Senior Advisor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the

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. Senior advisors to the president do not have formal government decision making authority, but they can have significant influence over decisions. Their role is to provide strategic advice, analysis, and recommendations to the president on key issues. White House senior advisors are senior members of the White House Office. The title has been formally used since 1993.

Responsibilities

Over time, a senior advisor has had responsibility for the following groups: White House departments (previously headed by a senior advisor in past administrations) * White House Office of Strategic Initiatives * Office of American Innovation * White House Office of Political Affairs * Oval Office Operations * White House Office on Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation * White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs * White House Office of Public Engagement * White House Office of Communications * White House Office of Press Operations * American Rescue Plan /

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Relief * White House Office of the Staff Secretary * White House Office of Infrastructure Implementation Coordination

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. Examples of people who had the responsibilities and/or influence of a senior advisor without the title included Edward M. House (to

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) and Louis Howe (to

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List of senior advisors to the president

Senior advisors to Bill Clinton

Senior advisors to George W. Bush

Senior advisors to Barack Obama

Senior advisors to Donald Trump

First presidency

Second presidency

Senior advisors to Joe Biden

List of advisors to the president

Notes

Explanatory footnotes

References

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