Peter J. White

Peter J. White
Senior Policy Analyst
Assumed office
January 20, 2017
President Donald Trump
Personal details
Born Huntsville, Alabama
Political party Republican
Education Washington College of Law (JD)

Peter J. White currently serves as Senior Policy Analyst on the Domestic Policy Council for President Donald Trump.[1][2] White reports to Stephen Miller, a former staffer of Sen. Jeff Sessions who is 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, 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 White House

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 Deep Space Gateway, or Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, and an expansion of the Federal Aviation Administration’s office that oversees commercial space transportation.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "President-Elect Donald J. Trump Transition Builds Out White House Policy Team". GreatAgain.gov. 5 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Congressman Brooks Staffer Tapped for White House Post" (Press release). 23 Jan 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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". , 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.
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