# United States Domestic Policy Council

The Domestic Policy Council (DPC) is the principal forum used by the president of the United States for the consideration of domestic policy matters and senior policymaking, and includes Cabinet members and White House officials. The Council is part of the Office of Policy Development, which itself is within the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
Since the establishment of the Council in 1993, under the administration of President Bill Clinton, its purpose is to coordinate the domestic policy-making process; to coordinate domestic policy advice to the president; to ensure that domestic policy decisions and programs are consistent with the president’s stated goals, and to ensure that those goals are being effectively pursued; and to monitor implementation of the president’s domestic policy agenda.
The Domestic Policy Council differs from the National Economic Council, which is used to consider economic policy for the president. The Domestic Policy Council focuses on issues of domestic policy, which exclude economic policy matters. The Council is also the principal arm of the president when coordinating domestic policy measures throughout the executive branch.
The Domestic Policy Council is headed by the assistant to the president for domestic policy and director of the Domestic Policy Council. Since January 20, 2025, that position has been held by Vince Haley.

## History and mission

The Domestic Policy Council was established on August 16, 1993 by Executive Order 12859, under President Clinton. The first director of the Domestic Policy Council was Carol Rasco, who was appointed by Clinton in 1993. The council oversees development and implementation of the president’s domestic policy agenda and ensures coordination and communication among the heads of relevant Federal offices and agencies.
Prior to the creation of the National Economic Council, economic policy staff had existed since the 1960s. President Lyndon Johnson assigned a senior aide to develop and organize domestic policy, of which economic policy was included. In 1970, President Richard Nixon issued an executive order which created the Office of Policy Development. President Clinton split the responsibilities of the Domestic Policy Council with the National Economic Council.
The Council is composed of various Cabinet officials, who advise the president on domestic policy issues and matters.

## Assistants to the President for Domestic Policy

| Image | Name | Start | End | President |
| | Joe Califano | July 26, 1965 | January 20, 1969 | Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969) |
| | Pat Moynihan Urban Affairs | January 23, 1969 | November 4, 1969 | Richard Nixon (1969–1964) |
| | John Ehrlichman | November 4, 1969 | April 30, 1973 | Richard Nixon (1969–1964) |
| | Mel Laird | May 1, 1973 | January 8, 1974 | Richard Nixon (1969–1964) |
| | Ken Cole | January 8, 1974 | February 28, 1975 | Richard Nixon (1969–1964) |
| | Ken Cole | January 8, 1974 | February 28, 1975 | Gerald Ford (1974–1977) |
| | James Cannon | February 28, 1975 | January 20, 1977 | Gerald Ford (1974–1977) |
| | Stu Eizenstat | January 20, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 20, 1981 | June 20, 1985 | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) |
| | Ralph Bledsoe | June 20, 1985 | March 30, 1987 | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) |
| | Ken Cribb | March 30, 1987 | December 2, 1987 | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) |
| | David McIntosh | December 2, 1987 | September 8, 1988 | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) |
| | Dan Crippen | September 8, 1988 | January 20, 1989 | Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) |
| | Roger Porter | January 20, 1989 | January 20, 1993 | George H. W. Bush (1989–1993) |
| | Carol Rasco | January 20, 1993 | December 20, 1996 | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) |
| | Bruce Reed | December 20, 1996 | January 20, 2001 | Bill Clinton (1993–2001) |
| | John Bridgeland | January 20, 2001 | January 30, 2002 | George W. Bush (2001–2009) |
| | Margaret Spellings | January 30, 2002 | January 5, 2005 | George W. Bush (2001–2009) |
| | Claude Allen | January 5, 2005 | February 9, 2006 | George W. Bush (2001–2009) |
| | Karl Zinsmeister | May 24, 2006 | January 20, 2009 | George W. Bush (2001–2009) |
| | Melody Barnes | January 20, 2009 | January 10, 2012 | Barack Obama (2009–2017) |
| | Cecilia Muñoz | January 10, 2012 | January 20, 2017 | Barack Obama (2009–2017) |
| | Andrew Bremberg | January 20, 2017 | February 2, 2019 | Donald Trump (2017–2021) |
| | Joe Grogan | February 2, 2019 | May 24, 2020 | Donald Trump (2017–2021) |
| | Brooke Rollins Acting | May 24, 2020 | January 20, 2021 | Donald Trump (2017–2021) |
| | Susan Rice | January 20, 2021 | May 26, 2023 | Joe Biden (2021–2025) |
| | Neera Tanden | May 26, 2023 | January 20, 2025 | Joe Biden (2021–2025) |
| | Vince Haley | January 20, 2025 | Incumbent | Donald Trump (2025–present) |