Mira Ricardel

Mira Ricardel
30th United States Deputy National Security Advisor
In office May 15, 2018 – November 14, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Ricky L. Waddell
Succeeded by	Charles Kupperman
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
In office September 11, 2017 – May 14, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Eric Hirschhorn
Succeeded by	Alan Estevez
Personal details
Born	Mira P. Radielovic (1960-07-05) July 5, 1960 (age 64) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.[1]
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Robert Baratta (divorced) Vincent Ricardel
Education	Georgetown University (BS) Tufts University

Mira Radielovic Ricardel (formerly Baratta; born July 5, 1960),^[2] is an American businesswoman and former government official.

She is a board member of Titomic, an Australian manufacturing additive company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.^[3]

She served as Deputy National Security Advisor from May 2018 to November 2018. Her controversial departure from the White House was largely billed as being "fired at the request of First Lady Melania Trump."^[4]

Earlier in the Trump administration, Ricardel served as a Special Assistant to the President and Associate Director in the Office of Presidential Personnel,^[5] and Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration. In years prior to that, she served as a foreign policy advisor to U.S. Senator Bob Dole and held positions in the U.S. Department of Defense during the presidency of George W. Bush.