National Security Advisor (United States)

The National Security Advisor, officially known as the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, serves as the top advisor to the President of the United States on national security issues. This person serves on the National Security Council within the President's Executive Office.

The National Security Advisor is appointed by the President, and does not have to be approved by the United States Senate. The current acting National Security Advisor is U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

List of National Security Advisors
+No.PortraitNameTerm of officePresident(s) served underStartEndDays1Robert Cutler (1895–1974)March 23, 1953April 2, 1955740Dwight D. Eisenhower2Dillon Anderson (1906–1974)April 2, 1955September 1, 1956519Acting75pxWilliam Harding Jackson (1901–1971)September 1, 1956January 7, 19571283Robert Cutler (1895–1974)January 7, 1957June 24, 1958533475pxGordon Gray (1909–1982)June 24, 1958January 13, 1961934575pxMcGeorge Bundy (1919–1996)January 20, 1961February 28, 19661865John F. KennedyLyndon B. Johnson675pxWalt Whitman Rostow (1916–2003)April 1, 1966January 20, 19691025775pxHenry Kissinger (1923–2023)January 20, 1969November 3, 19752478Richard NixonGerald Ford875x75pxBrent Scowcroft (1925–2020)November 3, 1975(first appointment)January 20, 1977444975pxZbigniew Brzezinski (1928–2017)January 20, 1977January 20, 19811461Jimmy Carter1075pxRichard V. Allen (1936–2024)January 21, 1981January 4, 1982348Ronald ReaganActing75pxJames W. Nance (1921–1999) November 30, 1981January 4, 1982371175pxWilliam P. Clark, Jr. (1931–2013)January 4, 1982October 17, 19836511275pxRobert McFarlane (1937–2022)October 17, 1983December 4, 19857791375pxJohn Poindexter (1936–)December 4, 1985November 25, 19863561475pxFrank Carlucci (1930–2018)December 2, 1986November 23, 19873561575pxColin Powell (1937–2021)November 23, 1987January 20, 19894241675pxBrent Scowcroft (1925–2020)January 20, 1989(second appointment)January 20, 19931461George H. W. Bush1775pxAnthony Lake (1939–)January 20, 1993March 14, 19971514Bill Clinton1875pxSandy Berger (1945–2015)March 14, 1997January 20, 200114081975pxCondoleezza Rice (1954–)January 22, 2001The National Security Advisor and Staff: p. 33.January 25, 20051464George W. Bush2075pxStephen Hadley (1947–)January 26, 2005January 20, 200914552175pxJames L. Jones (1943–)January 20, 2009October 8, 2010626Barack Obama2275pxThomas E. Donilon (1955–)October 8, 2010July 1, 20139972375pxSusan Rice (1964–)July 1, 2013January 20, 201712992475pxMichael Flynn (1958–)January 20, 2017February 13, 201724Donald TrumpActing75pxKeith Kellogg (1944–)February 13, 2017February 20, 201772575pxH. R. McMaster (1962–)February 20, 2017April 9, 20182675pxJohn Bolton (1948–)April 9, 2018September 10, 2019Acting75pxCharles Kupperman (1950–)September 10, 2019September 18, 20192775pxRobert O’Brien (1966–)September 18, 2019January 20, 202128frameless|106x106pxJake Sullivan (1976–)January 20, 2021January 20, 2025Joe Biden29frameless|106x106pxMike Waltz (1974–)January 20, 2025May 1, 2025Donald TrumpActing75pxMarco Rubio (1971–)May 1, 2025Incumbent

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