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Senior Advisor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the
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. White House senior advisors are senior members of the
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. The title has been formally used since 1993.


Responsibilities

Over time, a senior advisor has had responsibility for the following groups: Current departments (headed by a senior advisor) * White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (''Julie Rodriguez'') * White House Office of Public Engagement (''Keisha Lance Bottoms'') * American Rescue Plan Coordination aka
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Relief Plan (''Gene Sperling'') * Infrastructure Implementation Coordination (''Mitch Landrieu'') * United States Digital Services (''Neera Tanden'') * Climate and Clean Energy Innovation & Implementation (''John Podesta'')
Past departments (previously headed by a senior advisor in past administrations) *
White House Office of Strategic Initiatives The White House Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) was a staff unit within the Executive Office of the President of the United States during the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Karl Rove was the first head of the office as Seni ...
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Office of American Innovation The Office of American Innovation (OAI) was an office within the White House Office created by the Trump administration on March 27, 2017. History The purpose of the office was to "make recommendations to the President on policies and plans ...
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White House Office of Political Affairs The White House Office is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The White House Office is headed by the White House chief of staff, who is also the head of the Executive Office of the President. The ...
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White House Office of Communications The White House communications director or White House director of communications, also known officially as Assistant to the President for Communications, is part of the senior staff of the president of the United States. The officeholder is resp ...


Prior administrations

In prior administrations before 1993, the position of " senior advisor" was a title used for various other purposes. Numerous examples of the position also exist throughout the executive departments and in the branch's independent agencies. For example, the
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includes a position with the title Senior Advisor for Science; the
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has a position with the title Senior Advisor for
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n Affairs.


List of senior advisors to the president


Senior advisors to President Bill Clinton


Senior advisors to

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Senior advisors to

President Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...


Senior advisors to President Donald Trump


Senior advisors to President Joe Biden


List of advisors to the president


See also

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Counselor to the President Counselor or counsellor may refer to: A professional In diplomacy and government * Counsellor of State, senior member of the British royal family to whom the Monarch can delegate some functions in case of unavailability * Counselor (dip ...
* Senior advisor


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References

{{EOP agencies Executive Office of the President of the United States White House Office United States presidential advisors 1993 establishments in Washington, D.C.