28-748: For political advisers to the U.S. president, see Counselor to the President . [REDACTED] This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . Find sources: "Presidential Adviser" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2020 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Presidential Adviser [REDACTED] Presidential Secretariat Website Official website Presidential Adviser
56-676: A domestic policy advisor in early 1976. The position was vacant during the Jimmy Carter administration, as Carter initially left many senior White House positions unfilled (such as White House chief of staff ) and preferred a smaller corps of advisors. Edwin Meese held the position during the first term of President Ronald Reagan , and was highly influential inside the White House. Meese, Chief of Staff James Baker and Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver were nicknamed "the troika" and considered
84-510: A larger portfolio. In 2000, Ricchetti was appointed to President Clinton's task force on China PNTR (permanent normalized trade relations) during the president's last year. Along with Commerce Secretary William M. Daley , Ricchetti "led the Administration's successful campaign to secure permanent normal trade relations with China" and coordinated with leaders of major U.S. corporations, such as Boeing , American Online and Intel to "sell
112-659: Is a title used by advisers to the President of Sri Lanka . Presidential Advisers are attached to but are not part of the Presidential Secretariat . The title has been used formally since 1990's to differentiate from more senior Senior Advisers to the President and Coordinating Secretaries . Notable presidential advisers [ edit ] Gamini Iriyagolla Austin Fernando Dr Chris Nonis See also [ edit ] Senior Adviser to
140-399: The 2016 election, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to name his campaign manager during the general election, Kellyanne Conway , to the position and his campaign CEO Steve Bannon as a senior counselor and chief strategist. With equivalent standing to the chief of staff and a portfolio that hewed closely to the pre-Clinton iteration of the position, Bannon was named to
168-597: The 2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis . Representative Garret Graves , a key Kevin McCarthy ally and point person on debt and budget issues, was tapped to lead the Republican side. In July 2024 he coordinated informing White House staff that Biden was withdrawing from the 2024 United States presidential election . Ricchetti is on the board of advisors of the Center for Congress at Indiana University . He formerly served on
196-622: The American Council of Life Insurers and the American Bankers Association . In March 2012 he was appointed to be counselor to Vice President Joe Biden . Ricchetti had deregistered as a congressional lobbyist in late 2008 shortly after the election of Obama and Biden to the presidency and vice presidency, respectively. Ricchetti's appointment was controversial due to President Obama's promise to not appoint lobbyists and his issuance of "a tough new ethics policy meant to curb
224-706: The George Mason University School of Law . Ricchetti led the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 's political department from 1987 to 1989 and was executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 1990 to 1992. In the latter role, Ricchetti oversaw the upset victory of Democratic candidate Harris Wofford in the 1991 special election for Senate in Pennsylvania . From January 1993 to February 1996, he
252-634: The Obama administration and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations under President Bill Clinton . In between stints in Democratic administrations, Ricchetti has worked as a lobbyist. Steven J. Ricchetti grew up in Westlake, Ohio and graduated from Westlake High School . He received his undergraduate degree from Miami University in Ohio (where he served as student body president ) in 1979, and his Juris Doctor from
280-465: The White House . President Reagan only appointed a counselor during his first term in the White House . President Bush only appointed a counselor, who was a member of his Cabinet during the last 11 months of his single term in the White House . The position was vacant for the first 3 years of his presidency. President Clinton did not appoint a counselor for the first 5 months of his first term. He
308-529: The revolving door between his administration and K street ." Because Ricchetti had not lobbied personally for over two years, he did not require a waiver from the administration's policy. A statement from Biden's office in 2012 said that since 2008, Ricchetti had "advised clients on public policy, communications strategy, and grassroots efforts but did not act as a lobbyist with the federal government on behalf of any client." The Washington Post reported Ricchetti earned $ 1.8 million from his firm, Ricchetti Inc.,
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#1732845140918336-609: The President Counselor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States and senior members of the White House Office . The current officeholder is Steve Ricchetti . The position should not be confused with the office of White House counsel , who is the chief legal advisor to the president and the White House, which is also an appointed position. The position
364-487: The President of Sri Lanka Special adviser (UK) References [ edit ] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Presidential_Adviser&oldid=1255110195 " Categories : Political office-holders in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan presidential advisers Hidden categories: Articles lacking sources from June 2020 All articles lacking sources Counselor to
392-694: The Principals Committee of the National Security Council in a January 2017 executive order that also removed the director of national intelligence and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from the committee. Following vociferous public opposition to the decision, Trump removed Bannon from the council in April 2017. After Bannon's departure from the White House in August 2017, Johnny DeStefano
420-480: The benefits of the trade accord to Congress and the public.” In January 2001, Ricchetti founded and ran Ricchetti, Inc., a government relations ( lobbying ) and political consulting firm, with his brother Jeff Ricchetti. Over the following years, Ricchetti's firm represented a number of clients, including AT&T , Eli Lilly & Co. , the American Hospital Association , United Technologies ,
448-735: The boards of the Center for American Progress , Trust for the National Mall , and Bloomberg Government before stepping down from those positions to take a post in Biden's office as Counselor to the Vice President. Ricchetti lives in McLean, Virginia . He has four children with his wife, Amy. Three of his children also work in the Biden administration: Daniel, a senior adviser in the State Department; J.J.;
476-478: The chairman of his 2020 presidential campaign, as counselor to the president upon taking office. Jeffrey Zients was also given the title in his role as White House coronavirus response coordinator . All of President Nixon's counselors were members of his Cabinet during their respective tenures. All of President Ford's's counselors were members of his Cabinet during their respective tenures. President Carter did not appoint any counselors during his tenure in
504-557: The most influential advisors to the president. Meese became United States attorney general during Reagan's second term as president and the position was left vacant. The position was left vacant in the first three years of President George H. W. Bush 's term. In 1992, it was filled by Clayton Yeutter following his resignation as chairman of the Republican National Committee . During the Bill Clinton administration,
532-507: The post became much more focused on communications. Two of Clinton's counselors, David Gergen and Paul Begala , later became CNN political analysts. During the administration of George W. Bush , the position oversaw the communications, media affairs, speechwriting, and press offices. Under the Obama administration , the position was initially abolished and the duties of the office transferred to three senior advisors: David Axelrod , Pete Rouse , and Valerie Jarrett , who also held
560-524: The title Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison. On January 6, 2011, President Obama appointed Rouse as counselor to the president where he was responsible for assisting the president and chief of staff with the day-to-day management of White House staff operations. John Podesta was the last person to hold the position before he left to join the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign of 2016 as chairman. Soon after
588-409: The year before his appointment, and was owed another $ 217,000 from work he completed the same year as his appointment. In December 2013, Ricchetti succeeded Bruce Reed as chief of staff to the vice president, with the rank of Assistant to the President . Ricchetti was the chief planner for a possible Biden run in the 2016 presidential election . (Biden ultimately decided not to run.) Ricchetti
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#1732845140918616-569: Was a White House staffer in the Clinton administration , holding the title of Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. In this role, Ricchetti was President Clinton 's principal liaison to the Senate . Ricchetti conducted work for the administration on the economic recovery act of 1993 , the Telecommunications Act of 1996 , and other legislation. From 1996 to 1998, Ricchetti
644-508: Was appointed to the job in February 2018, with responsibility for overseeing the offices of presidential personnel, political affairs, and public liaison. In February 2020, it was announced that former White House communications director Hope Hicks would return to the White House Office in the role. In May 2020, White House staff secretary Derek Lyons was also given the title of counselor. President Joe Biden named Steve Ricchetti ,
672-521: Was created during the administration of Richard Nixon , where it was assigned Cabinet rank . It remained a Cabinet-level position until 1993. During Nixon's presidency, eight people held the position, with there sometimes being two or three concurrent incumbents. During the presidency of Gerald Ford , the post was shared by longtime communications advisor Robert T. Hartmann and national security aide John O. Marsh , with former United States secretary of commerce Rogers Morton briefly joining them as
700-421: Was in the private sector, engaged in lobbying for clients at the governmental relations firm Public Strategies Washington (PSW). In September 1998, he returned to the White House, where he was tasked with handling relations with congressional Democrats amidst the impeachment proceedings against Clinton. In January 1999, Ricchetti became deputy White House chief of staff (succeeding John Podesta ) and gained
728-416: Was the chairman of Biden's presidential campaign in the 2020 elections , leading the campaign's efforts to raise funds from Wall Street financiers. On November 16, 2020, it was announced that Ricchetti would become a Counselor to the President in the incoming Biden administration . Ricchetti, along with Shalanda Young and Louisa Terrell , was tapped to lead the Democratic side in negotiations over
756-538: Was the first president in over 20 years whose counselors were not members of his Cabinet . President Bush did not appoint a counselor for the last 2 1/2 years of his first term. He continued predecessors footsteps to not include his counselors as members of his Cabinet . President Obama did not appoint a counselor for the first 2 years of his first term and did not have one for the last 2 years of his second term. He continued predecessors' footsteps to not include his counselors as members of his Cabinet . President Trump
784-486: Was the first president since President Gerald Ford to have a counselor throughout the entirety of his tenure. Steve Ricchetti Steven J. Ricchetti ( / r ɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ t i / rish- ET -ee ; born c. 1957 ) is an American political aide serving as a Counselor to the President under President Joe Biden . He was the chairman of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign . Ricchetti previously served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Biden during
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