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SUBJ/APPLICATIONS FOR 2009-2010 WHITE HOUSE FELLOWSHIP// 
RMKS/1.  THE PRESIDENTS COMMISSION ON WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS IS SEEKING 
HIGHLY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR THE 2009-2010 WHITE HOUSE FELLOWSHIP.  
THE NATIONS PREMIER FELLOWSHIP IN LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE, THE 
WHITE HOUSE FELLOWSHIP WAS CREATED IN 1964 TO PROVIDE PROMISING YOUNG 
LEADERS WHO SHOW REMARKABLE APTITUDE EARLY IN THEIR CAREER THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.  EACH YEAR 
11-19 FELLOWS ARE SELECTED FROM A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FIELD OF 
APPLICANTS FROM THE MILITARY, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS FOR A ONE 
YEAR APPOINTMENT TO SERVE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON, DC.
2.  SELECTION AS A WHITE HOUSE FELLOW IS BASED ON A COMBINATION OF THE 
FOLLOWING CRITERIA:  (1) A RECORD OF REMARKABLE PROFESSIONAL 
ACHIEVEMENT EARLY IN ONES CAREER; (2) EVIDENCE OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND 
THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER GROWTH; (3) A DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO 
PUBLIC SERVICE; AND (4) THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO 
CONTRIBUTE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ALL OF 
THESE QUALITIES COMBINED WITH THE STRENGTH OF ONES CHARACTER, A 
POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND THE ABILITY TO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS ARE ALL 
TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN SELECTING A CLASS OF WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS. 
THERE ARE NO USN OR USMC PRE-SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.  SELECTIONS ARE 
CONDUCTED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESIDENTS COMMISSION ON WHITE HOUSE 
FELLOWSHIPS.  IF SELECTED, PARTICIPATION IN THE FELLOWSHIP IS 
CONTINGENT UPON BEING RELEASED FROM CURRENT PCS ORDERS. THEREFORE 
NOTIFICATION OF A CANDIDATES DETAILER/MONITOR IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 
WHILE COMPLETING THE APPLICATION AND CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS.  OFFICERS 
SELECTED FOR THE FELLOWSHIP RETAIN ALL PAY AND ALLOWANCES AND RECEIVE 
PCS ORDERS FOR ONE YEAR TO WASHINGTON, DC.  ACCEPTANCE OF THE 
FELLOWSHIP REQUIRES A THREE YEAR OBLIGATED SERVICE TO BE COMPLETED 
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FELLOWSHIP YEAR.
3.  PAST ALUMNI OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE SUCCESSFUL SERVICE LEADERSHIP 
SUCH AS:  GENERAL COLIN POWELL (FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE AND CJCS), 
ADMIRAL DENNIS BLAIR (FORMER PACIFIC COMMANDER), GENERAL WESLEY CLARK 
(FORMER EUROPEAN COMMANDER), ADMIRAL PATRICK WALSH (CURRENT VCNO), VICE 
ADMIRAL ANN RONDEAU (CURRENT DEPUTY TRANSCOM) AND REAR ADMIRAL MARSHA 
EVANS (FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS).
4.  WHILE THERE ARE NO MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR APPLYING, 
THE TYPICAL APPLICANT IS AN OFFICER IN THE PAY GRADES OF O3 TO O5, WHO 
HAS COMPLETED GRADUATE LEVEL STUDIES AND MAINTAINED RECORD OF SUSTAINED 
SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
5.  APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 1 FEBRUARY 2009, TO COMMENCE THE FELLOWSHIP 
ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2009.  THE FELLOWSHIP CONCLUDES ON 31 AUGUST 2010.  
APPLICATION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT 
HTTP://WWW.WHITEHOUSE.GOV/FELLOWS.  QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE 
PRESIDENTS COMMISSION ON WHITE HOUSE FELLOWSHIPS AT 202-395-4522.
6.  THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY PROVIDES UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO WORK WITH 
AND LEARN FROM SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS, CABINENT SECRETARIES AND A 
BROAD SPECTRUM OF NATIONAL LEADERS IN AND OUT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.  
QUALIFIED AND MOTIVATED INDIVIDUALS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
7.  RELEASED BY THE HONORABLE DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE 
NAVY.// 
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