John Kirby (admiral)
John F. Kirby (born June 3, 1963) is a retired United States Navy rear admiral serving as White House National Security Communications Advisor since 2024. He previously served in the Biden administration as Pentagon Press Secretary and Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs from 2021 to 2022 and as Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House from 2022 to 2024. He worked as a military and diplomatic analyst for CNN from 2017 to 2021. He served in the Obama administration as Pentagon Press Secretary from 2013 to 2015 and as the spokesperson for the United States Department of State and Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from 2015 to 2017.
John Kirby | |
|---|---|
| White House National Security Communications Advisor | |
| Assumed office February 11, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications | |
| In office May 28, 2022 – February 11, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Saloni Sharma (NSC Strategic Communications Director) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Pentagon Press Secretary | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – May 27, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Alyssa Farah |
| Succeeded by | Patrick S. Ryder |
| In office December 2013 – February 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | George E. Little |
| Succeeded by | Peter Cook |
| Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – May 27, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Rath Hoffman |
| Succeeded by | Chris Meagher |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs | |
| In office December 11, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Douglas Frantz |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Giuda |
| Spokesperson for the United States Department of State | |
| In office May 13, 2015 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jen Psaki |
| Succeeded by | Heather Nauert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 3, 1963 |
| Spouse | Donna |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of South Florida (BA) Troy University (MS) Naval War College (MA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1986–2015 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | Chief of Naval Information |
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