Editing White House Fellows

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The '''White House Fellows''' program is a non-partisan [[fellowship]] established via Executive Order 11183 by President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] in October 1964. The fellowship is one of the United States' most prestigious programs for leadership and public service, offering exceptional U.S. citizens first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government. The fellowship was founded based upon a suggestion from [[John W. Gardner]], then the president of [[Carnegie Corporation]] and later the sixth secretary of health, education, and welfare.

[[File:TrumpWHF.jpg|thumb|The 2018–2019 White House Fellows with [[Donald Trump|President Donald Trump]] outside of the [[White House]]. ]]

White House Fellows spend a year working as a full-time, paid special assistant or advisor to senior [[White House]] staff, cabinet secretaries, the vice president, or the head of an independent executive-branch agency. Fellows also participate in an education program consisting of roundtable discussions with leaders from the private and public sectors. These roundtables are augmented through observation of policy in action, including domestic and international engagements with foreign dignitaries, industry executives, elected officials, and civil servants.

[[File:White House Fellows 2005-06.jpg|thumb|The 2005–2006 White House Fellows, including [[Dan Caine]], with [[George W. Bush|President George W. Bush]].]]

[[File:SambrownbackWHF.jpg|thumb|The 1990–1991 White House Fellows, including [[Sam Brownback]], in the [[Oval Office]] with [[George H.W. Bush|President George H.W. Bush]].]]

The selection process to become a White House Fellow is very competitive, with fellowships awarded on a strictly non-partisan basis. Each year after the application period closes, the staff of the [[#The President's Commission on White House Fellowships|President's Commission on White House Fellowships]] (PCWHF) processes the applications and former fellows screen the applications to identify approximately one hundred of the most promising candidates. These selected individuals are then interviewed by several regional panels, which are composed of prominent local citizens. Based on the results of these interviews, the regional panelists and the director of the PCWHF select approximately thirty candidates to proceed as national finalists. The PCWHF will then interview these finalists, recommending between 11 and 19 of them to the president for a one-year appointment through the [[White House Office]]. The program can receive more than 2,000 applicants per year, with a selection rate often of 1% or less.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2004 |title=H3806 Congressional Record — House |url=https://www.congress.gov/108/crec/2004/06/08/CREC-2004-06-08-pt1-PgH3794.pdf |access-date=September 29, 2024 |website=www.congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 26, 1999 |title=E1098 Congressional Record — Extensions of Remarks |url=https://www.congress.gov/106/crec/1999/05/26/145/77/CREC-1999-05-26-pt1-PgE1098-2.pdf |access-date=September 29, 2024 |website=www.congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 4, 1991 |title=Appointment of the 1991–1992 White House Fellows |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PPP-1991-book1/pdf/PPP-1991-book1-doc-pg607.pdf |access-date=September 29, 2024 |website=Administration of George Bush, 1991 / June 4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=James |date=June 1, 1978 |title=White House Fellows Appointment of 15 Fellows for the 1978-79 Program. |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/white-house-fellows-appointment-15-fellows-for-the-1978-79-program |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=The American Presidency Project}}</ref> Selected civilians serve as Schedule A presidential appointees,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Which types of political appointments are subject to OPM's pre-hiring approval? - OPM.gov |url=https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/political-appointees-and-career-civil-service-positions-faq/general/which-types-of-political-appointments-are-subject-to-opmrsquos-pre-hiring-approval/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=U.S. Office of Personnel Management |language=en}}</ref> while military members will be assigned to duty at the [[#The President's Commission on White House Fellowships|PCWHF]] at 712 Jackson Place, Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2019 |title=Texas Army National Guard FY20 Broadening Opportunities Program Announcement |url=https://tmd.texas.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/tmd-jobs/2019/september/pm-19-121--txarng-broadening-opportunities-program-vs-2.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 May 2024 |title=Broadening Opportunity Program Catalog Fiscal Year 2025 |url=https://www.nationalguard.mil/Portals/31/Documents/PersonalStaff/LegislativeLiaison/congressional-fellowship/HRC%20FY%2025%20BOP%20Catalog%20(Approved_31%20May%2024).pdf |access-date=October 9, 2024 |website=U.S. Army Human Resources Command}}</ref>

[[File:ChaoWHF8384.jpg|thumb|The 1983–1984 White House Fellows, including [[Elaine Chao]], outside of the [[White House]].]]

[[File:ColinPowellWHF.jpg|thumb|The 1972–1973 White House Fellows, including [[Colin Powell]], outside of the [[White House]]. ]]

Once fellows complete their year of service, they join hundreds of other fellows as alumni of the program. The [http://www.whff.org White House Fellows Foundation and Association] is the organization that represents the White House Fellows alumni efforts, leadership events and fundraising activities.{{not verified in body|date=October 2024}}

==Demographics==
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When the White House Fellows program was established in 1964, the program required that all fellows meet the following criteria:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Lyndon |date=October 3, 1964 |title=Executive Order 11183—Establishing the President's Commission on White House Fellowships |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-11183-establishing-the-presidents-commission-white-house-fellowships |website=The American Presidency Project}}</ref>

*Have demonstrated unusual ability, high moral character, outstanding motivation, and a broad capacity for leadership.
*Show exceptional promise of future development.
*Are dedicated to the institutions of the United States and the values of American civilization.
*Will have attained the age of twenty-three but not the age of thirty-six prior to the beginning of their service.
*Shall be selected by the President without discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, or political affiliation.
*Citizens of the United States.

These initial criteria have been slightly modified over the years. In 1976, criteria were modified to disqualify regular federal employees and reaffirm that military personnel remained eligible. This same executive order decreased the term of the fellowship from 15 months to 12 (though EO 12653 again revised the duration to be extended at the commission's discretion back up to 15 months).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Gerald |date=October 25, 1976 |title=Executive Order 11946 |url=https://archives.federalregister.gov/issue_slice/1976/10/28/47217-47221.pdf |website=Federal Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Regan |first=Ronald |date=September 29, 1988 |title=Executive Order 12653 |url=https://archives.federalregister.gov/issue_slice/1988/10/3/38702-38707.pdf |access-date=October 8, 2024 |website=Federal Register}}</ref>

In 1977, President Jimmy Carter revised the criteria again under Executive Order 12012. In this case, the explicit age requirement was removed. Instead, an emphasis was added such that fellows must be, "...'''''early''''' in their chosen careers..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=James |date=October 3, 1977 |title=Executive Order 12012—White House Fellowships |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-12012-white-house-fellowships |access-date=October 8, 2024 |website=October 3, 1977}}</ref>

[[File:LBJWHF.JPG|thumb|[[Lyndon B. Johnson|President Lyndon B. Johnson]], who created the Fellowship program in 1964, visits with three White House Fellows in the Oval Office.]]

[[File:USSRWHF.jpg|thumb|White House Fellows receive an address at the [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]] Polytechnical Institute, [[Soviet Union|U.S.S.R.]] (1970s).]]

[[File:WHFChina.jpg|thumb|White House Fellows visit a teaching hospital in the [[China|People's Republic of China]] (1970s).]]

Since the inception of the program, White House Fellows have come from a variety of backgrounds.
* The ten universities most frequently attended by White House Fellows are, in order: [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[Stanford University|Stanford]], [[United States Military Academy|West Point]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], [[Columbia University|Columbia]], the [[United States Air Force Academy|Air Force Academy]], the [[United States Naval Academy|Naval Academy]], [[University of California, Berkeley|Berkeley]], and [[Yale University|Yale]].
* The average age of a Fellow is mid-30s.
* A total of 251 women have been selected as White House Fellows since the program’s creation in 1964. They represent 28% of the 879 people who have served as White House Fellows. The percentage of women has increased over time, as shown by the statistics below:
**1960s: 7 of 86 – 8% women
**1970s: 36 of 158 – 23% women
**1980s: 33 of 135 – 24% women
**1990s: 52 of 159 – 33% women
**2000s: 38 of 131 – 29% women
**2010s: 54 of 145 – 37% women
**2020s: 31 of 63 – 49% women
* A broad range of career backgrounds are represented. Fellows' professions include physicians, lawyers, teachers, military officers, scientists, non-profit leaders, engineers, CEOs, entrepreneurs, academics, and many more.

===Undergraduate education===
* Earned [[bachelor's degree]]: 100%
* Attended an [[Ivy League]] university: 18%
* Attended a military academy: 19%
* Graduated [[Phi Beta Kappa]]: 12%
* [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes scholar]]: 2%

===Graduate education===
* Earned a [[graduate degree]] of any kind: 96%
* Earned a graduate degree from an Ivy League university: 41%

==Notable alumni==
[[File:EmilMichaelPortrait.jpeg|thumb| Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering [[Emil Michael]] served as a White House Fellow from 2009–2010.]]

[[File:Senator Dan Sullivan official.jpg|thumb|U.S. Senator [[Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)|Dan Sullivan]] (AK) served as a White House Fellow from 2002–2003.]]

[[File:Bill_Hagerty_senatorial_portrait.jpg|thumb|U.S. Senator [[Bill Hagerty]] (TN) served as a White House Fellow from 1991–1992.]]

* 1965–1966 [[Tom Johnson (journalist)|Tom Johnson]]; Former Chairman/CEO, [[CNN]], Former Publisher Los Angeles Times.
* 1966–1967 [[Jane Cahill Pfeiffer]]; Former Chairman, [[NBC]].
* 1966–1967 [[Samuel H. Howard]]; Senior Vice President, [[Financial Executives Institute]]; chairman, [[Federation of American Hospitals]]; Member of [[Bipartisan Commission on Medicare]] under President [[Bill Clinton]]; Member of [[Commission on Social Security]] under President [[Ronald Reagan]]; former National Chairman, [[Easter Seals (U.S.)|Easter Seals]].
* 1967–1968 Preston Townley; former CEO, The Conference Board, former Dean, [[Carlson School of Management]] University of Minnesota
* 1967–1968 [[Timothy E. Wirth]]; President, [[United Nations Foundation]]; Former [[Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs]]; former [[United States Senate|Senator]], [[Colorado]].
* 1968–1969 [[Bob Haas|Robert D. Haas]]; Chairman/CEO, [[Levi Strauss & Company]].
* 1969–1970 [[Michael H. Armacost]]; former president, [[The Brookings Institution]]; former [[Ambassador]] to [[Japan]] and the [[Philippines]]; former [[Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs]].
* 1969–1970 [[Percy A. Pierre]]; former [[Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Army for Research, Development and Acquisition]], [[Acting Secretary of the U.S. Army]]; President, [[Prairie View A&M University]].
* 1970–1971 [[Dana G. Mead]]; former Chairman/CEO, [[Tenneco, Inc.]]
* 1971–1972 [[Robert C. McFarlane]]; former [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]] to President [[Ronald Reagan]].
* 1971–1972 [[Deanell R. Tacha]]; [[Judge]], [[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit]].
* 1972–1973 [[Luis G. Nogales]]; former CEO, [[United Press International]]; former president, [[Univision]].
* 1972–1973 [[Joseph P. Carroll]]; founding President – Secrétaire Perpetuel, [[Association du Mécénat de l'Institut]]; founding President – Secrétaire Perpetuel, [[The American Friends of the Guimet Foundation]]; Emeritus Member- [[Board of Visitors, School of Engineering and Applied Science]], Columbia University; Philanthropist.
* 1972–1973 [[Colin Powell]]; former Secretary, [[U.S. Department of State]]; former chairman, [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]]; founding chairman, [[America's Promise]]; General, [[U.S. Army]] (Ret).
* 1973–1974 [[Doris M. Meissner]]; [[Senior Fellow]], [[Migration Policy Institute]]; former Commissioner, [[Immigration and Naturalization Service]].
* 1973–1974 [[Peter M. Dawkins]]; Vice Chairman, [[CitiGroup Private Bank]]; former Chairman/CEO of [[Primerica Financial Services]], Inc.; [[Heisman Trophy]] winner; [[Brigadier General]], [[U.S. Army]] (Ret).
* 1973–1974 [[Frederick S. Benson III]]; President, [[United States – New Zealand Council]]; former vice president, [[Weyerhaeuser Company]];
* 1973–1974 [[Delano Meriwether]]; Leukemia researcher.
* 1974–1975 [[Roger B. Porter]]; [[Professor]], [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]], [[Harvard University]].
* 1974–1975 [[Garrey E. Carruthers]]; President/CEO, [[Cimarron Health Plan]]; former [[Governor of New Mexico]].
* 1975–1976 [[Marshall N. Carter]]; former Chairman/CEO, [[State Street Bank & Trust Company]].
* 1975–1976 [[Wesley K. Clark]]; retired [[General]], [[U.S. Army]] (Ret); former [[Supreme Allied Commander]], [[Europe]].
* 1975–1976 [[Dennis C. Blair]]; [[Admiral]], [[U.S. Navy]] (Ret); former [[Director of National Intelligence]]; former president, [[Institute for Defense Analyses]]; former [[Commander in Chief]], [[U.S. Pacific Command]].
* 1976–1977 [[Lynn A. Schenk]]; former [[Congresswoman]], California.
* 1976–1977 [[Charles A. Ansbacher]]; [[conducting|Conductor]], [[Boston Landmarks Orchestra]].
* 1977–1978 [[Nelson A. Diaz]]; Partner, [[Blank Rome LLP]]; former [[City Solicitor]], City of [[Philadelphia]]; former [[General Counsel]], [[U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development]].
* 1979–1980 [[Lincoln Caplan]]; author, journalist, Truman Capote Visiting Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School.
* 1979–1980 [[Victoria Chan-Palay]]; neuroscientist, [[University of Zurich]] Medical School.<ref name="StraitsTimes19790727">{{cite news|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19790727.2.68.aspx |first=Dana|last=Lam|title=Singaporean named as US defence chief's assistant|work=The Straits Times|date=1979-07-27|access-date=2012-11-01}}</ref><ref name="SilverTsunami">{{cite web |url=http://www.silvertsunami.asia/Content/Page.aspx?cp=711|title=Introducing Our Medical Panel|publisher=Silver Tsunami Asia|access-date=2012-11-01|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005011201/http://www.silvertsunami.asia/Content/Page.aspx?cp=711|archive-date=2011-10-05}}</ref>
* 1979–1980 [[Anne Cohn Donnelly]]; former executive director, [[National Commission for Prevention of Child Abuse]].
* 1979–1980 [[Marsha J. Evans]]; President/CEO of [[American Red Cross]]; former National Executive Director of the [[Girl Scouts of the USA]]; [[Rear Admiral]], [[United States|U.S. Navy]] (Ret).
* 1980–1981 [[Joan Abrahamson]]; President, [[The Jefferson Institute]]; President, [[Jonas Salk Foundation]].
* 1980–1981 [[Tom Campbell (California politician)|Thomas J. Campbell]]; former [[U.S. Congressman]], [[California]].
* 1980–1981 [[M. Margaret McKeown]]; [[Judge]], [[U.S. Court of Appeals]] for the 9th Circuit.
* 1981–1982 [[Paul V. Applegarth]]; CEO, Value Enhancement International; former Founding Managing Director, The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund; former Founding CEO, The Millennium Challenge Corporation.
* 1981–1982 [[Joe L. Barton]]; [[U.S. Congressman]], [[Texas]].
* 1981–1982 [[Myron E. Ullman]]; former CEO, [[Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy]]; former Chairman/CEO, [[DFS Group]], LTD; former Chairman/CEO, [[R.H. Macy & Company]]; Chairman & CEO, [[J.C. Penney]].
* 1982–1983 [[Scott Gration]], USAF Major General (Ret) and US Special Envoy to Sudan.
* 1982–1983 [[William L. Roper]]; [[dean (education)|Dean]], [[School of Medicine]], Vice Chairman for Medical Affairs, and CEO, [[UNC Health Care]] system, [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]].
* 1982–1983 [[Frank Klotz]]; [[Lieutenant General]], [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]]; Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, director [[Air Staff (United States)|Air Force Staff]] (Ret).
* 1982–1983 [[Douglas Kmiec]]; former [[U.S. Ambassador]] to Malta; [[United States Assistant Attorney General]] for the [[Office of Legal Counsel]].
* 1983–1984 [[Elaine Chao]]; former Secretary, [[U.S. Department of Transportation]]; former Secretary, [[U.S. Department of Labor]]; former President/CEO, [[United Way of America]]; former director, [[Peace Corps]].
* 1983–1984 [[Mufi Hannemann]]; [[Mayor]], City and County of [[Honolulu]].
* 1984–1985 [[Tom Leppert]]; Mayor of [[Dallas]]; former CEO of [[Turner Construction Company]].
* 1984–1985 [[Rick Stamberger]]; President and CEO, [[SmartBrief]].
* 1985–1986  [[Ann E. Rondeau]]; President [[Naval Postgraduate School]]; U.S. Navy Vice Admiral (Ret).
* 1986–1987 [[Paul A. Gigot]]; [[Editing|Editor]], [[Editorial page]], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''.
* 1986–1987 [[William J. Lennox, Jr.]]; [[Lt. General]], [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]; [[Superintendents of the United States Military Academy|Superintendent]], [[United States Military Academy]] (Ret).
* 1987–1988 [[Mary Schiavo]]; [[Inspector General]], [[U.S. Department of Transportation]]; Author, [[Flying Blind, Flying Safe]]; Attorney
* 1988–1989 [[Jeff Colyer]]; [[Governor of Kansas]], Plastic Surgeon, and former Kansas representative.
* 1988–1989 [[Charles Patrick Garcia]]; chairman, Board of Visitors, [[United States Air Force Academy]]; former CEO, Sterling Financial Group of Companies; best-selling author of ''A Message From Garcia'' and ''Leadership Lessons of the White House Fellows''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Leadership Lessons of the White House Fellows: Learn How To Inspire Others, Achieve Greatness and Find Success in Any Organization: Charles P. Garcia: 9780071598484: Amazon.com: Books |isbn=978-0071598484 |last1=Garcia |first1=Charles P. |date=9 April 2009 |publisher=Mcgraw-hill }}</ref>
* 1988–1989 [[Patrick M. Walsh]]; retired [[United States Navy]] [[Admiral]], Former [[Commander]], [[United States Pacific Fleet|U.S. Pacific Fleet]], [[Vice Chief of Naval Operations]] and [[Blue Angels]] pilot (Ret).
* 1990–1991 [[Samuel D. Brownback]]; former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]], [[Kansas]]; former [[Governor of Kansas]].
* 1991–1992 [[Margarita Colmenares]]; first Latina engineer at [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]].
* 1991–1992 [[Raymond E. Johns, Jr.]]; [[General]], [[US Air Force]]; Commander, [[Air Mobility Command]] (Ret).
* 1991–1992 [[Bill Hagerty]]; U.S. Senator, Tennessee; former U.S. Ambassador to Japan.
* 1992–1993 [[Kurt M. Campbell]]; 22nd U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and 24th Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
* 1992–1993 [[Robert L. Gordon III]]; Deputy Under-Secretary of Defense, Military Community, and Family Policy.
* 1993–1994 [[Paul Antony]]; Chief Medical Officer, [[PhRMA]] and retired U.S. Navy [[Commander]].
* 1993–1994 [[W. Scott Gould]]; Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
* 1993–1994 [[Jami Floyd]]; Journalist and media personality.
* 1994–1995 [[Wifredo Ferrer]]; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
* 1994–1995 [[David Iglesias]], U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico; U.S. Navy Captain and Judge Advocate General (Ret); and Director of the [[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton]] Center for Faith, Politics & Economics.
* 1995–1996 [[Kinney Zalesne]]; co-author of bestselling book and Wall Street Journal column [[Microtrends]].
* 1996–1997 [[Brenda Berkman]]; first female FDNY firefighter.
* 1997–1998 [[Dr. Sanjay Gupta]]; [[CNN]] Senior Medical [[Correspondent]], neurosurgeon.
* 1997–1998 [[Brad Carson]], 21st President of the [[University of Tulsa]]; [[Under Secretary of the Army]]; [[General Counsel of the Army]];  Member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] (OK-2).
* 1998–1999 [[Juan M. Garcia]]; Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower, former representative District 32, [[Texas House of Representatives]].
* 1998–1999 [[John Tien|John K. Tien]]; 8th U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and retired Army Colonel.
* 1998–1999 [[Carlos Del Toro]]; 78th U.S. Secretary of the Navy and retired Navy Commander.
* 2000–2001 [[Dave Aronberg]]; Florida State Senator, District 27.
* 2001–2002 [[Steve Poizner]]; [[California]] [[California Insurance Commissioner|State Insurance Commissioner]].
* 2001–2002 [[Kris Kobach]]; 45th Kansas Attorney General; 31st Kansas Secretary of State (2011–2019). 
* 2002–2003 [[Daniel S. Sullivan]]; Senator from Alaska.
* 2002–2003 [[Richard Greco Jr.]], Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller).
* 2004–2005 [[Jerry L. Johnson]], managing director of RLJ Equity Partners.
* 2004–2005 [[Louis O'Neill]], Ambassador to Moldova (OSCE Mission).
* 2005-2006 [[Dan Caine]]; [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] and US Air Force Lieutenant general.
* 2005–2006 [[Eric Greitens]]; 56th Governor of Missouri and former [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]].
* 2005–2006 [[Robert Reffkin]]; co-founder and CEO of [[Compass, Inc.]]
* 2006–2007 [[Wes Moore]]; [[Governor of Maryland]]; former CEO of the [[Robin Hood Foundation]].
* 2008–2009 [[Nicole Malachowski]]; US Air Force Colonel (Ret) and first woman to be a pilot with the [[U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds|Thunderbirds]].
* 2009-2010 [[Emil Michael]]; Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
* 2011–2012 [[L. Felice Gorordo]]; Acting U.S. Executive Director of the World Bank and U.S. Alternate Executive Director of the World Bank
* 2011–2012 [[Anthony Woods]], secretary of the [[Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony C. Woods, Maryland Secretary of Veterans Affairs |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/24dva/html/msa18521.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref>
* 2013–2014 [[Elliot Ackerman]]; author and Marine Corps veteran.
* 2015–2016 [[Lashanda Holmes]]; first African-American female [[helicopter pilot]] for the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]].
* 2015–2016 [[Shereef Elnahal]]; Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health; first [[Muslim]] American [[New Jersey]] cabinet member.
* 2016–2017 [[Sharice Davids]]; Congresswoman from [[Kansas's 3rd congressional district]].

==The President's Commission on White House Fellowships==
[[File:712 Jackson Place.jpg|thumb|White House Fellows building at 712 [[Jackson Place]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]
The Presidents Commission on White House Fellowships (PCWHF) consists of the program office (the Director, staff, and White House Fellows) and the Commission (the commissioners and their Chairperson). The White House Fellows program is a subunit of the [[White House Office]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2011-12-01 |title=Executive Office of the President |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDIR-2011-12-01/pdf/CDIR-2011-12-01-STATISTICALINFORMATION-10.pdf |website=Government Publishing Office}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=White House Fellowship Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/get-involved/fellows/faq/ |website=trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Agency |website=www.usgovernmentmanual.gov |url=https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency?EntityId=p0fnvDxExmY=&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o=&EType=jY3M4CTKVHY= |access-date=2022-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-09-17 |title=Memorandum for Gregory B. Craig Counsel to the President |url=https://static.politico.com/22/c2/624cf595485191d6abc9b0810665/olcopinion.pdf |website=U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel}}</ref> and is located on the 18 acres of the [[White House#Grounds|White House grounds]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=White House Fence Construction |url=https://www.nps.gov/whho/learn/management/white-house-fence-construction.htm |website=National Park Service President's Park (White House) District of Columbia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=White House Fellowships: About the Program |website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/fellows/about/contactus.html |access-date=2022-12-24}}</ref> The Director of the PCWHF is appointed by the President, serves as the Designated Federal Officer for the Commission, and is supported by a team of staff members.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=1223 Presidents Commission of White House Fellowships - July 2019 |website=General Services Administration |url=https://gsa-geo.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#t0000000Gyj0/a/t0000000JY8a/fj24DmZZzAzmpMWlLLEQ.XyIN9n_WA9xhEvyWz60Bxs}}</ref> The Director is responsible for administering all aspects of the program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=White House Fellowships: About the Program |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/fellows/about/director.html |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov}}</ref> The Commission meets twice a year and reports to the President of the United States through the [[Executive Office of the President]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-01 |title=Executive Office for Immigration Review Swears in Three New Board Members |website=Department of Justice - Communications and Legislative Affairs Division |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1272731/download}}</ref> The Commission's responsibility is to recommend candidates to the President for selection as White House Fellows. The commissioners help recruit a diverse group of applicants, screen the applicants, and makes recommendations to the President.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Current Fiscal Year Report: President's Commission on White House Fellowships |website=Federal Advisory Committee Act Website |url=https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACACommitteeLevelReportAsPDF?id=a10t0000001gzziAAA}}</ref>

Chairs of the commission overseeing the White House Fellows Program include
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* 2021–25: Demetra Lambros
* 2017–21: [[Mike Duncan (politician)|Robert M. "Mike" Duncan]]
* 2014–16: Mary Zients
* 2009–14: [[John R. Phillips (attorney)|John R. Phillips]]
* 2006–09: [[Myrna Blyth]]
* 2003–06: [[Julie Nixon Eisenhower]]
* 2001–03: Bradford Freeman
* 1994–2001: Marjorie Benton
* 1993–94: Nancy Bekavac
* 1990–93: [[Ronna Romney]]
* 1981–89: [[James Stockdale|James B. Stockdale]]
* 1977–81: [[John W. Gardner]]
* 1975–77: [[Miles Kirkpatrick|Miles W. Kirkpatrick]]
* 1972–75: [[Francis L. Dale]]
* 1971–72: Charles B. Thornton
* 1969–71: [[Arthur Flemming|Arthur S. Flemming]]
* 1968–69: [[William H. Hastie]]
* 1966–68: [[C. Douglas Dillon]]
* 1964–66: [[David Rockefeller]]
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Commissioners overseeing the White House Fellows Program have included:
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* [[Dan Caine]], [[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]
* [[Michael Rigas]], [[Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources]]
* Somers Farkas, [[United States Ambassador to Malta]]
* [[Raumesh Akbari]], Member of the [[Tennessee Senate]]
* [[Joe Kennedy III|Joseph Patrick Kennedy III]], former [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] for [[Massachusetts's 4th congressional district]], [[United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland]]
* [[Hildy Kuryk]], former National Finance Director for [[Democratic National Committee]]
* [[Ramona Romero]], Vice President of [[Princeton University]]
* [[Fidel Vargas]], President of Hispanic Scholarship Fund
* [[Wesley Clark]], former NATO commander and U.S. Army General
* [[Tom Brokaw]], [[NBC]] news
* [[Julie Nixon Eisenhower]], daughter of President [[Richard Nixon]]
* [[Tom Daschle]], former Senate majority leader
* [[John H. Frey]], CT State Representative and RNC National Committeeman
* [[Vartan Gregorian]], President of the [[Carnegie Corporation of New York]]
* [[Claudia J. Kennedy]], [[United States Army]] Lieutenant General 
* [[Maya Lin]], Artist
* [[George Muñoz]], former President of the [[Overseas Private Investment Corporation]]
* [[Pierre Omidyar]], Founder of [[eBay]]
* [[Paul Sarbanes]], former [[United States Senator]] from Maryland
* [[Ruth J. Simmons]], President of [[Brown University]]
* [[James Stockdale]], Navy Admiral, Author, Vietnam POW, Medal of Honor recipient
* [[Laurence Tribe]], [[Harvard]] constitutional scholar
* [[Gaddi H. Vasquez]], former Director of the Peace Corps
* [[Cindy S. Moelis]], President of the Pritzker Traubert Foundation
* [[Janet Eissenstat]], Assistant Chief of Protocol for the United States of America under President George W. Bush
{{div col end}}

=== Directors of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships ===
* Rose Vela<ref>{{Cite web |last=House |first=The White |date=2022-11-03 |title=2023-2024 White House Fellowship |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/11/03/2023-2024-white-house-fellowship/ |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Elizabeth Pinkerton<ref>{{Cite web |title=FACA |url=https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/FACAPublicCommittee?id=a10t0000001h0HU |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.facadatabase.gov}}</ref>
* Jennifer Kaplan<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-12 |title=Executive Office of the President |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDIR-2016-02-12/pdf/CDIR-2016-02-12-STATISTICALINFORMATION-10.pdf |website=Government Publishing Office}}</ref>
* [[Cindy S. Moelis|Cindy Moelis]]<ref name=":1" />
* [[Janet Eissenstat]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-01 |title=Executive Office of the President |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDIR-2006-09-01/pdf/CDIR-2006-09-01-STATISTICALINFORMATION-13.pdf |website=Government Publishing Office}}</ref>
* Jocelyn White<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-12-07 |title=Executive Office of the President |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDIR-2001-12-07/pdf/CDIR-2001-12-07-STATISTICALINFORMATION-13.pdf |website=Government Publishing Office}}</ref>
* Jacqueline Blumenthal<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-06-04 |title=Executive Office of the President |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDIR-1997-06-04/pdf/CDIR-1997-06-04-STATISTICALINFORMATION-11.pdf |website=Government Publishing Office}}</ref>
* James C. Roberts<ref>{{Cite web |date=1981-06-23 |title=The White House Fellowships |url=https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/public/digitallibrary/smof/counsel/roberts/box-057/40-485-6908381-057-004-2017.pdf |website=Ronald Reagan Presidential Library}}</ref>
* Bruce H. Hasenkamp <ref>{{Cite web | date=1976-07-28
|title=Appointments and Meetings with Non-Media Groups (5)
|url=https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/sites/default/files/pdf_documents/library/document/0204/7428324.pdf
}}</ref>

==The White House Fellows Foundation & Association==
The White House Fellows Foundation & Association (WHFFA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to "supporting the White House Fellows educational program financially, to broaden the foundation members’ understanding of government and the problems confronting government, and to encourage members’ contribution to public service and the education of the public." Activities funded by the WHFFA support alumni and current cohort members. This includes supporting a portion of seminar costs for the White House Fellows' educational program, an annual meeting of alumni, and recruiting applicants for the White House Fellows program.

The WHFFA is governed by a board of directors who are voted on by dues paying members. The board has the authority to hire an executive director to conduct affairs on behalf of the WHFFA. Only White House Fellows alumni are eligible to join the WHFFA. The WHFFA revenue is derived from member dues, investment income, and donations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon |date=2013-05-09 |title=White House Fellows Foundation, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237046811/202411099349301106/full |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=ProPublica |language=en}}</ref> The WHFFA president is an ex officio member of the PCWHF.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Committee President's Commission on White House Fellowships |url=https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/s/meeting-members-advisory-reports?recordId=a10t0000001gzziAAA |website=FACADATABASE.gov}}</ref>

==Programs inspired by the White House Fellows==
Due to the successes and longevity of the White House Fellows program, latter administrations have introduced other distinct fellowships with similar names. Though the White House Fellows program is the only dedicated to service at the highest levels of government and the only administered from within the White House, these more recent programs have succeeded in serving their unique objectives over the years.

===Presidential Management Fellows===
The [[Presidential Management Fellows Program|Presidential Management Fellows]] program existed to recruit recent college graduates and graduate students in order to develop a core of future government leaders. Those selected were hired at federal pay grades starting at GS-9 and served for a period of two years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview Academia {{!}} PMF {{!}} |url=https://www.pmf.gov/academia/overview/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=U.S. Office of Personnel Management |language=en}}</ref> Presidential Management Fellows were administered via the [[United States Office of Personnel Management|U.S. Office of Personnel Management]]. More than 500 Presidential Management Fellows were selected annually, with a selection rate of approximately 10%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meeting Your Agency's Succession Planning Needs |url=https://www.pmf.gov/media/967/agencybrochure.pdf |access-date=October 12, 2024 |website=Presidential Management Fellows Program}}</ref> The Presidential Management Fellows Program was initially established as the Presidential Management Intern Program in 1977. It was discontinued in 2025.

===Presidential Innovation Fellows===
The [[Presidential Innovation Fellows]] Program seeks to embed industry’s top technologists and innovators within federal agencies for a period of one year. The program typically recruits 20–35 fellows for each new cohort<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions {{!}} Presidential Innovation Fellows |url=https://presidentialinnovationfellows.gov/faq/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=presidentialinnovationfellows.gov |language=en}}</ref> and  charges them with helping to solve the nation’s toughest challenges and emerging issues. The program was initiated by [[Barack Obama|President Barack Obama]] in 2012 and later codified via the TALENT Act in 2017. It is administered by the [[General Services Administration]].

===White House Leadership Development Program Fellows===
The White House Leadership Development Program is designed to provide senior level federal employees (GS-15 and equivalent) with exposure to cross-agency priority challenges. It was established by [[Barack Obama|President Barack Obama]] on December 9, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mattingley |first=Jenny |date=December 2014 |title=White House Leadership Development Program |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/participate/whldp |access-date=October 12, 2024 |website=Obama White House}}</ref> The program is sponsored by the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States|Executive Office of the President]] and is administered by the [[General Services Administration]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=White House Leadership Program (WHLDP) |url=https://assets.performance.gov/cx/files/whldp/2024/GSA09WHL-63-WHLDP-One-Pager-508.pdf |access-date=October 12, 2024 |website=Website of the General Services Administration}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/get-involved/fellows/ White House Fellows website]
*[https://whff.org/ White House Fellows Foundation and Association website]
*President's Commission on White House Fellowships archives: [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/participate/fellows/commission Barack Obama] | [https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/fellows/about/commission.html George W. Bush] | [https://clintonwhitehouse1.archives.gov/White_House/WH_Fellows/html/wf-commis.html Bill Clinton]

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