White House Director of Strategic Communications

The White House Director of Strategic Communications was a senior member of the President's staff, reporting directly to the President and working in conjunction with the White House Communications Director.

White House Director of
Strategic Communications
Incumbent
Vacant
since December 4, 2020
Executive Office of the President
Reports toWhite House Chief of Staff
AppointerThe President
FormationJanuary 20, 2017
First holderHope Hicks

President Donald Trump formed the position in late 2016, naming one of his closest advisors and earliest political aides, Hope Hicks, as the nation's first holder of this office.[1]

The exact responsibilities have never been made clear to the public, but are assumed to include coordinating media appearances, advising the President on messaging, and serving as a confidant on key matters involving personnel and in executing the President's agenda, an extension of the role Hicks served in the Trump campaign and transition.[2][3]

The position has been left vacant since the end of the Trump administration, with Trump's successor Joe Biden not appointing anyone to the position.

Directors

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Image Officeholder Term start Term end Term duration President
  Hope Hicks January 20, 2017 September 12, 2017 235 days Donald Trump
  Mercedes Schlapp September 12, 2017 July 1, 2019 1 year, 292 days
  Alyssa Farah April 7, 2020 December 4, 2020 241 days

References

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  1. ^ Dixon, Ken. "Greenwich woman picked for Trump communications staff". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Jennifer. "Trump's Original Four: The Staffers Behind His Historic Victory".
  3. ^ Nuzzi, Olivia. "The Mystifying Triumph of Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's Right-Hand Woman". GQ. Retrieved 14 January 2017.