The Executive Office of the President (EOP) consists of the immediate staff of the President of the United States, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the President. The EOP was established by the United States Congress in 1939 after the Brownlow Committee recommended that such a support staff for the President be created. For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Presidents Committee on Administrative Management, commonly known as the Brownlow Committee or Brownlow Commission, was a committee that in 1937 recommended sweeping changes to the executive branch of the United States government . ...

Since its inception under Franklin Roosevelt, the size and influence of the EOP has increased. The current figures for the EOP are about 1,800 full-time equivalent employees. These employees work in the East Wing and the West Wing of the White House and in the Executive Office Building, an extension of the White House. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), often referred to as FDR, was the 32nd (1933–1945) President of the United States. ... The East Wing is the part of the White House Complex. ... The West Wing (in foreground) The West Wing is the part of the White House Complex in which the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, and the Situation Room are located. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... President William Howard Tafts prized Holstein cow, Pauline Wayne, poses in front of the Navy Building, which is known today as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. ...

The Eisenhower Executive office building at night

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Office of the President of the United States personnel

The Executive Office of the President includes personnel who directly support or advise the President of the United States and are not members of the Cabinet. Examples include the White House Press Secretary, the Office of Presidential Communications (including senior media relations personnel and Presidential speechwriters), and White House-based Presidential policy and legal advisors, including those focused on domestic, social, foreign and national security policies of the federal government of the United States. Because the President of the United States is virtually the most influential political leader in the world, the Executive Office of the President of the United States is generally considered to include some of the world's most influential people. Given the huge competition for influential jobs of this nature, the Executive Office of the President of the United States also is known for attracting some of the world's brightest people and people with extraordinary public policy and political expertise. Many also possess working relationships with the President that pre-date their election. This article describes the government of the United States. ...

Organization

Senior staff within the Executive Office of the President have the title "Assistant to the President". Second-level staff have the title "Deputy Assistant to the President", and third-level staff have the title "Special Assistant to the President". Very few are required to be confirmed by the Senate, although there are a handful of exceptions to this rule (e.g., the Office of Management and Budget Director, and the United States Trade Representative). The core White House Staff appointments do not require Senate approval. The staff of the Executive Office to the President is headed by the White House Chief of Staff. Joshua B. Bolten, the current White House Chief of Staff. ...

Entities in The Executive Office of the President

• Council of Economic Advisers
• Council on Environmental Quality
• Office of Administration
• Office of Management and Budget
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Office of Science & Technology Policy
• President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
• United States Trade Representative
• White House Office of the Executive Clerk

The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is a group of economists set up to advise the President of the United States. ... The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is a division of the White House that coordinates federal environmental efforts in the United States and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental and energy policies and initiatives. ... The White House Office of Administrations mission is to provide administrative services to all entities of the Executive Office of the President (EOP), including direct support services to the President of the United States. ... The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is a body within the Executive Office of the President of the United States which is tasked with coordinating United States Federal agencies. ... The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a component of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, was established in 1988 by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act. ... Congress established the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. ... The Presidents Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. ... The Office of the United States Trade Representative, or USTR, is an arm of the executive branch of the United States government. ... The White House Office of the Executive Clerk was created in 1865. ...

Entities in The White House Office

• United States National Security Council
• Domestic Policy Council
• Homeland Security Council
• National Economic Council
• Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
• Office of the First Lady
• Office of National AIDS Policy
• Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
• USA Freedom Corps
• White House Fellows Office
• White House Military Office

The National Security Council (NSC) of the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials. ... The Domestic Policy Council (DPC) of the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering domestic policy matters, excluding economic matters which are the domain of the National Economic Council. ... The Homeland Security Council (HSC) is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States and was created by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 1 (HSPD-1) on October 29, 2001. ... The National Economic Council (NEC) is a United States government agency. ... The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (FBCI) is an department under the Office of the President of the United States established during the presidential administration of George W. Bush. ... The Office of the First Lady of the United States is responsible to the First Lady in order for her to carry out her duties as Hostess of the White House and incharge of all social events of the White House. ... The Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) coordinates the continuing domestic efforts to reduce the number of new infections in the United States. ... The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is an advisory body to assist the President of the United States and other senior executive branch officials in ensuring that concerns with respect to privacy and civil liberties are appropriately considered in the implementation of all laws, regulations, and executive branch policies... George W. Bush speaks in front of a USA Freedom Corps display. ... The White House Fellows program was established by US President Lyndon B. Johnson in October 1964. ... The Director of the White House Military Office (WHMO) is the principal advisor to the White House for all military support. ...

Important Executive Entities

• Office of the Vice President
  • Vice President of the United States
• Office of the White House Chief of Staff
  • White House Chief of Staff
    • Deputy White House Chief of Staff for Operations
    • Deputy White House Chief of Staff for Policy
• Office of Presidential Communications
  • Counselor to the President
    • White House Communications Director
    • White House Press Secretary

Current White House Staff

Office of the Chief of Staff

• Assistant to the President and White House Chief of Staff: Joshua B. Bolten
  • Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Chief of Staff for Operations: Joe Hagin
  • Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Chief of Staff for Policy: Joel Kaplan

Joshua B. Bolten, the current White House Chief of Staff. ... Joshua Brewster Bolten (born August 16, 1955[], although other sources list his year of birth as 1954) is an American who was named as U.S. President George W. Bushs second White House Chief of Staff on March 28, 2006, replacing Andrew Card on April 14, 2006. ... The Deputy White House Chief of Staff is the top aide to the White House Chief of Staff, who is the senior aide to the President of the United States. ... Joe Hagin (born January 6, 1956) is the current Deputy White House Chief of Staff for President George W. Bush. ... The Deputy White House Chief of Staff is the top aide to the White House Chief of Staff, who is the senior aide to the President of the United States. ... Joel Kaplan Joel Kaplan is the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy for U.S President George W. Bush. ...

National Security Council

• Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs: Stephen J. Hadley
  • Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser: Ambassador: James Jeffrey
  • Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser for Iraq and Afghanistan Policy and Implementation: Douglas Lute
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications & Global Outreach: Mark Pfeifle
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy: Elliott Abrams
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism: Juan Zarate
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Economic Affairs: Daniel Price
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Regional Affairs: Judith Ansley

The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor, serves as the chief advisor to the President of the United States on national security issues. ... Stephen J. Hadley is the current National Security Advisor for U.S. President George W. Bush. ... The Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the Deputy National Security Advisor, is a member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, serving as deputy to the Presidents National Security Advisor. ... James Franklin Jeffrey was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Albania on October 15, 2002. ... The Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, also known by the slang term War Czar,[1] is a position the George W. Bush administration created to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with authority to issue directions to the Pentagon, the State... Lt. ... Elliot Abrams Elliott Abrams (born January 24, 1948) is an American lawyer who has served in foreign policy positions for a number of U.S. Presidents, most recently George W. Bush. ...

Office of Strategic Initiatives & External Affairs

• Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives & External Affairs: Barry Jackson
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Public Liaison: Julie Cram
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs: Maggie Grant
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs: Jonathan D. Felts
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives: Joel A. Scanlon

National Economic Council

• Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director, National Economic Council: Allan Hubbard
  • Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Deputy Director, National Economic Council: Keith Hennessey

Allan Hubbard is the Assistant to President George W. Bush for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council. ... Keith Hennessey is a Deputy Assistant to the U.S. President for Economic Policy and Deputy Director of the U.S. National Economic Council. ...

Domestic Policy Council

• Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy & Director, Domestic Policy Council: Karl Zinsmeister
  • Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy: Jess Sharp

Karl Zinsmeister (born 1959) was appointed in June 2006 to serve as Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and director of the Domestic Policy Council, for U.S. President George W. Bush. ...

Homeland Security Council

• Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism: Frances Townsend
  • Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security: Joel Bagnal

Frances M. Fragos Townsend (born December 28, 1961, Mineola, New York), the current Homeland Security Advisor to United States President George W. Bush. ...

Office of the White House Counsel

• Assistant to the President and Counsel to the President: Fred Fielding
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President: William Kelley
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President: David Leitch
  • Special Counsel to the President: Emmet Flood
  • Special Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary: Dianna Campagna

The White House Counsel is a staff appointee of the President of the United States. ... Fred Fisher Fielding (born March 21, 1939) is senior partner at Wiley, Rein, & Fielding, a Washington, D.C. law firm. ... William Donald Kelley, DDS, MS (b. ... Emmet Flood is the current Special Counsel in the Bush Administration. ...

Office of Legislative Affairs

• Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs: Candida Wolff
  • Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs: Deb Fiddelke
  • Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs: Dan Meyer
  • Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs: Sean O'Hallaren

Daniel Thomas Meyer (born August 3, 1952 in Hamilton, Ohio) was a first baseman, outfielder and third baseman for the Detroit Tigers (1974-76), Seattle Mariners (1977-81) and Oakland Athletics (1982-85). ...

White House Office of Administration

• Special Assistant to the President & Director of the Office of Administration: Joan Straub
• Deputy Assistant to the President for Management, Administration and Oval Office Operations: Linda Gambatesa
• Deputy Assistant to the President for Appointments and Scheduling: Melissa Bennett

White House Office of Presidential Personnel

• Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel: Joie A. Gregor

Office of Presidential Advance

• Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Advance: Todd Beyer

White House Staff Secretary

• Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary: Raul Yanes
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Staff Secretary: William A. Burck

The Staff Secretary is a position in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, responsible for the communication going to the president. ...

White House Office of Communications

• Counselor to the President: Ed Gillespie
• Assistant to the President for Communications (White House Communications Director): Kevin Sullivan
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications for Production: Scott Sforza
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications for Policy & Planning Catherine Martin
  • Deputy Assistant to the President for Communications: Suzy DeFrancis
• Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary: Tony Snow
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary: Dana Perino
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Press Secretary: Scott Stanzel
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Press Secretary: Tony Fratto
  • Special Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs: Gordon Johndroe
• Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Media Affairs: Jean Mamo
  • Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Media Affairs: Blair Jones
• Assistant to the President for Speechwriting: William McGurn
  • Deputy Assistant to the President for Speechwriting and Deputy Director, Presidential Speechwriting: John McConnell
  • Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Speechwriting: Marc Thiessen

• Physician to the President: Brig. Gen. Richard Tubb

• Director, President’s Commission on White House Fellowships: Janet Eissenstat
• Director, Office of Faith Based Community Initiatives: Jay Hein
• Director, USA Freedom Corps: Desiree Sayle
• Director, White House Military Office: Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spicer

The Counselor to the President is a the highest-ranking assistant to the President of the United States for communications, and a member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. ... Edward Gillespie (born 1962) is an American conservative Republican political lobbyist. ... The White House Communications Director is responsible for developing and promoting the voice of the administration. ... Kevin Sullivan, a Democrat, is Connecticuts 106th lieutenant governor. ... Catherine Martin (born January 26, 1965 Lindfield) is an Australian costume designer, production designer, set designer, and film producer. ... The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official with a rank one step below Presidential Cabinet level. ... Robert Anthony Tony Snow (born June 1, 1955) is the current White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush. ... Dana Marie Perino (born May 9, 1972) currently occupies the positions of Deputy White House Press Secretary and director of communications for the press team. ... Scott Michael Stanzel, (born January 15, 1973), a political appointee in the administration of George W. Bush. ... Salvatore Antonio Tony Fratto (born June 27, 1966), a White House spokesman. ... Gordon Johndroe is Special Assistant to the President of the United States, George W. Bush and Press Secretary of the National Security Council. ... William McGurn is the chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush. ... James Henry McConnell (August 18, 1862—?) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... Brigadier General is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... Brig. ... Janet Eissenstat is the current Director of the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships for the Bush Administration. ... Jay Hein is the current, and third director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. ... Desiree Sayle is the current Director of the USA Freedom Corps for the Bush Administration. ... The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ...

Office of the Vice President

• Assistant to the Vice President and Chief of Staff/Counsel to the Vice President: David Addington
  • Assistant to the Vice President for Public Affairs: Catherine Martin

David Addington (b. ... Catherine Martin (born January 26, 1965 Lindfield) is an Australian costume designer, production designer, set designer, and film producer. ...

Office of the First Lady

• Chief of Staff to the First Lady: Anita McBride

External links

• White House Senior Staff directory from the official White House website

v • d • e Agencies under the Executive Office of the President

White House Chief of Staff Deputy White House Chief of Staff White House Press Secretary • White House Counsel • White House Office of Presidential Communications • White House Office of Presidential Speechwriting • White House Office • White House Office of the Executive Clerk • Office of Management and Budget • National Security Council • Homeland Security Council • Office of the United States Trade Representative • Office of National Drug Control Policy • Council of Economic Advisers • Council on Environmental Quality • Domestic Policy Council • National Economic Council • Office of Administration • Office of Advance • Office of Scheduling • White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives • United States Office of National AIDS Policy • Office of Science and Technology Policy • President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board • President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board • USA Freedom Corps • White House Military Office For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... Joshua B. Bolten, the current White House Chief of Staff. ... The Deputy White House Chief of Staff is the top aide to the White House Chief of Staff, who is the senior aide to the President of the United States. ... The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official with a rank one step below Presidential Cabinet level. ... The White House Counsel is a staff appointee of the President of the United States. ... The White House Communications Director is responsible for developing and promoting the voice of the administration. ... ... The White House Office of the Executive Clerk was created in 1865. ... The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is a body within the Executive Office of the President of the United States which is tasked with coordinating United States Federal agencies. ... The National Security Council (NSC) of the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials. ... The Homeland Security Council (HSC) is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States and was created by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 1 (HSPD-1) on October 29, 2001. ... The Office of the United States Trade Representative, or USTR, is an arm of the executive branch of the United States government that falls within the Executive Office of the President. ... The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a component of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, was established in 1988 by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act. ... The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is a group of economists set up to advise the President of the United States. ... The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is a division of the White House that coordinates federal environmental efforts in the United States and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental and energy policies and initiatives. ... The Domestic Policy Council (DPC) of the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering domestic policy matters, excluding economic matters which are the domain of the National Economic Council. ... The National Economic Council (NEC) is a United States government agency. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) is a department under the Office of the President of the United States that was established by President George W. Bush through Executive Order on January 29, 2001, and which represents one of the key domestic policies of Bush... Congress established Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. ... The Presidents Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB) is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. ... George W. Bush speaks in front of a USA Freedom Corps display. ... The Director of the White House Military Office (WHMO) is the principal advisor to the White House for all military support. ...