Current formal role: White House Staff Secretary.
Current formal role: White House Staff Secretary.
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Background & current role
Will Scharf serves as White House Staff Secretary, a gatekeeping role in the presidential paperwork and decision process. White House materials identify him in that capacity during presidential actions and signing events.
President Trump announced in August 2026 that Scharf will become White House Counsel beginning September 1, replacing David Warrington. The profile therefore labels him counsel-designate until the effective date rather than prematurely treating the transition as completed.
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Role snapshot
Position & relationship
- Position / relationship
- White House Staff Secretary; White House Counsel-designate
- Affiliation / context
- Administration appointee; presidential paperwork and policy process
- Directory
- Advisers & Envoys
- Profile status
- Maintained public-record profile
Role history & transitions
Documented current/future role notes
- Current formal role: White House Staff Secretary.
- President Trump announced that Scharf will become White House Counsel effective September 1, 2026, replacing David Warrington. Until that effective date, the counsel role is listed as designated/future rather than current.
- The profile distinguishes formal current office from an announced future appointment.
Claims & evidence
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