Self identified neoconservatives

Elliott Abrams        Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Democracy, Human Rights, and International Operations (2001–2002), Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Near East and North African Affairs (2002–2005), Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy (2005-) (all within the National Security Council)

Richard Armitage        Deputy Secretary of State (2001-2005)

John R. Bolton        Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2001-2005), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2005-2006)

Dick Cheney        Vice President (2001-)

Eliot A. Cohen        Member of the Defense Policy Advisory Board (2007-)[82]

Seth Cropsey        Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau (12/2002-12/2004)

Paula Dobriansky        Under-Secretary of State for Global Affairs (2001-2007)

Francis Fukuyama        Member of the The President's Council on Bioethics (2001-2005)

Zalmay Khalilzad        U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (11/2003 - 6/2005), U.S. Ambassador to Iraq (6/2005 - 3/2007) U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2007-)

I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby        Chief of Staff for the Vice President (2001-2005)

Richard Perle        Chairman of the Board, Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee (2001-2003)

Peter W. Rodman        Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security (2001-2007)

Donald Rumsfeld        Secretary of Defense (2001-2006)

Randy Scheunemann        Member of the U.S. Committee on NATO, Project on Transitional Democracies, International Republican Institute

Paul Wolfowitz        Deputy Secretary of Defense (2001-2005)

Dov S. Zakheim        Department of Defense Comptroller (2001-2004)

Robert B. Zoellick        Office of the United States Trade Representative (2001-2005), Deputy Secretary of State (2005-2006)