Denis McDonough
Denis Richard McDonough (born December 2, 1969) is an American political and national security advisor. He was the 26th White House chief of staff, succeeding Jack Lew at the start of President Barack Obama's second term, and serving in that role throughout that term.[1]
Denis McDonough
McDonough in 2021
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
President Joe Biden
Succeeding Robert Wilkie
26th White House Chief of Staff
In office
January 20, 2013 – January 20, 2017
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Jack Lew
Succeeded by Reince Priebus
25th United States Deputy National Security Advisor
In office
October 20, 2010 – January 20, 2013
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Thomas E. Donilon
Succeeded by Tony Blinken
Personal details
Born
Denis Richard McDonough
December 2, 1969 (age 51)
Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Karin Hillstrom
Children 3
Education St. John's University, Minnesota (BA)
Georgetown University (MS)
Previously, McDonough served as Deputy National Security Advisor from 2010 to 2013 and as chief of staff of the National Security Council from 2009 to 2010. President Joe Biden has nominated McDonough to serve as United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs in his administration.[2]
Early life and education
McDonough was born on December 2, 1969, in Stillwater, Minnesota.[3] He was raised one of eleven children in a devout Irish Catholic family, his grandparents having immigrated from Connemara Gaeltacht.[4][5]
McDonough attended Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota,[6] where he played safety on the Johnnies football team for Hall of Fame coach John Gagliardi.[7][8] McDonough was a member of teams that won two conference titles in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.[7] McDonough graduated from Saint John's University with a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in history and Spanish in 1992.[7] After graduation, McDonough traveled extensively throughout Latin America and taught high school in Belize.[7]
He graduated from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service with an MSFS degree in 1996.[7]
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