White House Office
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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 |
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Individuals present (l–r): David Axelrod (Senior Advisor), Jim Messina (Deputy Chief of Staff), Pete Rouse (Senior Advisor), Rahm Emanuel (Chief of Staff), Robert Gibbs (Press Secretary), Phil Schiliro (Director of Legislative Affairs), Mona Sutphen (Deputy Chief of Staff), Alyssa Mastromonaco (Director of Scheduling and Advance) and Valerie Jarrett (Senior Advisor).
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)
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Mission
- 3 Organization
- 3.1 Office of the Chief of Staff
- 3.2 Domestic Policy Council
- 3.3 National Economic Council
- 3.4 Office of Cabinet Affairs
- 3.5 Office of Communications
- 3.6 Office of Digital Strategy
- 3.7 Office of the First Lady
- 3.8 Office of Information Technology
- 3.9 Office of Legislative Affairs
- 3.10 Office of Management and Administration
- 3.11 Office of the National Security Advisor
- 3.12 Office of Political Affairs
- 3.13 Office of Presidential Personnel
- 3.14 Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs
- 3.15 Office of Scheduling and Advance
- 3.16 Office of the Staff Secretary
- 3.17 Office of the White House Counsel
- 3.18 Oval Office Operations
- 3.19 White House Fellows
- 3.20 White House Military Office
- 4 References
History[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Office of the Chief of Staff[edit]
- Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff: Reince Priebus[3]
- Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff: Katie Walsh[3][4]
- Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations: Joe Hagin[3][4]
- Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Implementation: Rick Dearborn[3][4]
- Assistant to the President, Senior Counselor and Chief Strategist: Stephen Bannon[3]
- Assistant to the President and Counselor: Kellyanne Conway[3]
- Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor: Jared Kushner
- Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Policy: Stephen Miller[3]
Domestic Policy Council[edit]
- Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council: Andrew Bremberg
- 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[edit]
Office of Cabinet Affairs[edit]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary: Bill McGinley
Office of Communications[edit]
- Assistant to the President and White House Communications Director: Michael Dubke[5]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications: Jessica Ditto
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications for Research: Raj Shah
- Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Communications: Hope Hicks[3]
- Assistant to the President and Director of Social Media: Dan Scavino[3]
- Office of the Press Secretary
- Assistant to the President and Press Secretary: Sean Spicer[3]
- Office of Speechwriting
- Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting:
Office of Digital Strategy[edit]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief Digital Officer: Gerrit Lansing
Office of the First Lady[edit]
- Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady: Lindsay Reynolds[6]
- Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary: Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd[7]
Office of Information Technology[edit]
- Special Assistant to the President and Director of White House Information Technology:
Office of Legislative Affairs[edit]
- Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs: Marc Short[3]
- Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs:
- Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and House Liaison:
- Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and Senate Liaison:
- Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs:
Office of Management and Administration[edit]
- Assistant to the President for Management and Administration:
- Deputy Assistant to the President for Management and Administration:
- White House Operations
- White House Personnel
- White House Photo Office
- White House Switchboard
- White House Visitors Office
- Office of Administration
- Deputy Assistant to the President for Management and Administration:
Office of the National Security Advisor[edit]
- Acting National Security Advisor: Keith Kellogg[8]
- Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor: K. T. McFarland[3]
- Assistant to the President for Homeland Security And Counterterrorism and Deputy National Security Advisor: Thomas Bossert[3]
- Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting:
Office of Political Affairs[edit]
- Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs: Bill Stepien[3]
Office of Presidential Personnel[edit]
- Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Personnel: John DeStefano[3]
Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs[edit]
- Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement: Anthony Scaramucci
- Office of Public Engagement
- Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison: Omarosa Manigault[3]
- Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs: Justin Clark
- Council on Women and Girls
- Chair of the Council on Women and Girls:
- Office of Urban Affairs, Justice and Opportunity
- Deputy Assistant to the President for the Office of Urban Affairs, Justice and Opportunity:
- Office of Public Engagement
Office of Scheduling and Advance[edit]
- Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling and Advance:
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Advance: George Gigicos[3]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Scheduling:
Office of the Staff Secretary[edit]
- Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary: Rob Porter
- Office of Presidential Correspondence
- Office of the Executive Clerk
- Office of Records Management
Office of the White House Counsel[edit]
- Assistant to the President and Counsel to the President: Donald McGahn[3]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President:
Oval Office Operations[edit]
- Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations: Keith Schiller[3]
- Special Assistant to the President and Executive Assistant to the President: Madeleine Westerhout
- Special Assistant to the President and Personal Aide to the President: John McEntee[3]
White House Fellows[edit]
White House Military Office[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Alexis Simendinger (January 5, 2017). "Trump Plucks Political Pros for White House Staff". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ a b c Matthew Nussbaum (January 4, 2017). "Trump names three senior White House staffers". Politico. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Annie Karni, Eli Stokols and Alex Isenstadt (February 17, 2017). "GOP strategist Dubke to run White House communications". Politico. Retrieved February 17, 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.
- ^ "Michael Flynn resigns: Trump's national security adviser quits over Russia links". The Guardian. February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.