National Security Council Deputies Committee

The National Security Council Deputies Committee is a committee of the United States National Security Council comprising the deputies to senior members of the United States Cabinet. Outside the cabinet, it is the highest level interagency committee dealing with issues of national security. The committee was established in 1989 by incoming president, George H. W. Bush, and retained by his successors Bill Clinton and George W. Bush as an instrument of policy.

Council members include:

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