John Kirby (admiral)
John Kirby | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| White House National Security Communications Advisor | |
| In office May 28, 2022 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Saloni Sharma |
| Succeeded by | TBC |
| 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 | John F. Kirby June 3, 1963 |
| 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 director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics starting November 2025.
In the Biden administration, he served as United States Department of Defense Press Secretary and Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs from 2021 to 2022 and as White House National Security Communications Advisor from 2022 to 2025. He worked as a military and diplomatic analyst for CNN from 2017 to 2021. In the second Obama administration, he served as United States Department of Defense Press Secretary from 2013 to 2015 and as Spokesperson for the United States Department of State and Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from 2015 to 2017.