Alex Nelson Wong

He was the deputy assistant secretary for North Korea in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2017 to 2021.Wong clerked for Janice Rogers Brown of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.He provided Fortune 100 clients strategic and legal advice on international trade matters, governmental investigations, and regulatory compliance.In that role, he was the campaign's chief official responsible for developing foreign, defense, intelligence, judicial, and law enforcement policy and closely advising the nominees on these matters.[2] On November 22, 2024, Wong was chosen by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to serve as an assistant to the president and as the principal deputy national security advisor.
Principal Deputy National Security AdvisorIncumbentDonald TrumpJonathan FinerUniversity of PennsylvaniaHarvard UniversityMichael Waltzsecond Trump administrationBureau of East Asian and Pacific AffairsEnglish literatureHarvard Law SchoolHarvard Law ReviewHarvard International Law JournalJanice Rogers BrownUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitFortune 100regulatory complianceU.S. Department of StateanticorruptionMitt Romney 2012 presidential campaignTom CottonU.S. special representative for North KoreaStephen Biegunassistant to the presidentpublic domainC-SPAN