Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States

Chief of Staff of the Office of the Vice President
Chief of Staff of the Office of the Vice President
	Incumbent; Lorraine Voles; since May 16, 2022
	Office of the Vice President of the United States

The chief of staff to the vice president of the United States is the chief of staff position within the Office of the Vice President, part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The chief of staff has been responsible for overseeing the actions of the vice president's staff, managing the vice president's schedule, and deciding who is allowed to meet with the vice president.

Chiefs of staff to the vice president

Chief	Years	Vice President
Arthur Sohmer^[1]	1969–1973	Spiro Agnew
Robert T. Hartmann^[2]	1973–1974	Gerald Ford
Ann C. Whitman^[3]	1974–1977	Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Moe^[4]	1977–1981	Walter Mondale
Daniel J. Murphy^[5]	1981–1985	George H. W. Bush
Craig L. Fuller^[6]	1985–1989	George H. W. Bush
Bill Kristol^[7]	1989–1993	Dan Quayle
Roy Neel^[8]	1993	Al Gore
Jack Quinn^[9]	1993–1995
Ron Klain^[10]	1995–1999
Charles Burson^[11]	1999–2001
Lewis Libby^[12]	2001–2005	Dick Cheney
David Addington^[13]	2005–2009	Dick Cheney
Ron Klain^[10]	2009–2011	Joe Biden
Bruce Reed^[14]	2011–2013
Steve Ricchetti^[15]	2013–2017
Josh Pitcock	2017	Mike Pence
Nick Ayers	2017–2019
Marc Short^[16]	2019–2021
Hartina Flournoy^[17]	2021–2022	Kamala Harris
Lorraine Voles	2022–present	Kamala Harris

Popular culture

Joshua Malina portrays Chief of Staff Will Bailey to Vice President Robert Russell on the multiple Emmy Award–winning television drama The West Wing.
Anna Chlumsky portrays Chief of Staff Amy Brookheimer to Vice President Selina Meyer on the HBO series Veep, a role for which she has been nominated six times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Michael Kelly portrays Chief of Staff Doug Stamper on the award-winning Netflix series House of Cards.
Rosaline Elbay portrays Chief of Staff Nora Koriem to Vice President Grace Penn on the award-winning Netflix series The Diplomat.

References

^ "Obituary: Arthur J. Sohmer". The Baltimore Sun. August 28, 1991. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ Hevesi, Dennis (April 19, 2008). "Robert Hartmann, 91, Dies; Wrote Ford's Noted Talk". The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ Lambert, Bruce (October 17, 1991). "Ann C. Whitman Is Dead at 83, Eisenhower and Rockefeller Aide". The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ Kennicott, Philip (November 3, 2009). "Richard Moe, president of National Trust for Historic Preservation, to retire". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ ERIC PACE (September 27, 2001). "Adm. Daniel J. Murphy, 79; Served in Wars and Government". The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ Mufson, Steven (August 2, 1992). "The Privatization Of Craig Fuller". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "Columnist Biography: William Kristol". The New York Times. March 12, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "Book Roy Neel for Public Speaking". Harry Walker Agency. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "Vice President Gore Names Jack Quinn Chief of Staff". WhiteHouse.gov. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2016 – via National Archives and Records Administration.
^ ^a ^b Malley, Robert (November 13, 2008). "Klain accepts job as Biden chief of staff". Politico. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ Nicholson, Ann (April 2009). "Burson Named Senior Professor of Practice". Washington University School of Law (Press release). Archived from the original on June 3, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "Top Cheney aide Libby indicted, quits post". NBC News. The Associated Press. October 28, 2005. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "Personnel Announcement". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. October 31, 2005. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ Tapper, Jake; Travers, Karen (January 14, 2011). "VP Biden Names Bruce Reed as New Chief of Staff". blogs.abcnews.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ Koff, Stephen (November 13, 2013). "Westlake native becomes chief of staff for Vice President Joe Biden". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ Pence, Vice President Mike (February 19, 2019). "I am pleased to announce that Marc Short will be returning to the White House to serve as my chief of staff. Marc will be joining the Office of the Vice President in March and we look forward to welcoming him to our great @VP Team!". @VP. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
^ Gangel, Jamie; Kelly, Caroline (December 1, 2020). "Vice President-elect Kamala Harris picks Tina Flournoy as her chief of staff". CNN. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[1] "Obituary: Arthur J. Sohmer". The Baltimore Sun. August 28, 1991. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[2] Hevesi, Dennis (April 19, 2008). "Robert Hartmann, 91, Dies; Wrote Ford's Noted Talk". The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[3] Lambert, Bruce (October 17, 1991). "Ann C. Whitman Is Dead at 83, Eisenhower and Rockefeller Aide". The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[4] Kennicott, Philip (November 3, 2009). "Richard Moe, president of National Trust for Historic Preservation, to retire". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[5] ERIC PACE (September 27, 2001). "Adm. Daniel J. Murphy, 79; Served in Wars and Government". The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[6] Mufson, Steven (August 2, 1992). "The Privatization Of Craig Fuller". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[7] "Columnist Biography: William Kristol". The New York Times. March 12, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[8] "Book Roy Neel for Public Speaking". Harry Walker Agency. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[9] "Vice President Gore Names Jack Quinn Chief of Staff". WhiteHouse.gov. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2016 – via National Archives and Records Administration.

[politico1-10] Malley, Robert (November 13, 2008). "Klain accepts job as Biden chief of staff". Politico. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[11] Nicholson, Ann (April 2009). "Burson Named Senior Professor of Practice". Washington University School of Law (Press release). Archived from the original on June 3, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[12] "Top Cheney aide Libby indicted, quits post". NBC News. The Associated Press. October 28, 2005. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[13] "Personnel Announcement". Georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. October 31, 2005. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[14] Tapper, Jake; Travers, Karen (January 14, 2011). "VP Biden Names Bruce Reed as New Chief of Staff". blogs.abcnews.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[15] Koff, Stephen (November 13, 2013). "Westlake native becomes chief of staff for Vice President Joe Biden". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

[16] Pence, Vice President Mike (February 19, 2019). "I am pleased to announce that Marc Short will be returning to the White House to serve as my chief of staff. Marc will be joining the Office of the Vice President in March and we look forward to welcoming him to our great @VP Team!". @VP. Retrieved February 19, 2019.

[17] Gangel, Jamie; Kelly, Caroline (December 1, 2020). "Vice President-elect Kamala Harris picks Tina Flournoy as her chief of staff". CNN. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

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Chiefs of staff to the vice president

Popular culture

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