Updated January 15, 2021 1 Executive office of the President (EOP) The Executive Office of the President (EOP) comprises the offices and agencies that support the work of the president at the center of the executive branch of the United States federal government. To provide the President with the support that he or she needs to govern effectively, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President’s message to the American people to promoting our trade interests abroad. The EOP is also referred to as a 'permanent government', with many policy programs, and the people who implement them, continuing between presidential administrations. This is because there is a need for qualified, knowledgeable civil servants in each office or agency to inform new politicians. With the increase in technological and global advancement, the size of the White House staff has increased to include an array of policy experts to effectively address various fields. There are about 4,000 positions in the EOP, most of which do not require confirmation from the U.S. Senate. Senior staff within the Executive Office of the President have the title Assistant to the President, second-level staff have the title Deputy Assistant to the President, and third-level staff have the title Special Assistant to the President. The core White House staff appointments, and most Executive Office officials generally, are not required to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, although there are a handful of exceptions (e.g., the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chair and members of the Council of Economic Advisers, and the United States Trade Representative). link The following entities exist within the Executive Office of the President: • Council of Economic Advisers • Council on Environmental Quality • Executive Residence • National Security Council • Office of Administration • Office of Management and Budget • Office of National Drug Control Policy • Office of Science and Technology Policy • Office of the United States Trade Representative • Office of the Vice President • White House Office 2 White House Office In addition, the following entities exist within the White House Office, staff working directly for and reporting to the President including West Wing Staff and the president’s closest advisers *links take you to full bios within the document • Domestic Policy Council o Director Ambassador Susan Rice . Office of National AIDS Policy . Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships . Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation . White House Rural Council • National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan • National Security Council o Samantha Power, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development o Yohannes Abraham, Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary o Sasha Baker, Senior Director for Strategic Planning o Ariana Berengaut, Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor o Tanya Bradsher, Senior Director for Partnerships and Global Engagement o Rebecca Brocato, Senior Director for Legislative Affairs o Elizabeth Cameron, Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense o Tarun Chhabra, Senior Director for Technology and National Security o Caitlin Durkovich, Senior Director for Resilience and Response o Jon Finer, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor o Juan Gonzalez, Senior Director for Western Hemisphere o Sumona Guha, Senior Director for South Asia o Ryan Harper, Deputy Chief of Staff and Deputy Executive Secretary o Peter Harrell, Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness o Emily Horne, Senior Director for Press and NSC Spokesperson o Shanthi Kalathil, Coordinator for Democracy and Human Rights o Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia o Ella Lipin, Senior Advisor to the Principal Deputy National Security Advisor 3 o Brett H. McGurk, Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa o Melanie Nakagawa, Senior Director for Climate and Energy o Carlyn Reichel, Senior Director for Speechwriting and Strategic Initiatives o Dr. Amanda Sloat, Senior Director for Europe • National Economic Council o Director Brian Deese . Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Joelle Gamble . Deputy Director of the National Economic Council David Kamin . Deputy Director for the National Economic Council for Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Bharat Ramamurti • Office of Cabinet Affairs o Evan Ryan, Cabinet Secretary o Cristóbal J. Alex, Deputy Cabinet Secretary • Office of the Chief of Staff o Chief of Staff: Ron Klain o Deputy Chief of Staff: Jen O’Malley Dillon o Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed o Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff Elizabeth Wilkins o Senior Advisor for Communications to the Chief of Staff Remi Yamamoto • Office of Communications o White House Communications Director: Kate Bedingfield o Deputy White House Communications Director: Pili Tobar o Deputy White House Communications Director: Kate Berner o Senior Regional Communications Director Paige Hill o Chief of Staff for the Office of Communications Emma Riley o Office of the Press Secretary . White House Press Secretary: Jen Psaki . Chief of Staff for the Press office and Special Assistant to the Press Secretary Amanda Finney . Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre . Assistant Press Secretary Rosemary Boeglin . Assistant Press Secretary Vedant Patel . Press Assistant Angela De Cruz Perez . Press Assistant Kevin Munoz . Press Assistant Amijah Townsend-Homes o Media Affairs . Director of Rapid Reponse Mike Gwin 4 . Director of Messaging Meghan Hays . Senior Director of Coalitions Media Jennifer Molina . Director of Broadcast Media Mariel Saez o Research . Director of Research Megan Apper o Speechwriting . Director of Speechwriting Vinay Reddy • Office of Digital Strategy o Brendan Cohen, Platform Manager o Rob Flaherty, Director of Digital Strategy o Maha Ghandour, Digital Partnerships Manager o Jonathan Hebert, Video Director o Jaime Lopez, Director of Platforms o Carahna Magwood, Creative Director o Abbey Pitzer, Designer o Olivia Raisner, Traveling Content Director o Rebecca Rinkevich, Deputy Director Of Digital Strategy o Aisha Shah, Partnerships Manager o Christian Tom, Deputy Director Of Digital Strategy o Cameron Trimble, Director of Digital Engagement • Office of the First Lady o Chief of Staff to Dr. Jill Biden: Julissa Reynoso Pantaleong o Senior Advisor to Dr. Jill Biden: Anthony Bernal o Policy Director to Dr. Jill Biden: Mala Adiga o Communications Director for Dr. Jill Biden: Elizabeth E. Alexander o Press Secretary Michael LaRosa o Office of the Social Secretary . White House Social Secretary: Carlos Elizondo . Deputy Social Secretary Liz Hart o Director of Joining Forces Rory Brosius o Director of Scheduling and Advance Gina Lee o Deputy Policy Director Vanessa Lion o Director of Advance and Trip Director Jordan Montoya o Digital Director Garima Verma • Office of Legislative Affairs o Director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs: Louisa Terrell o Deputy Director of White House Office of Legislative Affairs: Reema Dodin o Deputy Director of White House Office of Legislative Affairs: Shuwanza Goff o Zephranie Buetow, Special Assistant to the President and Senate Legislative Affairs Liaison 5 o Kaitlyn Hobbs Demers, Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff for the Office of Legislative Affairs o Christopher Garcia, Senior Legislative Affairs Advisor o Ashley Jones, Special Assistant to the President and House Legislative Affairs Liaison o Alicia Molt-West, Special Assistant to the President and House Legislative Affairs Liaison o Angela Ramirez, Special Assistant to the President and House Legislative Affairs Liaison o Dana Shubat, Senior Legislative Affairs Advisor o Lee Slater, Special Assistant to the President and House Legislative Affairs Liaison o Chris Slevin, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs • Office of Management and Administration o White House Personnel o White House Operations o Telephone Office . David Recordon, Director of Technology . Austin Lin, Deputy Director of Technology o Visitors Office • Oval Office Operations o Director of Oval Office Operations: Annie Tomasini o Deputy Director of Oval Office Operations Ashley Williams o Director of Management & Administration Anne Filipic o Personal Aide to the President of the United States Stephen Goepfert • Office of Presidential Personnel o Director of White House Office of Presidential Personnel: Cathy Russell o Deputy Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel Gautam Raghavan o Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel Karen Andre o Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel Jamie Citron o Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel Corina Cortez o Senior Associate Director Matt Dannenberg o Director for Leadership & Training Dani Durante o Senior Associate Director Stacy Eichner o Senior Associate Director Danielle Okai o Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel Katie Petrelius o Senior Associate Director Jacob Sztraicher 6 o Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff for the Office of Presidential Personnel Rachel Wallace o Senior Associate Director Allison Wong o Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel Thomas Zimmerman • Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs o Adrian Saenz, Deputy