Former Senior Director, Strategic Communication and Information, National Security Council, The White House
United States

Jeff Jones is a former Senior Director for Strategic Communication and Information at the National Security Council of The White House in Washington, to which he was appointed after 9/11. During his 30-year military career, he served as United States Defense Representative, Defense and Army Attaché in Paris (1998-2001). He commanded the 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), U.S. Army and U.S. Special Operations Commands headquartered at Ft Bragg, North Carolina, from 1993 until 1995. Prior to brigade-level command, he served on the National Security Council during the previous Bush Administration from 1991 until 1993 as Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control. During this period, he authored the 1993 National Security Strategy of the United States, helped craft President Bush's nuclear arms control initiative, led White House support for the establishment of the George Marshall European Center for Security Studies, and developed peacekeeping initiatives for the United Nations, NATO, Somalia, Bosnia and Cambodia. During Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM, Jones commanded the 8th Psychological Operations Task Force (Airborne).