Who Is Stephen Hadley?

While everyone else is analysing the future of Condeleezza Rice in the State Department, Glenn Kessler in the Washington Post looks at Stephen Hadley, currently Deputy National Security Advisor, and set to become NSA when Rice moves up to State. In "For New National Security Adviser, a Mixed Record", Kessler reviews Hadley's history:

Hadley, 57, has worked his way up through a succession of government posts, with Vice President Cheney as one of his main advocates. But although becoming national security adviser has long been Hadley's dream, he has not left behind a rich paper trail of writings or books that outline a foreign policy philosophy, except for displaying a passion for missile defense. He appears to have won his coveted post in part through a combination of long hours, tight-lipped loyalty and a tendency to call little attention to himself.

Hadley has a reputation for being an effective bureaucrat and a team player--exactly what Bush is looking for.