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The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor, serves as the chief advisor to the President of the United States on national security issues. He or she serves on the National Security Council within the Executive Office of the President.

The National Security Advisor is appointed by the President without confirmation by the Senate. As such he or she is not connected to the bureaucratic politics of the Departments of State and Defense and therefore is able to offer independent advice. The power and role of the National Security Advisor varies from administration to administration.

The current National Security Advisor is Dr. Condoleezza Rice, who has been nominated to the post of Secretary of State; her deputy Stephen Hadley has been tapped to fill the post upon Rice's Senate confirmation.

The list of current and former National Security Advisors include:

Robert Cutler	1953-55
Dillon Anderson	1955-56
Robert Cutler	1957-58
Gordon Gray	1958-61
McGeorge Bundy	1961-66
Walt Rostow	1966-69
Dr. Henry Kissinger	1969-75
Brent Scowcroft	1975-77
Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski	1977-81
Richard V. Allen	1981-82
William B. ClarkWilliam B. Clark was the United States National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1983. William B.	1982-83
Robert McFarlaneRobert Carl "Bud" McFarlane (born 1937), was a U. Marine Corps officer assigned to the post of United States National Security Advisor in 1983, ceasing to hold it in 1985. He became notable as a figure in the Iran-Contra Affair. He later co-founded and se	1983-85
Admiral John PoindexterJohn Marlan Poindexter (born August 12, 1936) was an Admiral in the United States Navy and the National Security Advisor from 1985 until 1986, during the Ronald Reagan presidency. Oliver North worked closely with him as an aide, and Poindexter is regarded	1985-86
Frank CarlucciFrank Charles Carlucci III (born October 18 1930) was a government official in the United States associated with the Republican Party who was United States Secretary of Defense from 1987 until 1989. Carlucci was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He graduate	1986-87
General Colin PowellColin Luther Powell (pronounced Coe-lin, born April 5, 1937) is the 65th United States Secretary of State, sworn in on January 20, 2001, and the highest ranking African American government official in the history of the United States. He was nominated by	1987-89
Brent Scowcroft	1989-93
Dr. Anthony LakeBill Clinton and Leon Panetta at the White House in 1994. Anthony Lake (born 1939) was the National Security Advisor under US President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. Lake is credited with developing the policy that led to the resolution of the Bosnia Wa	1993-97
Sandy BergerSamuel R. Sandy" Berger (born October 28, 1945) served as National Security Advisor to President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. Berger earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in 1967 and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1971. He be	1997-01
Dr. Condoleezza Rice	2001-present

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