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American naval admiral (born 1968)
Keith Bently Davids
[1] (born 1968)
[2] is an American
United States Navy
special warfare officer with the rank of
rear admiral . He has served as the commander of
Naval Special Warfare Command since August 19, 2022.
[3] He was the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command South,
United States Southern Command from 2020 to 2022. Previously, he served as director of the
White House Military Office during the
Presidency of Donald Trump . Earlier in his career, he was commanding officer of the
Naval Special Warfare Center and
SEAL Team One .
Early life and education
Davids was born and raised in
Miami ,
Florida . After attending private schools, he graduated from
Coral Gables Senior High School in
Coral Gables, Florida .
[4] Davids graduated from the
United States Naval Academy in 1990. He later went on to receive a
Master of Science in manpower systems analysis from the
Naval Postgraduate School in 1998 and a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the
National War College in 2012.
[5]
[6]
Naval career
After his commission as an ensign in the
United States Navy , he received orders to
Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training (BUD/S) at
Naval Amphibious Base Coronado . He graduated BUD/S class 177 in 1991.
[7] Following SEAL Tactical Training (STT) and completion of six month probationary period, he received the 1130 designator as a Naval Special Warfare Officer, entitled to wear the
Special Warfare insignia also known as "SEAL Trident".
As a Navy SEAL officer, Davids served as an assistant platoon commander and platoon commander for
SEAL Team Two . Davids volunteered for assignment to
Naval Special Warfare Development Group at Damneck, Virginia and completed a specialized selection and training course in 1995 where he served as element leader and squadron operations officer.
[8] Davids was promoted to
Captain in September 2011.
[9]
Davids served numerous command and staff assignments including executive officer of
SEAL Team Seven ; aide-de-camp for Commander-in-Chief Atlantic Fleet; military aide to the President of the United States; commanding officer of
SEAL Team One , deputy commander of Naval Special Warfare Group Three; director of Operations at
Naval Special Warfare Command ; commanding officer of Naval Special Warfare Center and commander of Special Operations Command South, USSOUTHCOM from 2021 to 2023. Davids was selected to serve as the director of the
White House Military Office on September 6, 2017.
[10]
Rear Admiral Keith B. Davids, commanding officer of United States Southern Command
Awards and decorations
Personal life
Davids and his wife, Vice Admiral
Yvette M. Davids , have twin sons, Kai and Kiernan Davids.
[11]
References
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"PN1011 — Navy — 101st Congress (1989–1990)" . U.S. Congress . March 9, 1990. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^
Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty . Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 195. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ Cheek, Destiny (August 19, 2022).
"Naval Special Warfare Command Holds Change of Command Ceremony" . DVIDS .
San Diego, California : Naval Special Warfare Command. Retrieved August 20, 2022 .
^ Goldstein, Bob (March 26, 2019).
"For Admiral Keith Davids Navy is more than career" . Miami's Community News . Retrieved September 15, 2020 .
^
"Retention of junior Naval Special Warfare officers" (PDF) . Naval Postgraduate School . Retrieved May 10, 2010 .
^
"Keith B. Davids – Director of the White House Military Office at The White House" . THE ORG . Archived from
the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020 .
^ Goldstein, Bob (March 26, 2019).
"For Admiral Keith Davids Navy is more than career" . Miami's Community News . Archived from
the original on November 19, 2020.
^
"Rear Admiral Keith B. Davids" . navy.mil . Archived from
the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020 .
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"NAVADMIN 250/11 SUBJ/ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTIONS TO THE PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY GRADES OF CAPTAIN, COMMANDER, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, AND LIEUTENANT, LINE AND STAFF CORPS, AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W5, W4 AND W3//" . Archived from
the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
^ Perlman, Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw, Claire (March 7, 2018).
"Keith B. Davids | Trump Town" . ProPublica . Retrieved September 15, 2020 . {{
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link )
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"Meet the West Coast Reception Speaker" . Global SOF . March 22, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2020 .
Office Name 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