Mira Ricardel

Mira Ricardel
30th United States Deputy National Security Advisor
In office
May 15, 2018 – November 14, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRicky L. Waddell
Succeeded byCharles Kupperman
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security
In office
September 11, 2017 – May 14, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byEric Hirschhorn
Succeeded byAlan Estevez
Personal details
Born
Mira P. Radielovic

(1960-07-05) July 5, 1960 (age 64)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.[1]
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Robert Baratta (divorced)
Vincent Ricardel
EducationGeorgetown 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 first 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.

  1. ^ "Statement for Completion by Presidential Nominees" (PDF). Congress.gov. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. ^ Steve Straehley (March 23, 2018). "Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration: Who Is Mira Ricardel?". AllGov.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "About". Titomic. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Josh Rogin (April 23, 2018). "John Bolton's new deputy is a hawk with sharp elbows, just like him". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 12, 2018. Story also visible outside paywall at this link.
  5. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. March 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017 – via National Archives.