Senior Advisor to the President of the United States facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Senior Advisor
Incumbent Top row: Mike Donilon, Anita Dunn, Gene Sperling, Bottom row: Stephen K. Benjamin, Tom Perez, Annie Tomasini
Executive Office of the President
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Senior Advisor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States. White House senior advisors are senior members of the White House Office. The title has been formally used since 1993.

Responsibilities

Over time, a senior advisor has had responsibility for the following groups:

Current departments (headed by a senior advisor)

• White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (Tom Perez)
• White House Office of Public Engagement (Stephen K. Benjamin)

Past departments (previously headed by a senior advisor in the current and past administrations)

• United States Digital Services (Neera Tanden)
• White House Office of Strategic Initiatives
• Office of American Innovation
• White House Office of Political Affairs
• White House Office of Communications
• Oval Office Operations (Annie Tomasini)
• Infrastructure Implementation Coordination (Mitch Landrieu)
• Climate and Clean Energy Innovation & Implementation (John Podesta)

Prior administrations

In prior administrations before 1993, the position of "senior advisor" was a title used for various other purposes. Numerous examples of the position also exist throughout the executive departments and in the branch's independent agencies. For example, the Food and Drug Administration includes a position with the title Senior Advisor for Science; the Department of the Interior has a position with the title Senior Advisor for Alaskan Affairs.

List of senior advisors to the president

Senior advisors to President Bill Clinton

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party
		Rahm Emanuel (born 1959)	Political Affairs Strategic Planning Policy	January 20, 1993 – November 7, 1998	Democratic
		George Stephanopoulos (born 1961)	Strategic Planning Policy	June 7, 1993 – December 10, 1996	Democratic
		Sidney Blumenthal (born 1948)	Political Affairs Communications Policy	August 19, 1997 – January 20, 2001	Democratic
		Doug Sosnik (born 1959)	Political Affairs Strategic Planning Policy	November 7, 1998 – January 20, 2001	Democratic
		Joel Johnson (born 1961)	Communications Policy	May 20, 1999 – January 20, 2001	Democratic

Senior advisors to President George W. Bush

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party
		Karl Rove (born 1950)	Political Affairs Strategic Planning Communications	January 20, 2001 – August 31, 2007	Republican
		Barry Steven Jackson (born 1960)	Political Affairs Strategic Planning Communications	September 1, 2007 – January 20, 2009	Republican

Senior advisors to President Barack Obama

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party
		Valerie Jarrett (born 1956)	Public Engagement Intergovernmental Affairs	January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017	Democratic
		Pete Rouse (born 1946)	Strategic Planning	January 20, 2009 – October 1, 2010	Democratic
		David Axelrod (born 1955)	Political Affairs Communications	January 20, 2009 – January 10, 2011	Democratic
		David Plouffe (born 1967)	Political Affairs Communications	January 10, 2011 – January 25, 2013	Democratic
		Daniel Pfeiffer (born 1975)	Political Affairs Communications	January 25, 2013 – March 6, 2015	Democratic
		Brian Deese (born 1978)	Climate and Energy	February 13, 2015 – January 20, 2017	Democratic
		Shailagh Murray (born 1965)	Communications	April 3, 2015 – January 20, 2017	Democratic

Senior advisors to President Donald Trump

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party
		Jared Kushner (born 1981)	Strategic Planning	January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021	Republican
		Stephen Miller (born 1985)	Policy	January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021	Republican
		Kevin Hassett (born 1962)	Economic Issues	April 15, 2020 – July 1, 2020	Republican
		Eric Herschmann (born 1962)	Opposition research Legal issues	August 3, 2020 – January 20, 2021	Republican

Senior Advisors to President Joe Biden

Current

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party
		Mike Donilon	Chief Strategist	January 20, 2021 – present	Democratic
		Anita Dunn	Communications	1st: Jan. 20 – August 12, 2021 2nd: May 5, 2022 – July 31, 2024	Democratic
		Gene Sperling (born 1958)	COVID-19 Relief (American Rescue Plan)	March 15, 2021 – present	Democratic
		Stephen K. Benjamin (born 1969)	Public Engagement	April 1, 2023 – present	Democratic
		Tom Perez	Intergovernmental Affairs	June 12, 2023 – present	Democratic
		Annie Tomasini	Deputy Chief of Staff	June 2023 – present	Democratic

Former

Senior Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party
		Cedric Richmond	Public Engagement	January 20, 2021 – May 18, 2022	Democratic
		Keisha Lance Bottoms (born 1970)	Public Engagement	July 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023	Democratic
		Julie Rodriguez	Intergovernmental Affairs	June 15, 2022 – May 16, 2023	Democratic
		Neera Tanden	Health care Policy United States Digital Service	May 17, 2021 – May 26, 2023	Democratic
		Mitch Landrieu (born 1960)	Infrastructure Implementation Coordination	November 15, 2021 – January 8, 2024	Democratic
		John Podesta	Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation	September 2, 2022 – March 6, 2024	Democratic

List of advisors to the president

Advisor			Portfolio	Term of office	Party	President
		Stephanie Cutter (born 1968)	Message and Communications	January 2011 – September 2011	Democratic	Barack Obama
		Ivanka Trump (born 1981)	Women's Issues Workforce Development Entrepreneurship	March 29, 2017 – January 20, 2021	Republican	Donald Trump

See also

• Counselor to the President
• Senior advisor