American Army general (born 1959)
Ricky Lynn Waddell [ 1] [ 2] lieutenant general in the United States Army Reserve who served as a Deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2018 and as the Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2018 to 2021.[ 3] lieutenant general was authorized by the United States Senate on 26 September 2019.[ 4] [ 5]
Early life
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Waddell attended the United States Military Academy , graduating in 1982 with a degree of Bachelor of Science .[citation needed
Military career
Wadell's official photo for the Southern Command Waddell became an Engineer Officer with 15th Engineer Battalion , then the 9th Infantry Division as a Platoon Leader and Battalion Maintenance Officer. With Joint Task Force Bravo at Soto Cano (Palmerola) Air Base , Comayagua , Honduras , he served as the JTF Engineer. In the 35th Engineer Battalion, he served as the Commander C Company. He returned to the United States Military Academy as an instructor in the Department of Social Sciences. He subsequently served as Director for European Security Affairs on the National Security Council .[citation needed
Waddell has been an Active Reserve officer, filling the following roles:
Special Assistant at the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army ;
Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, United States Southern Command , Florida
Energy Sector Strategic Analyst, United States Central Command
Special Advisor, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Tikrit, Iraq
Joint Strategic Planner, Headquarters Multi-National Force – Iraq ;
Director of Oil, J9, United States Forces – Iraq
J4 (operational support – wartime), United States Forces Korea
Director, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force – Shafafiyat ("transparency") , NATO International Security Assistance Force , Kabul , Afghanistan (following H. R. McMaster )
Commander, 76th Operational Response Command , Salt Lake City, Utah (Major General ; assumed command, 17 October 2015) A special retirement review was held for Waddell at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall on 13 August 2021. He is set to vacate his role as assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the end of September 2021, with his retirement effective on 1 October 2021.[ 5]
Civilian career
Waddell spent 17 years working in South America. His roles included Managing Director for South America, BG Group (oil and gas) and Chief Executive Officer , Anglo Ferrous Metals in Brazil. During this period, he lived for 12 years in Sao Paulo, Brazil .[ 6]
Waddell ran the Keystone, Capstone , and Pinnacle programs as a civilian employee of the Department of Defense at the National Defense University , Washington, D.C. [ 7]
Deputy National Security Advisor
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In early May 2017, Waddell was reportedly named as the White House 's Deputy National Security Advisor , following K. T. McFarland , to serve under Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster , National Security Advisor .[ 8] [ 9] White House Chief of Staff , Reince Priebus .[ 10] [ 11]
On 12 April 2018, the White House announced that Waddell would leave in the coming weeks.[ 12] John R. Bolton 's appointment as National Security Advisor.[ 13] [ 14]
Decorations and awards
Education
Waddell has received the following degrees:[ 15]
Publications
Waddell has written four historical military books, dealing with his Latin America and Army experiences:
Wars Then & Now In War's Shadow: Waging Peace in Central America The Army and Low Intensity Conflict In War's Shadow – At the Edge of the Cold War Waddell has also published various journal articles, including:
References
^ "Ricky Lynn Waddell" . West Point Association of Graduates . Retrieved 4 August 2018 .^ "Mr Rick L. Waddell" . publicProfile . Retrieved 4 August 2018 .^ "Maj. Gen. Ricky L. Waddell > Joint Chiefs of Staff > Article View" . Retrieved 5 August 2018 .^ "PN937 — Maj. Gen. Ricky L. Waddell — Army" . 26 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019 .^ a b "Special Retirement Review for Lieutenant General Ricky Waddell" . DVIDS . 13 August 2021.^ a b On Trump’s Latin America team , LAGG, 25 March 2017 (updated 8 May 2017), accessed 11 May 2017.^ "CDIR-2016-02-12-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Page 7" (PDF) .^ Ricky Waddell named White House deputy national security adviser , Tara Palmeri, Politico.com , 10 May 2017.^ Army Reserve major general named deputy national security adviser , Charlsy Panzino, ArmyTimes.com, 10 May 2017.^ Washington Loves General McMaster, But Trump Doesn't – The national security adviser has lost sway. The White House says everything's fine. , Eli Lake, Bloomberg , 9 May 2017, accessed 11 May 2017.^ Newsroom America Feeds (19 May 2017). "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Kathleen Troia ("K.T.") McFarland to be the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore" . newsroomamerica.com . Retrieved 2 August 2017 . ^ "Trump's Deputy National Security Adviser To Leave White House" . 12 April 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018 .^ "McMaster's No. 2 to leave White House amid Bolton overhaul" . www.politico.com . 12 April 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018 .^ Swan, Jonathan (12 April 2018). "Scoop: Ricky Waddell is leaving the White House" . Axios . Retrieved 17 October 2019 . ^ "Major General Ricky Waddell" . U.S. Army Reserve . Retrieved 11 May 2017 .
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Office Name Term Office Name Term White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus 2017 National Security Advisor Michael Flynn 2017 John F. Kelly 2017–19 H. R. McMaster 2017–18 Mick Mulvaney 2019–20 John Bolton 2018–19 Mark Meadows 2020–21 Robert C. O'Brien 2019–21 Principal Deputy Chief of Staff Katie Walsh 2017 Deputy National Security Advisor K. T. McFarland 2017 Kirstjen Nielsen 2017 Ricky L. Waddell 2017–18 James W. Carroll 2017–18 Mira Ricardel 2018 Zachary Fuentes 2018–19 Charles Kupperman 2019 Emma Doyle 2019–20 Matthew Pottinger 2019–21 Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Rick Dearborn 2017–18 Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert 2017–18 Chris Liddell 2018–21 Doug Fears 2018–19 Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Joe Hagin 2017–18 Peter J. Brown 2019–20 Daniel Walsh 2018–19 Julia Nesheiwat 2020–21 Anthony M. Ornato 2019–21 Dep. Natl. Security Advisor, Strategy Dina Powell 2017–18 Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Bill Shine 2018–19 Nadia Schadlow 2018 Dan Scavino 2020–21 Dep. Natl. Security Advisor, Middle East and North African Affairs Victoria Coates 2019–20 Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway 2017–20 White House Communications Director Sean Spicer 2017 Steve Bannon 2017 Michael Dubke 2017 Johnny DeStefano 2018–19 Anthony Scaramucci 2017 Hope Hicks 2020–21 Hope Hicks 2017–18 Derek Lyons 2020–21 Bill Shine 2018–19 Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning Jared Kushner 2017–21 Stephanie Grisham 2019–20 Senior Advisor, Policy Stephen Miller 2017–21 White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer 2017 Senior Advisor, Economic Issues Kevin Hassett 2020 Sarah Huckabee Sanders 2017–19 Advisor Ivanka Trump 2017–21 Stephanie Grisham 2019–20 Director, Public Liaison George Sifakis 2017 Kayleigh McEnany 2020–21 Johnny DeStefano 2017–18 Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders 2017 Justin R. Clark 2018 Raj Shah 2017–19 Steve Munisteri 2018–19 Hogan Gidley 2019–20 Timothy Pataki 2019–21 Brian R. Morgenstern 2020–21 Director, Intergovernmental Affairs Justin R. Clark 2017–18 Director, Strategic Communications Hope Hicks 2017 Douglas Hoelscher 2019–21 Mercedes Schlapp 2017–19 Director, National Economic Council Gary Cohn 2017–18 Alyssa Farah 2020 Larry Kudlow 2018–21 Director, Social Media Dan Scavino 2017–19 Chair, Council of Economic Advisers Kevin Hassett 2017–19 Director, Legislative Affairs Marc Short 2017–18 Tomas J. Philipson 2019–20 Shahira Knight 2018–19 Tyler Goodspeed 2020–21 Eric Ueland 2019–20 Chair, Domestic Policy Council Andrew Bremberg 2017–19 Amy Swonger 2020–21 Joe Grogan 2019–20 Director, Political Affairs Bill Stepien 2017–18 Brooke Rollins 2020–21 Brian Jack 2019–21 Director, National Trade Council Peter Navarro 2017–21 Director, Presidential Personnel Johnny DeStefano 2017–18 White House Counsel Don McGahn 2017–18 Sean E. Doocey 2018–20 Emmet Flood 2018 John McEntee 2020–21 Pat Cipollone 2018–21 Director, Management & Administration Marcia L. Kelly 2017–18 White House Cabinet Secretary Bill McGinley 2017–19 Monica J. Block 2018–21 Matthew J. Flynn 2019 White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter 2017–18 Kristan King Nevins 2019–21 Derek Lyons 2018–21 Personal Aide to the President John McEntee 2017–18 Director, Science & Technology Policy Kelvin Droegemeier 2019–21 Jordan Karem 2018 Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios 2019–21 Nicholas Luna 2018–19 Director, Management & Budget Mick Mulvaney 2017–19 Director, Oval Office Operations Keith Schiller 2017 Russell Vought 2019–21 Jordan Karem 2017–19 Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent 2018–20 Madeleine Westerhout 2019 United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer 2017–21 Nicholas Luna 2019–21 Director, National Drug Control Policy James W. Carroll 2018–21 Chief of Staff to the First Lady Lindsay Reynolds 2017–20 Chair , Council on Environmental Quality Mary Neumayr 2018–21 Stephanie Grisham 2020–21 Chief of Staff to the Vice President Josh Pitcock 2017 White House Social Secretary Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd 2017–21 Nick Ayers 2017–19 White House Chief Usher Angella Reid † 2017 Marc Short 2019–21 Timothy Harleth 2017–21 Special Representative, International Negotiations Avi Berkowitz 2019–21 Physician to the President Ronny Jackson † 2017–18 COVID-19 Medical Advisors Deborah Birx 2020–21 Sean Conley 2018–21 Anthony Fauci 2020–21 Director, White House Military Office Keith Davids 2017–21 Scott Atlas 2020–21
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