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A chief of staff is the coordinator of the supporting staff and primary aide to an important individual, such as an elected official, general or other military leader, or business executive.

In French the post is called chef de cabinet ("chief of cabinet"), as in the chief of staff to the director-general of the European Commission, or the Chef de Cabinet to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Chiefs of staff of staff are usually appointed directly by the officeholder he or she serves and may be dismissed at any time.

In the military, the chief of staff is the chief aide to a commanding officer, especially one in command of a large military unit or formation. It is sometimes the case that the chief of staff is more directly influential than the actual commander; this may be the case when the commander is a ceremonial commander-in-chief, such as a head of state.

List of chief of staff positions

• Civilian
  • Chef de Cabinet to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • White House Chief of Staff, the highest-ranking staffer of the Executive Office of the President of the United States
  • Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
  • Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (United Kingdom), the head of the Prime Minister's Office
  • Chief of Staff (Canada), the head of the Office of the Prime Minister
  • Chief of Staff (Philippines), the head of the Office of the President in the Philippines
  • Chief of staff (United States Congress), the most senior staff member in the office of a member of the United States Congress

• Military
• Chief of the Defence Staff
• Chief of the General Staff
• Chief of the Air Staff
• Chief of the Naval Staff
  • In the United Kingdom
• Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) - the professional head of the British Armed Forces. The Sovereign is the Commander-in-Chief. The CDS heads the Chiefs of Staff Committee and is assisted by the Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff. The Queen is also the ceremonial head of each branch the British Armed Forces. The professional service heads are as follows:
• Chief of the Naval Staff, more commonly called the First Sea Lord
• Chief of the General Staff, formerly the Chief of the Imperial General Staff
• Chief of the Air Staff
  • In France
• Chief of the Defence Staff (French: Chef d'État-Major des Armées, CEMA)
• Chief of Staff of the French Air Force (French: Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée de l'Air, CEMAA)
• Chief of Staff of the French Army (French: Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée de Terre, CEMAT)
• Chief of Staff of the French Navy (French: Chef d'État-Major de la Marine, CEMM)
  • In the United States
• Joint Chiefs of Staff, headed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
• Chief of Staff of the United States Army
• Chief of Naval Operations
• Commandant of the Coast Guard
• Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Chief of the National Guard Bureau
  • In Australia
• Chief of the Defence Force - the professional head of the Australian Defence Force
• Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
• Ramatkal (Israel) - Chief of the General Staff, the highest ranking officer in the Israeli General Staff
• Chef des Stabes, commander of the Nazi Sturmabteilung
• Chief of Staff of Irish Republican Army - Irish Republican Army