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 July 5, 1960 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 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), 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.
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."
Earlier in the first Trump administration, Ricardel served as a Special Assistant to the President and Associate Director in the Office of Presidential Personnel, 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.