A White House official confirms to The Cable that National Security Advisor Jim Jones will announce
today that he is leaving his post and the administration. He will be succeeded
by his deputy Tom Donilon, the official said.
President Obama will make the announcement later Friday afternoon in remarks in the White House rose garden, the official said. The Jones resignation will take effect in two weeks, Politico reported.
Since Donilon started his political career as a 24 year old working at the 1980 Democratic National Convention. He worked for then Senate Juciary Committee chairman Joseph Biden and subsequently worked on the presidential campaigns of Michael Dukakis, Bill Clinton, and later Barack Obama.
During the Clinton administration, Donilon served as chief spokesman and assistant secretary of State for public affairs under Secretary of State Warren Christopher and received the Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Awardin 1996. On Obama's transition team, he was tasked with the vetting of State Department candidates.
Donilon is married to Cathy Russel, chief of staff to Jill Biden. His brother Mike is Counselor to Vice President Biden. He hails from Providence, Rhode Island and has two children.
"Since Donilon started his political career as a 24 year old working at the 1980 Democratic National Convention. He worked for then Senate Juciary Committee chairman Joseph Biden and subsequently worked on the presidential campaigns of Michael Dukakis, Bill Clinton, and later Barack Obama. During the Clinton administration, Donilon served as chief spokesman and assistant secretary of State for public affairs under Secretary of State Warren Christopher and received the Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Awardin 1996. On Obama's transition team, he was tasked with the vetting of State Department candidates."
"Jones was appointed to the top security position in January 2009. He previously served as Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1999-2003, the Commander of US and NATO forces in Europe, and as the State Department's Special Envoy for Middle East Regional Security. Jones is also known to have recommended that General James Cartwright, the Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, be offered the job. Donilon, who said he was not interested in the position of chief of staff to the president, was widely believed to have his sights set on the post as National Security Adviser."
Josh Rogin reports on national security and foreign policy from the Pentagon to Foggy Bottom, the White House to Embassy Row, for The Cable.
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