United States National Security Council

The White House National Security Council (NSC) in the United States is the principal forum used by the President for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the President's Executive Office. It began under President Harry S. Truman.

United States National Security Council

Agency overview
Formed	September 18, 1947 (1947-09-18)
Headquarters	Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Agency executives	Joe Biden, President of the United States Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States Antony Blinken, Secretary of State Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense Merrick Garland, Attorney General Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence
Parent agency	Executive Office of the President of the United States
Website	National Security Council Website

U.S. President George W. Bush during the National Security Council Meeting (NSC) at the White House Situation Room, March 21, 2003. The Participants of the meeting including, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) George Tenet, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and White House Chief of Staff Andy Card.