Homeland Security Advisor

Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Incumbent
Doug Fears
since June 1, 2018
Executive Office of the President
Homeland Security Council staff
Appointer The President
Constituting instrument The post is defined by executive order.
Formation 2001
First holder Tom Ridge
Deputy Deputy Homeland Security Advisor
Website The White House

The Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, commonly referred to as the Homeland Security Advisor and formerly holding the title of Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, is a senior aide in the Executive Office of the President, based in the West Wing of the White House, who serves as the chief in-house advisor to the President of the United States on homeland security and counterterrorism issues. The Homeland Security Advisor is a statutory member of the Homeland Security Council. Serving at the pleasure of the President, the Homeland Security Advisor does not require Senate confirmation for appointment to the office.

History

In the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush created the interim Office of Homeland Security as a cabinet-level office in a speech to a joint session of Congress.[1] He appointed Tom Ridge as its first Director. The Homeland Security Council was formally created on October 5, 2001, replacing the Office of Homeland Security.

Under the George W. Bush administration, the Homeland Security Advisor was independent of the National Security Council, residing within the Homeland Security Council. Under the Obama administration, while the Homeland Security Council remained, the Advisor held the title of Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, subordinating the position to the National Security Advisor.

At the start of the Trump administration, the position of Homeland Security Advisor, occupied by Tom Bossert, was elevated to the rank of Assistant to the President, making it equal in rank to the National Security Advisor. However, after clashes with the National Security Advisor, John Bolton, the position returned to the rank of Deputy Assistant to the President and was subordinate to the National Security Advisor.[2]

The current Homeland Security Advisor is Doug Fears, who was announced on June 1, 2018.

List of Homeland Security Advisors

  Democratic   Republican   Political Independent / Unknown

  Denotes an Acting Homeland Security Advisor
No. Portrait Name Term Days served President served under
Start End
1 Official title: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security George W. Bush
Tom Ridge September 20, 2001 January 24, 2003 491
2 Official title: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
John A. Gordon April 30, 2003 May 28, 2004 394
3 Official title: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Frances Townsend May 28, 2004 March 30, 2008 1402
4 Official title: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Kenneth L. Wainstein March 30, 2008 January 20, 2009 296
5 Official title: Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Barack Obama
John O. Brennan January 20, 2009 January 25, 2013 1466
6 Official title: Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Lisa Monaco January 25, 2013 January 20, 2017 1456
7 Official title: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Donald Trump
Tom Bossert January 20, 2017 April 10, 2018 414
– Official title: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Rob Joyce
Acting		 April 10, 2018 May 31, 2018 51
8 Official title: Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Doug Fears June 1, 2018 Incumbent 134

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Text: President Bush Addresses the Nation". The Washington Post. September 20, 2001. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ Volz, Dustin (1 June 2018). "Donald Trump to Name Douglas Fears as White House Homeland Security Adviser". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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