John Kirby (admiral)

John Kirby
Official portrait, 2021
White House National Security Communications Advisor[a]
Incumbent
Assumed office May 28, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Saloni Sharma[b]
Pentagon Press Secretary
In office January 20, 2021 – May 27, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Alyssa Farah
Succeeded by	Patrick S. Ryder
In office December 2013 – February 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	George E. Little
Succeeded by	Peter Cook
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
In office January 20, 2021 – May 27, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Jonathan Rath Hoffman
Succeeded by	Chris Meagher
Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
In office December 11, 2015 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Douglas Frantz
Succeeded by	Michelle Giuda
Spokesperson for the United States Department of State
In office May 13, 2015 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Jen Psaki
Succeeded by	Heather Nauert
Personal details
Born	(1963-06-03) June 3, 1963 (age 60)
Spouse	Donna
Children	2
Education	University of South Florida (BA) Troy University (MS) Naval War College (MA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1986–2015
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Chief of Naval Information

John F. Kirby (born June 3, 1963) is a retired United States Navy rear admiral serving as White House National Security Communications Advisor since 2022.^[a] He previously served in the Biden administration as Pentagon Press Secretary and Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs from 2021 to 2022. He worked as a military and diplomatic analyst for CNN from 2017 to 2021. He served in the Obama administration as Pentagon Press Secretary from 2013 to 2015 and as the spokesperson for the United States Department of State and Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from 2015 to 2017.
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