American Army general (born 1959)
Ricky Lynn Waddell
[1]
(born 31 October 1959)
[2]
is a retired
lieutenant general
in the
United States Army Reserve
who served as a
Deputy National Security Advisor
to President
Donald Trump
from 2017 to 2018 and as the Assistant to the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
from 2018 to 2021.
[3]
His promotion to
lieutenant general
was authorized by the
United States Senate
on 26 September 2019.
[4]
He retired from active military service in October 2021.
[5]
Early life
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Waddell attended the
United States Military Academy
, graduating in 1982 with a degree of
Bachelor of Science
.
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Military career
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Waddell became an Engineer Officer with
15th Engineer Battalion
, then the
9th Infantry Division
as a Platoon Leader and Battalion Maintenance Officer. With
Joint Task Force Bravo
at
Soto Cano (Palmerola) Air Base
,
Comayagua
,
Honduras
, he served as the JTF Engineer. In the 35th Engineer Battalion, he served as the Commander C Company. He returned to the United States Military Academy as an instructor in the Department of Social Sciences. He subsequently served as Director for European Security Affairs on the
National Security Council
.
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Waddell has been an Active Reserve officer, filling the following roles:
- Special Assistant at the Office of the
Deputy Under Secretary of the Army
;
- Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs,
United States Southern Command
,
Florida
- Energy Sector Strategic Analyst,
United States Central Command
- Special Advisor,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault),
Tikrit, Iraq
- Joint Strategic Planner, Headquarters
Multi-National Force ? Iraq
;
- Director of Oil, J9,
United States Forces ? Iraq
- J4 (operational support ? wartime),
United States Forces Korea
- Director,
Combined Joint Interagency Task Force ? Shafafiyat ("transparency")
,
NATO
International Security Assistance Force
,
Kabul
, Afghanistan (following
H. R. McMaster
)
- Commander,
76th Operational Response Command
,
Salt Lake City, Utah
(
Major General
; assumed command, 17 October 2015)
A special retirement review was held for Waddell at Conmy Hall,
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
on 13 August 2021. He is set to vacate his role as assistant to the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
at the end of September 2021, with his retirement effective on 1 October 2021.
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Civilian career
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Waddell spent 17 years working in South America. His roles included
Managing Director
for South America,
BG Group
(oil and gas) and
Chief Executive Officer
, Anglo Ferrous Metals in Brazil. During this period, he lived for 12 years in
Sao Paulo, Brazil
.
[6]
Waddell ran the Keystone,
Capstone
, and Pinnacle programs as a
civilian employee
of the
Department of Defense
at the
National Defense University
,
Washington, D.C.
[7]
Deputy National Security Advisor
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In early May 2017, Waddell was reportedly named as the
White House
's
Deputy National Security Advisor
, following
K. T. McFarland
, to serve under Lieutenant General
H. R. McMaster
,
National Security Advisor
.
[8]
[9]
Waddell's appointment was blocked, initially, by
White House Chief of Staff
,
Reince Priebus
.
[10]
The announcement was made official on 19 May 2017.
[11]
On 12 April 2018, the White House announced that Waddell would leave in the coming weeks.
[12]
His departure happened shortly after
John R. Bolton
's appointment as National Security Advisor.
[13]
Waddell was one of several officials who left at Bolton's request.
[14]
Decorations and awards
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Education
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Waddell has received the following degrees:
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Publications
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Waddell has written four historical military books, dealing with his Latin America and Army experiences:
- Wars Then & Now
- In War's Shadow: Waging Peace in Central America
- The Army and Low Intensity Conflict
- In War's Shadow ? At the Edge of the Cold War
Waddell has also published various journal articles, including:
References
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"Ricky Lynn Waddell"
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West Point Association of Graduates
. Retrieved
4 August
2018
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"Mr Rick L. Waddell"
.
publicProfile
. Retrieved
4 August
2018
.
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"Maj. Gen. Ricky L. Waddell > Joint Chiefs of Staff > Article View"
. Retrieved
5 August
2018
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"PN937 ? Maj. Gen. Ricky L. Waddell ? Army"
. 26 September 2019
. Retrieved
27 September
2019
.
- ^
a
b
"Special Retirement Review for Lieutenant General Ricky Waddell"
.
DVIDS
. 13 August 2021.
- ^
a
b
On Trump’s Latin America team
, LAGG, 25 March 2017 (updated 8 May 2017), accessed 11 May 2017.
- ^
"CDIR-2016-02-12-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Page 7"
(PDF)
.
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Ricky Waddell named White House deputy national security adviser
, Tara Palmeri,
Politico.com
, 10 May 2017.
- ^
Army Reserve major general named deputy national security adviser
, Charlsy Panzino, ArmyTimes.com, 10 May 2017.
- ^
Washington Loves General McMaster, But Trump Doesn't ? The national security adviser has lost sway. The White House says everything's fine.
, Eli Lake,
Bloomberg
, 9 May 2017, accessed 11 May 2017.
- ^
Newsroom America Feeds (19 May 2017).
"President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Kathleen Troia ("K.T.") McFarland to be the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore"
.
newsroomamerica.com
. Retrieved
2 August
2017
.
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"Trump's Deputy National Security Adviser To Leave White House"
. 12 April 2018
. Retrieved
5 August
2018
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"McMaster's No. 2 to leave White House amid Bolton overhaul"
.
www.politico.com
. 12 April 2018
. Retrieved
5 August
2018
.
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Swan, Jonathan (12 April 2018).
"Scoop: Ricky Waddell is leaving the White House"
.
Axios
. Retrieved
17 October
2019
.
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"Major General Ricky Waddell"
.
U.S. Army Reserve
. Retrieved
11 May
2017
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| Term
| Office
| Name
| Term
| White House Chief of Staff
| Reince Priebus
| 2017
| National Security Advisor
| Michael Flynn
| 2017
| | John F. Kelly
| 2017?19
| | H. R. McMaster
| 2017?18
| | Mick Mulvaney
| 2019?20
| | John Bolton
| 2018?19
| | Mark Meadows
| 2020?21
| | Robert C. O'Brien
| 2019?21
| Principal Deputy Chief of Staff
| Katie Walsh
| 2017
| Deputy National Security Advisor
| K. T. McFarland
| 2017
| | Kirstjen Nielsen
| 2017
| | Ricky L. Waddell
| 2017?18
| | James W. Carroll
| 2017?18
| | Mira Ricardel
| 2018
| | Zachary Fuentes
| 2018?19
| | Charles Kupperman
| 2019
| | Emma Doyle
| 2019?20
| | Matthew Pottinger
| 2019?21
| Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
| Rick Dearborn
| 2017?18
| Homeland Security Advisor
| Tom Bossert
| 2017?18
| | Chris Liddell
| 2018?21
| | Doug Fears
| 2018?19
| Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
| Joe Hagin
| 2017?18
| | Peter J. Brown
| 2019?20
| | Daniel Walsh
| 2018?19
| | Julia Nesheiwat
| 2020?21
| | Anthony M. Ornato
| 2019?21
| Dep. Natl. Security Advisor, Strategy
| Dina Powell
| 2017?18
| Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications
| Bill Shine
| 2018?19
| | Nadia Schadlow
| 2018
| | Dan Scavino
| 2020?21
| Dep. Natl. Security Advisor, Middle East and North African Affairs
| Victoria Coates
| 2019?20
| Counselor to the President
| Kellyanne Conway
| 2017?20
| White House Communications Director
| Sean Spicer
| 2017
| | Steve Bannon
| 2017
| | Michael Dubke
| 2017
| | Johnny DeStefano
| 2018?19
| | Anthony Scaramucci
| 2017
| | Hope Hicks
| 2020?21
| | Hope Hicks
| 2017?18
| | Derek Lyons
| 2020?21
| | Bill Shine
| 2018?19
| Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning
| Jared Kushner
| 2017?21
| | Stephanie Grisham
| 2019?20
| Senior Advisor, Policy
| Stephen Miller
| 2017?21
| White House Press Secretary
| Sean Spicer
| 2017
| Senior Advisor, Economic Issues
| Kevin Hassett
| 2020
| | Sarah Huckabee Sanders
| 2017?19
| Advisor
| Ivanka Trump
| 2017?21
| | Stephanie Grisham
| 2019?20
| Director,
Public Liaison
| George Sifakis
| 2017
| | Kayleigh McEnany
| 2020?21
| | Johnny DeStefano
| 2017?18
| Deputy Press Secretary
| Sarah Huckabee Sanders
| 2017
| | Justin R. Clark
| 2018
| | Raj Shah
| 2017?19
| | Steve Munisteri
| 2018?19
| | Hogan Gidley
| 2019?20
| | Timothy Pataki
| 2019?21
| | Brian R. Morgenstern
| 2020?21
| Director,
Intergovernmental Affairs
| Justin R. Clark
| 2017?18
| Director, Strategic Communications
| Hope Hicks
| 2017
| | Douglas Hoelscher
| 2019?21
| | Mercedes Schlapp
| 2017?19
| Director,
National Economic Council
| Gary Cohn
| 2017?18
| | Alyssa Farah
| 2020
| | Larry Kudlow
| 2018?21
| Director, Social Media
| Dan Scavino
| 2017?19
| Chair,
Council of Economic Advisers
| Kevin Hassett
| 2017?19
| Director, Legislative Affairs
| Marc Short
| 2017?18
| | Tomas J. Philipson
| 2019?20
| | Shahira Knight
| 2018?19
| | Tyler Goodspeed
| 2020?21
| | Eric Ueland
| 2019?20
| Chair,
Domestic Policy Council
| Andrew Bremberg
| 2017?19
| | Amy Swonger
| 2020?21
| | Joe Grogan
| 2019?20
| Director, Political Affairs
| Bill Stepien
| 2017?18
| | Brooke Rollins
| 2020?21
| | Brian Jack
| 2019?21
| Director,
National Trade Council
| Peter Navarro
| 2017?21
| Director,
Presidential Personnel
| Johnny DeStefano
| 2017?18
| White House Counsel
| Don McGahn
| 2017?18
| | Sean E. Doocey
| 2018?20
| | Emmet Flood
| 2018
| | John McEntee
| 2020?21
| | Pat Cipollone
| 2018?21
| Director, Management & Administration
| Marcia L. Kelly
| 2017?18
| White House Cabinet Secretary
| Bill McGinley
| 2017?19
| | Monica J. Block
| 2018?21
| | Matthew J. Flynn
| 2019
| White House Staff Secretary
| Rob Porter
| 2017?18
| | Kristan King Nevins
| 2019?21
| | Derek Lyons
| 2018?21
| Personal Aide to the President
| John McEntee
| 2017?18
| Director,
Science & Technology Policy
| Kelvin Droegemeier
| 2019?21
| | Jordan Karem
| 2018
| Chief Technology Officer
| Michael Kratsios
| 2019?21
| | Nicholas Luna
| 2018?19
| Director,
Management & Budget
| Mick Mulvaney
| 2017?19
| Director,
Oval Office Operations
| Keith Schiller
| 2017
| | Russell Vought
| 2019?21
| | Jordan Karem
| 2017?19
| Chief Information Officer
| Suzette Kent
| 2018?20
| | Madeleine Westerhout
| 2019
| United States Trade Representative
| Robert Lighthizer
| 2017?21
| | Nicholas Luna
| 2019?21
| Director,
National Drug Control Policy
| James W. Carroll
| 2018?21
| Chief of Staff to the First Lady
| Lindsay Reynolds
| 2017?20
| Chair
,
Council on Environmental Quality
| Mary Neumayr
| 2018?21
| | Stephanie Grisham
| 2020?21
| Chief of Staff to the Vice President
| Josh Pitcock
| 2017
| White House Social Secretary
| Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd
| 2017?21
| | Nick Ayers
| 2017?19
| White House Chief Usher
| Angella Reid
†
| 2017
| | Marc Short
| 2019?21
| | Timothy Harleth
| 2017?21
| Special Representative, International Negotiations
| Avi Berkowitz
| 2019?21
| Physician to the President
| Ronny Jackson
†
| 2017?18
| COVID-19
Medical Advisors
| Deborah Birx
| 2020?21
| | Sean Conley
| 2018?21
| | Anthony Fauci
| 2020?21
| Director,
White House Military Office
| Keith Davids
| 2017?21
| | Scott Atlas
| 2020?21
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