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National Security Council [r]: Both the senior foreign policy committee of principal officers of the executive branch of the United States of America, chaired by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and, by extension, the professional staff reporting to the Assistant ^[e]

Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs [r]: Add brief definition or description
Vice President of the United States [r]: Add brief definition or description
United States Secretary of State [r]: The senior cabinet officer of the United States, responsible for the conduct of diplomacy, currently Hillary Clinton ^[e]
United States Secretary of Defense [r]: The civilian official with authority over all personnel of the United States Department of Defense, currently Robert Gates ^[e]
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [r]: The senior member of the uniformed services of the United States, statutory senior military adviser to the President and Secretary of Defense; currently Admiral Mike Mullen; policy developer and adviser not in the operational chain of command ^[e]
Director of National Intelligence [r]: Prior to the attacks of 9/11, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency was the nominal head of the United States Intelligence Community, following 9/11 a more senior position was created, with a measure of actual authority over those agencies ^[e]

United States Secretary of the Treasury [r]: Cabinet member charged with developing fiscal policy for the U.S.A. and overseeing the Department of the Treasury. ^[e]
United States Attorney General [r]: Chief law enforcement officer of the U.S. and head of the United States Department of Justice; the incumbent is Eric Holder ^[e]
United States Secretary of Homeland Security [r]: Cabinet officer who heads the United States Department of Homeland Security; currently Janet Napolitano ^[e]