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director of homeland security and chairmain of joint chief of staff
chairman of the joint chiefs
The US National Security Council consists of the President, Vice-President and administration members tasked with national security responsibilities. The statutory members are President of the United States Vice President of the United States Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Secretary of Energy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (military advisor) Director of National Intelligence (intelligence advisor) Director of National Drug Control Policy (drug policy advisor) Other attendees may include: National Security Advisor White House Chief of Staff Deputy National Security Advisor Attorney General Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Homeland Security White House Counsel Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Ambassador to the United Nations Director of Office of Management and Budget Homeland Security Advisor
Susan Rice is the national security adviser. John Kerry is Secretary of State. Ashton Carter is Secretary of Defense. Jeh Johnson is Secretary of Home Security. Gen. Joseph Dunford is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. James Clapper is Director of Intelligence, Tony Blinken is the Deputy National Security Advisor and Denis McDonough is the Whitehouse Chief of Staff.
The US national security authority for NATO is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of National Intelligence
The PresidentPresidentThe president
For national security it would be the secretary of defense.
For national security it would be the secretary of defense.
President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Energy.
President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Energy.
President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Energy.