Back نائب مستشار الأمن القومي (الولايات المتحدة) Arabic قائممقام مشاور امنیت ملی Persian Conseiller adjoint à la sécurité nationale French סגן היועץ לביטחון לאומי של ארצות הברית HE 미국 국가안보부보좌관 Korean Deputy National Security Advisor SIMPLE 美国副国家安全顾问 Chinese
| Deputy National Security Advisor | |
|---|---|
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| Executive Office of the President | |
| Member of | National Security Council Homeland Security Council |
| Reports to | President of the United States United States National Security Advisor |
| Appointer | President of the United States |
| Constituting instrument | National Security Presidential Memorandum[1] |
| Formation | 1961 |
| First holder | Walt Rostow |
| Website | wh |
The United States Deputy National Security Advisor is a member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and the United States National Security Council, serving under the President's National Security Advisor.
Among other responsibilities, the Deputy National Security Advisor often serves as Executive Secretary to the National Security Council Principals Committee, and as chairman of the National Security Council Deputies Committee. The role changes according to the organizational philosophy and staffing of each White House and there are often multiple deputies to the National Security Advisor charged with various areas of focus.[2][3]
The position is currently vacant, after former advisor Alex Nelson Wong stepped down in May 2025.
- ^ "National Security Presidential Memorandum–4 of April 4, 2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-04-07.
- ^ NSPD-1 – Organization of the National Security Council System, 13 February 2001
- ^ Center for American Progress Organization of the National Security Council System, 13 January 2017