Office Of The Vice President Of The United States

The Office of the Vice President includes personnel who directly support or advise the vice president of the United States. The office is headed by the chief of staff to the vice president of the United States, currently Lorraine Voles. The office also provides staffing and support to the second gentleman of the United States. It is primarily housed in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (containing the vice president's ceremonial office), with offices for the vice president also in the West Wing, the U.S. Capitol, and in the vice president's official residence.

History

With only three constitutional functions – to replace the president in the event of death, disability or resignation; to count the votes of electors for president and vice president and declare the winners before a joint session of Congress; and to preside over the Senate (with the role of breaking ties). According to Roger Sherman, a Connecticut congressional cabinet member and Founding Father, if the vice-president did not maintain the role of president of the Senate, then another member would have to occupy the neutral position and thus would make the Senate disproportionate. Vice presidents had few official duties in the executive branch, and were thus considered part of the legislative branch for purposes of salary. Salary for staff of the Office of the Vice President continues to be funded through both legislative and executive branch appropriations.

For the first century and half of its history, the vice president had no staff other than a secretary and a personal assistant or two. This began to change with the 1939 Reorganization Act, which included an "Office of the Vice President" (who at the time was John Nance Garner), under the Executive Office of the President.

Vice President Henry Wallace was given actual executive duties during World War II, as was Alben Barkley, who became a member of the National Security Council in 1949.

The Office of the Vice President has been located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building since the 1950s. The room in the EEOB was redesigned and included emblems of the Navy Department, coinciding with the office's original purpose, the process was spearheaded by a Boston interior designer, William McPherson. The vice president individually has also been provided an office in the West Wing since 1977. Much of the Office of the Vice President centers around the offices once provided to the secretary of the Navy when the Eisenhower building was first constructed.

Current staff

Office of the Vice President

* Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Vice President: Lorraine Voles
**Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President: Erin Wilson
**Assistant to the Chief of Staff: Yael Belkind
**Personal Aide to the Vice President: Opal Vadhan
* Special Assistant to the President and Counsel to the Vice President: Josh Hsu
**Deputy Counsel to the Vice President (Detail): Samantha Chaifetz
**Associate Counsel to the Vice President: Nasrina Bargzie
**Associate Counsel to the Vice President: R. Brandon Rios
**Associate Counsel to the Vice President: Sharmistha Das
* Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President: Philip Gordon
** Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President: Rebecca Lissner
**Executive Secretary and Special Advisor for Defense: James Martin
**Special Advisor to the Vice President for National Security and Foreign Policy speechwriter: Dean Lieberman
**Special Advisor to the Vice President for Middle East and North Africa: Abram Paley
**Special Advisor to the Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific: Nancy Leou
**Special Advisor to the Vice President for South Asia: Lisa Sawyer
**Special Advisor to the Vice President for Africa: Safia Mohamoud
**Special Advisor for Global Economic Issues: Lindsey Zuluaga
**Special Advisor for the Western Hemisphere: Joseph Salazar
**Special Advisor to the Vice President for Europe and Russia: Alton Buland
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* Deputy Assistant to the President & Communications Director for the Vice President: Jamal Simmons
**Deputy Communications Director for the Vice President: Rachel Palermo
**Deputy Digital Director for the Vice President: Brenna Parker
* Press Secretary for the Vice President: Kirsten Allen
** Deputy Press Secretary: Ernesto Apreza
**Director of Press Operations: Tate Mitchell
* Director of Speechwriting: Dave Cavell
**Deputy Director of Speechwriting: Steven Kelly
**Associate Director of Speechwriting: Alexandra Robinson
* Photographer to the Vice President: Lawrence Jackson
**Director of Video for the Vice President: Hope Hall
* Deputy Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President: Carmel Martin
**Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice President: Deanne Millison
** Policy Advisor to the Vice President: Dr. Ike Irby
**Policy Advisor to the Vice President: Michael C. George
**Labor Policy Advisor to the Vice President: Dan Pedrotty
*Special Assistant to the President and Director of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Vice President: Megan Jones
**Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Vice President: Brandon Thompson
**Associate Director of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Vice President: Lillian Sanchez
*Deputy Director of Research: Tyler Lykins
**Vetting Researcher: Silas Woods III
*Director of Scheduling for the Vice President: Marguerite Biagi
**Deputy Director of Scheduling for the Vice President: Olivia Hartman
***Assistant Scheduler to the Vice President: Thilee Yost
***Assistant Scheduler to the Vice President: Danielle Campbell
*Director of Advance for the Vice President: Sterling Elmore
**Deputy Director of Advance for the Vice President: Juan Ortega
*Director of Legislative Affairs for the Vice President: Grisella Martinez
**Associate Director of Legislative Affairs for the Vice President: Brittany Carmon
***Legislative Assistant: Halle Ewing
*Staff Secretary, Office of the Vice President: Rebecca Cooper
**Associate Director/ Staff Secretary, Office of the Vice President: Maria Restrepo
**Associate Director/ Staff Secretary, Office of the Vice President: Saige Wenik
* Director of Management and Administration for the Office of the Vice President: Cynthia Bernstein
*Director of West Wing Operations to the Vice President: Adam Topper
**Deputy Director of Operations for the Vice President: Michael deForest
*Social Secretary & Residence Manager to the Vice President: Storm Horncastle
**Deputy Social Secretary: Amanda Trocola

Office of the Second Gentleman

* Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Second Gentleman: Jordan Brooks
**Director of Public Engagement and Policy to the Second Gentleman: Zaina Javaid
**Deputy Director for Scheduling to the Second Gentleman: Elizabeth Ivey Purcell
*Deputy Assistant to the President and Communications Director to the Second Gentleman: Katie Peters
**Communications Assistant, Office of the Second Gentleman: Darcy Palder
*Associate Director of Projects and Special Assistant to the Second Gentleman: Mitchell Rosenberg

See also

* Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations

References

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Executive Office of the President of the United States
United States Senate
Vice presidency of the United States