Peter J. White

Political advisor to President Trump
Peter J. White
Senior Policy Analyst
In office
January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
BornHuntsville, Alabama
Political partyRepublican
EducationWashington College of Law (JD)

Peter J. White is an American government official who was Senior Policy Analyst on the Domestic Policy Council for President Donald Trump.[1][2] He reported to Stephen Miller, a former staffer of Sen. Jeff Sessions who was a Trump senior advisor.[3]

Biography

White graduated from Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama. He attended the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC.[3]

White was employed by Congressman Mo Brooks,[3] representing Alabama's 5th congressional district, serving as Brooks' Legislative Counsel, where he crafted legislation relating to immigration, space, and cybersecurity, and served as Brooks' chief advisor on judiciary and transportation issues.[3][4] He has also worked at the Federal Trade Commission in the Office of International Affairs and the Bureau of Competition, and the Federal Communications Commission's Spectrum and Competition Policy Division of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.[5] White is an active member of the Federalist Society,[2] an Eagle Scout,[2] an avid pianist,[2] a licensed private pilot,[2] and performs pro bono legal work for the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless.[1]

Trump administration

White manages aerospace policy for President Trump's Domestic Policy Council and drafted the executive order[6] reinstating the National Space Council.[7] White advocated for development of a new space station called the Lunar Gateway, and an expansion of the Federal Aviation Administration's office that oversees commercial space transportation.[8] White is an active member of the Federalist Society, described as “one of the most influential legal organizations in American history, with intellectual reach and political clout that no other legal group can match,” and the group to which President Trump “effectively outsourced his Supreme Court picks.”[9] White was identified by progressive research organization ThinkProgress as one of eight Trump staffers, a “secret hatchet team,” who are "quietly leading the charge" to "systematically dismantle the federal government."[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "President-Elect Donald J. Trump Transition Builds Out White House Policy Team". GreatAgain.gov. 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Congressman Brooks Staffer Tapped for White House Post" (Press release). 23 Jan 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  3. ^ a b c d Gattis, Paul (23 January 2017). "Huntsville native appointed to White House analyst position". AL.com.
  4. ^ Lauten, Elizabeth (23 January 2017). "Personnel note: Mo Brooks' staffer Peter J. White tapped for White House post". Alabama Today.
  5. ^ "Trump adds another Alabama congressional staffer to his administration". Yellowhammernews.com. 23 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Executive Order 13803 of June 30, 2017". Archived from the original on 2009-01-22., Federal Register publication page and date: 82 FR 31429, July 7, 2017.
  7. ^ Berger, Eric (30 June 2017). "No space for new space at Trump's space council rollout". ArsTechnica.
  8. ^ Israel, Josh (18 December 2017). "These are the obscure Trump staffers who are systematically dismantling the federal government". ThinkProgress.
  9. ^ Mandery, Evan (23 January 2019). "Why There's No Liberal Federalist Society". Politico.
  10. ^ Israel, Josh (18 December 2017). "These are the obscure Trump staffers who are systematically dismantling the federal government". ThinkProgress.
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White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus 2017 National Security Advisor Michael Flynn 2017
John F. Kelly 2017–19 H. R. McMaster 2017–18
Mick Mulvaney 2019–20 John Bolton 2018–19
Mark Meadows 2020–21 Robert C. O'Brien 2019–21
Principal Deputy Chief of Staff Katie Walsh 2017 Deputy National Security Advisor K. T. McFarland 2017
Kirstjen Nielsen 2017 Ricky L. Waddell 2017–18
James W. Carroll 2017–18 Mira Ricardel 2018
Zachary Fuentes 2018–19 Charles Kupperman 2019
Emma Doyle 2019–20 Matthew Pottinger 2019–21
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Rick Dearborn 2017–18 Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert 2017–18
Chris Liddell 2018–21 Doug Fears 2018–19
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Joe Hagin 2017–18 Peter J. Brown 2019–20
Daniel Walsh 2018–19 Julia Nesheiwat 2020–21
Anthony M. Ornato 2019–21 Dep. Natl. Security Advisor, Strategy Dina Powell 2017–18
Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Bill Shine 2018–19 Nadia Schadlow 2018
Dan Scavino 2020–21 Dep. Natl. Security Advisor, Middle East and North African Affairs Victoria Coates 2019–20
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway 2017–20 White House Communications Director Sean Spicer 2017
Steve Bannon 2017 Michael Dubke 2017
Johnny DeStefano 2018–19 Anthony Scaramucci 2017
Hope Hicks 2020–21 Hope Hicks 2017–18
Derek Lyons 2020–21 Bill Shine 2018–19
Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning Jared Kushner 2017–21 Stephanie Grisham 2019–20
Senior Advisor, Policy Stephen Miller 2017–21 White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer 2017
Senior Advisor, Economic Issues Kevin Hassett 2020 Sarah Huckabee Sanders 2017–19
Advisor Ivanka Trump 2017–21 Stephanie Grisham 2019–20
Director, Public Liaison George Sifakis 2017 Kayleigh McEnany 2020–21
Johnny DeStefano 2017–18 Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders 2017
Justin R. Clark 2018 Raj Shah 2017–19
Steve Munisteri 2018–19 Hogan Gidley 2019–20
Timothy Pataki 2019–21 Brian R. Morgenstern 2020–21
Director, Intergovernmental Affairs Justin R. Clark 2017–18 Director, Strategic Communications Hope Hicks 2017
Douglas Hoelscher 2019–21 Mercedes Schlapp 2017–19
Director, National Economic Council Gary Cohn 2017–18 Alyssa Farah 2020
Larry Kudlow 2018–21 Director, Social Media Dan Scavino 2017–19
Chair, Council of Economic Advisers Kevin Hassett 2017–19 Director, Legislative Affairs Marc Short 2017–18
Tomas J. Philipson 2019–20 Shahira Knight 2018–19
Tyler Goodspeed 2020–21 Eric Ueland 2019–20
Chair, Domestic Policy Council Andrew Bremberg 2017–19 Amy Swonger 2020–21
Joe Grogan 2019–20 Director, Political Affairs Bill Stepien 2017–18
Brooke Rollins 2020–21 Brian Jack 2019–21
Director, National Trade Council Peter Navarro 2017–21 Director, Presidential Personnel Johnny DeStefano 2017–18
White House Counsel Don McGahn 2017–18 Sean E. Doocey 2018–20
Emmet Flood 2018 John McEntee 2020–21
Pat Cipollone 2018–21 Director, Management & Administration Marcia L. Kelly 2017–18
White House Cabinet Secretary Bill McGinley 2017–19 Monica J. Block 2018–21
Matthew J. Flynn 2019 White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter 2017–18
Kristan King Nevins 2019–21 Derek Lyons 2018–21
Personal Aide to the President John McEntee 2017–18 Director, Science & Technology Policy Kelvin Droegemeier 2019–21
Jordan Karem 2018 Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios 2019–21
Nicholas Luna 2018–19 Director, Management & Budget Mick Mulvaney 2017–19
Director, Oval Office Operations Keith Schiller 2017 Russell Vought 2019–21
Jordan Karem 2017–19 Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent 2018–20
Madeleine Westerhout 2019 United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer 2017–21
Nicholas Luna 2019–21 Director, National Drug Control Policy James W. Carroll 2018–21
Chief of Staff to the First Lady Lindsay Reynolds 2017–20 Chair, Council on Environmental Quality Mary Neumayr 2018–21
Stephanie Grisham 2020–21 Chief of Staff to the Vice President Josh Pitcock 2017
White House Social Secretary Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd 2017–21 Nick Ayers 2017–19
White House Chief Usher Angella Reid† 2017 Marc Short 2019–21
Timothy Harleth 2017–21 Special Representative, International Negotiations Avi Berkowitz 2019–21
Physician to the President Ronny Jackson† 2017–18 COVID-19 Medical Advisors Deborah Birx 2020–21
Sean Conley 2018–21 Anthony Fauci 2020–21
Director, White House Military Office Keith Davids 2017–21 Scott Atlas 2020–21
† Remained from previous administration.