Mira Radielovic Ricardel (formerly Baratta; born July 5, 1960), is an American government official who served as Deputy National Security Advisor from May 2018 to November 2018, until being fired at the request of First Lady Melania Trump.Earlier in the 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.