
Office of the First Lady
- Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady: Lindsay Reynolds[6][5]
- Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary: Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd[7][5]
- Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady: Stephanie Grisham[5]
Office of Information Technology
- Special Assistant to the President and Director of White House Information Technology:
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs: Justin Clark[8][5]
Office of Legislative Affairs
- Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs: Marc Short[3][5]
Office of Management and Administration
- Deputy Assistant to the President for Management and Administration and Director of the Office of Administration: Marcia Lee Kelly[5]
- Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Management and Administration: Monica J. Block[5]
- White House Operations
- White House Personnel
- White House Photo Office
- White House Switchboard
- White House Visitors Office
- Office of Administration
- Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Management and Administration: Monica J. Block[5]
Office of the National Security Advisor
- Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor: H. R. McMaster[9][5]
- Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor: K. T. McFarland[3][5]
- Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and Deputy National Security Advisor: Thomas Bossert[3][5]
- Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy: Dina Powell[10][5]
- Assistant to the President, Executive Secretary, and Chief of Staff for the National Security Council: Keith Kellogg[5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Legal Advisor to the National Security Council: John A. Eisenberg[5]
Office of Political Affairs
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs: Bill Stepien[3][5]
- Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Affairs: Brian Jack[5]
Office of Presidential Personnel
- Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel: John DeStefano[3][5]
- Associate Director of Presidential Personnel: Jana C. Toner[5]
Office of Public Liaison
- Assistant to the President and Director for the Office of Public Liaison: George Sifakis[11][5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Public Liaison: Stephen Munisteri[5]
- Council on Women and Girls
- Office of Urban Affairs, Justice and Opportunity
- Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison: Omarosa Manigault[3][5]
Office of Scheduling and Advance
- Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling and Advance:
Office of the Staff Secretary
- Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary: Rob Porter[5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Staff Secretary: Derek S. Lyons[5]
- Office of Presidential Correspondence
- Office of the Executive Clerk
- Office of Records Management
Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy: Peter Navarro[5]
- Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy: Alexander B. Gray[5]
Office of the White House Counsel
- Assistant to the President and Counsel to the President: Donald McGahn[3][5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President: Greg Katsas[12][5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President: Makan Delrahim[5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President: Stefan C. Passantino[5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President, Special Counsel to the President, and Chief of Staff to the White House Counsel: Ann M. Donaldson[5]
Oval Office Operations
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations: Keith Schiller[3][5]
- Special Assistant to the President and Executive Assistant to the President: Madeleine Westerhout[5]
- Special Assistant to the President and Personal Aide to the President: John McEntee[3][5]
White House Fellows
- Director, President's Commission on White House Fellowships:
White House Military Office
- Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Military Office: Emmett Beliveau
- Deputy Director of the White House Military Office for Operations:
- White House Communications Agency (Joint Services Unit)
- Presidential Airlift Group (United States Air Force)
- White House Medical Unit (United States Navy)
- Deputy Assistant and Physician to the President:
- Camp David (United States Navy)
- Marine Helicopter Squadron One (United States Marine Corps)
- White House Mess or Presidential Food Service (United States Navy)
- White House Transportation Agency (United States Army)
- General Counsel
References
- 1 2 3 John P. Burke. "Administration of the White House". Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
- ↑ Harold C. Relyea (March 17, 2008). "The Executive Office of the President: An Historical Overview" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved April 14, 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff". July 28, 2017.
- 1 2 Matthew Nussbaum (January 4, 2017). "Trump names three senior White House staffers". Politico. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 White House Office of Personnel (June 30, 2017). "Annual Report to Congress on White House Office Personnel" (PDF). WhiteHouse.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ↑ Office of the Press Secretary (February 1, 2017). "First Lady Melania Trump Announces Chief of Staff" (Press release). WhiteHouse.gov. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ↑ Betsy Klein (February 8, 2017). "Melania Trump hires White House social secretary". CNN. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ↑ Christopher Keating (January 20, 2017). "West Hartford's Justin Clark Gets White House Post". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Trump taps Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser". The Washington Post. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ↑ Tara Palmeri and Ben White (March 15, 2017). "Dina Powell to be named Trump’s deputy national security adviser". Politico. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ↑ Office of the Press Secretary (March 6, 2017). "President Donald J. Trump Announces White House Staff Appointments" (Press release). WhiteHouse.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ↑ David Lat (April 4, 2017). "Trump White House Lawyers: How Much Are They Worth? (Part 2)". Above the Law. Retrieved July 1, 2017.