National Security Advisor to the Vice President explained

Post:Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President
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Insigniasize:167
Incumbent:Philip H. Gordon
Incumbentsince:March 21, 2022
Department:Executive Office of the President
Reports To:Vice President of the United States
Appointer:President of the United States
Constituting Instrument:National Security Presidential Memorandum[1]

Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President role is to advise the Vice President on all matters of national security and provide input to the National Security Council and serves as the primary foreign policy and national security lead in the Office of the Vice President of the United States.

Currently, the National Security Advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris is Philip H. Gordon[2]

List

!NSA!Vice President!Term Start!Term End
Leon FuerthAl GoreJanuary 20, 1993January 20, 2001
Scooter LibbyDick CheneyJanuary 20, 2001October 28, 2005
John P. HannahOctober 28, 2005January 20, 2009
Antony BlinkenJoe BidenJanuary 20, 2009 January 20, 2013
Jake SullivanFebruary 26, 2013August 1, 2014
Colin KahlAugust 1, 2014January 26, 2017
Andrea L. ThompsonMike PenceJanuary 26, 2017September 11, 2017
Keith KelloggApril 27, 2018January 20, 2021
Nancy McEldowneyKamala HarrisJanuary 20, 2021 March 21, 2022
Philip H. GordonMarch 21, 2022Present
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Security Presidential Memorandum–4 of April 4, 2017.
  2. News: Bose. Nandita. EXCLUSIVE VP Harris's National Security Adviser McEldowney to depart. 2022-03-21. Reuters. March 21, 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Pence Names Keith Kellogg as Top National Security Adviser. Bloomberg. April 23, 2018.
  4. Web site: Vice President Biden Announces Jake Sullivan as New National Security Advisor. Obama White House. February 26, 2013.