Tom Donilon
| Tom Donilon | |
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| 23rd National Security Advisor | |
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In office October 8, 2010 – June 30, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy |
Denis McDonough Tony Blinken |
| Preceded by | Jim Jones |
| Succeeded by | Susan Rice |
| Deputy National Security Advisor | |
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In office January 20, 2009 – October 8, 2010 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | James Jeffrey |
| Succeeded by | Denis McDonough |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs | |
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In office April 1, 1993 – November 7, 1996 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Margaret Tutwiler |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Rubin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 14, 1955 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Russell |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Catholic University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Thomas E. "Tom" Donilon (born May 14, 1955) is an American lawyer and former government official who served as National Security Advisor in the Obama administration. Previously, he served together with diplomat Wendy Sherman as Agency Review Team Lead for the State Department in the Obama transition, and as Deputy to National Security Advisor James Jones early in the Obama administration. Donilon replaced Jones as National Security Advisor on October 8, 2010.
Donilon tendered his resignation as National Security Adviser on 5 June 2013 and has been succeeded by Susan Rice.
He is a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.
Donilon returned to O'Melveny & Myers in May 2014 as Vice Chair of the firm and a member of the firm’s Policy Committee. He has served in an advisory role as Chair of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity since April 13, 2016, with its final report due by December 1, 2016, with an up to 45-day comment period before public release.
Donilon was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Theresa A. (née Conway) and Edward T. Donilon. His father was of Irish descent, and his maternal grandparents had immigrated from Ireland. He attended La Salle Academy, earned a B.A. at The Catholic University of America in 1977, and a J.D. at the University of Virginia in 1985. He served on the Editorial Board of the Virginia Law Review.
He worked as Executive Vice President for Law and Policy at Fannie Mae, the federally chartered mortgage finance company, as a registered lobbyist from 1999 through 2005.
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