POLI 369 US National Security

Role Assignments

Spring 2017

(Names Have Been Edited Out)

State Department (9)

Secretary of State

Deputy Secretary of State

Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs

US Ambassador to the United Nations

Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security

Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (NEA)

Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (IO)

Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Affairs

Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)

Defense Department (10)

Secretary of Defense

Deputy Secretary of Defense

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs

JCS Chair

Vice Chair JCS

Joint Staff Representative (J-5), Directorate of Strategic Plans and Policy (Middle East Expert)

Joint Staff Representative (J-5), Directorate of Strategic Plans and Policy (Counterterrorism expert)

Energy Department (3)

(Meets with Department of Treasury)

Secretary of Energy

Deputy Secretary of Energy

Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security (runs the National Nuclear Security Administration)

Treasury Department (3)

(Meets with Department of Energy)

Secretary of the Treasury

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Analysis

Justice Department (4)

(Meets with Department of Homeland Security)

Attorney General

Deputy Attorney General

Director, FBI

Executive Assistant Director of the FBI for National Security

Homeland Security Department (3)

(Meets with Department of Justice)

Secretary of Homeland Security

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Policy

National Security Council Staff (11)

National Security Advisor

Deputy National Security Advisor

Deputy National Security Advisor/Assistant to President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism

Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Strategic Planning

Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Non-Proliferation

Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region

Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights

Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs

Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia

Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Israel, Egypt, and the Levant

White House Office of Legislative Affairs (2)

(Meets with NSC Staff)

White House Chief of Staff

Director of WH Office of Legislative Affairs

Intelligence Community (9)

Director of National Intelligence

Deputy Director of National Intelligence

Director National Counterterrorism Center

Director National Counterproliferation Center

Director of Central Intelligence

Director of CIA Mission Center for the Near East

Director of CIA Mission Center for Europe and Eurasia

Director of CIA Mission Center for Counterterrorism

Director of CIA Mission Center for Weapons and Nonproliferation