Keith Davids
American naval admiral (born 1968)
Keith Bently Davids [ 1] [ 2] United States Navy special warfare officer with the rank of rear admiral . He served as the commander of Naval Special Warfare Command from 2022 to 2024.[ 3] United States Southern Command from 2020 to 2022. Previously, he served as director of the White House Military Office during the first presidency of Donald Trump . Earlier in his career, he was commanding officer of the Naval Special Warfare Center and SEAL Team One .
Early life and education
Davids was born and raised in Miami , Florida . After attending private schools, he graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School in Coral Gables, Florida .[ 4] United States Naval Academy in 1990. He later went on to receive a Master of Science in manpower systems analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1998 and a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the National War College in 2012.[ 5] [ 6]
Naval career
After his commission as an ensign in the United States Navy , he received orders to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S) at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado . He graduated BUD/S class 177 in 1991.[ 7] Special Warfare insignia also known as "SEAL Trident".
As a Navy SEAL officer, Davids served as an assistant platoon commander and platoon commander for SEAL Team Two . Davids volunteered for assignment to Naval Special Warfare Development Group at Damneck, Virginia and completed a specialized selection and training course in 1995 where he served as element leader and squadron operations officer.[ 8] Captain in September 2011.[ 9]
Davids served numerous command and staff assignments including executive officer of SEAL Team Seven ; aide-de-camp for Commander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet; military aide to the President of the United States; commanding officer of SEAL Team One , deputy commander of Naval Special Warfare Group Three; director of Operations at Naval Special Warfare Command ; commanding officer of Naval Special Warfare Center and commander of Special Operations Command South, USSOUTHCOM from 2021 to 2023. Davids was selected to serve as the director of the White House Military Office on September 6, 2017.[ 10]
Awards and decorations
Personal life
Davids and his wife, Vice Admiral Yvette M. Davids , have twin sons, Kai and Kiernan Davids.[ 11]
References
^ "PN1011 — Navy — 101st Congress (1989–1990)" . U.S. Congress . March 9, 1990. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty . Retrieved June 25, 2021 .^ Cheek, Destiny (August 19, 2022). "Naval Special Warfare Command Holds Change of Command Ceremony" . DVIDS . San Diego, California : Naval Special Warfare Command. Retrieved August 20, 2022 . ^ Goldstein, Bob (March 26, 2019). "For Admiral Keith Davids Navy is more than career" . Miami's Community News . Retrieved September 15, 2020 . ^ "Retention of junior Naval Special Warfare officers" (PDF) . Naval Postgraduate School . Retrieved May 10, 2010 .^ "Keith B. Davids – Director of the White House Military Office at The White House" . THE ORG . Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020 .^ Goldstein, Bob (March 26, 2019). "For Admiral Keith Davids Navy is more than career" . Miami's Community News . Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. ^ "Rear Admiral Keith B. Davids" . navy.mil . Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020 .^ "NAVADMIN 250/11 SUBJ/ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTIONS TO THE PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY GRADES OF CAPTAIN, COMMANDER, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, AND LIEUTENANT, LINE AND STAFF CORPS, AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W5, W4 AND W3//" . Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .^ Perlman, Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw, Claire (March 7, 2018). "Keith B. Davids | Trump Town" . ProPublica . Retrieved September 15, 2020 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )^ "Meet the West Coast Reception Speaker" . Global SOF . March 22, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2020 .
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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