White House Fellow
White House Fellows with Admiral Mike Mullen
A White House Fellow works in the US President's Executive Office for one year .
The program was introduced in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to give young people the opportunity to work in close proximity with political leaders.
The admission process is very selective, with around 1000 candidates applying for around 15 positions each year.
Well-known fellows
- Charles Ansbacher , conductor
- Michael Armacost , diplomat
- Joe Barton , Congressman
- Dennis C. Blair , Admiral
- Sam Brownback , Congressman and Governor of Kansas
- Garrey Carruthers , Governor of New Mexico
- Elaine Chao , Minister of Labor
- Wesley Clark , Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- Mufi Hannemann , Mayor of Honolulu
- Francis J. Harvey , United States Secretary of the Army
- Nicole Malachowski , fighter pilot
- Robert McFarlane , National Security Advisor
- Colin Powell , Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Robert Schwarz Strauss , diplomat
- Michael H. Walsh , manager