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

White House Communications Director The White House communications director or White House director of communications, also known officially as Assistant to the President for Communications, is part of the senior staff of the president of the United States. The officeholder is resp ...

. President

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...

formed the position in late 2016, naming one of his closest advisors and earliest political aides,

Hope Hicks Hope Charlotte Hicks (born October 21, 1988) is an American public relations executive and political advisor who served in President Donald Trump’s administration from 2017 to 2018 and 2020 to 2021. She served as White House Director of Strate ...

, as the nation's first holder of this office. The exact responsibilities have yet to be clearly defined, 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. 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

References

{{Reflist Executive Office of the President of the United States Strategic Communications