Through the years, Lafayette alumni have served in a number of the administrations of U.S. Presidents, Vice Presidents, or their spouses. Our research has uncovered the names in the list below. If you are aware of others, please let us know by sending a message to commdiv@lafayette.edu.
Alan L. Hoffman ’88
Deputy Chief of Staff, 2009-present
Office of Vice President Joe Biden
President Barack Obama Administration
AB American Studies; JD, University of Southern California
Jim Hall ’90
Secret Service, 2009-present
Office of Vice President Joe Biden
President Barack Obama Administration
AB Economics and Business
Danielle Hartl ’11
White House Intern, 2011
Office of Presidential Correspondence
President Barack Obama Administration
AB Government & Law/English
Benton Wilmoth IV ’05
Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff
The White House, 2006-09
President George W. Bush Administration
AB Government and Law
Col. (Ret.) Howie Cohen ’79
Commander, White House Communications Agency, 2004-2006
President George W. Bush Administration
AB English; MPA Central Michigan University
Managing Director, National Security, MorganFranklin
Debra Romash Dunn ’78
Chief of Staff, 2001-03
Office of Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Richard Cheney
President George W. Bush Administration
Director, White House Visitors Center, 1989-92
President George H.W. Bush Administration
AB International Affairs
Brandt Siegel ’03
Special Assistant, National Security Council
White House, 2007-09
President George W. Bush Administration
AB English; MA International Affairs, George Washington University
Business Research Manager, The Right Place
Jennifer Gibbs ’02
White House Intern, 2001
Office of Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Richard Cheney
Special Assistant to Deputy Chief of Staff to Vice President, 2002-04
President George W. Bush Administration
AB Government and Law
Confidential Assistant, Department of Commerce, White House
Dr. David M. Albala ’78
White House Fellow, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1995-96
President Bill Clinton Administration
AB Geology, MD Michigan State University
Professor of Urology, Duke University
Robert A. Pastor ’69
U.S. National Security Adviser, Latin America and the Caribbean, 1977-81
President Jimmy Carter Administration
AB History; MPA and PhD Harvard University
Professor of International Relations, School of International Service, Director, Center for North American Studies and Center for Democracy and Election Management, American University
William E. Simon ’52
Secretary of the Treasury, 1974-77
President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford Administrations
AB Government and Law
Founder, William E. Simon & Sons, Inc.
Nov. 27, 1927-June 3, 2000
Frederick S. Benson III ’59
White House Fellow, Energy Policy, 1973-74
President Richard Nixon
AB Government and Law; MA Auburn University
Vice Chairman, U.S.-New Zealand Council
George H. Decker ’24
Chief of Staff, United States Army, 1960-1962
President Dwight D. Eisenhower and President John F. Kennedy Administration
BS Economics
Feb. 16, 1902- Feb. 6, 1980
Edward C. Welsh ’30
Executive Secretary, National Aeronautics and Space Council (White House advisory group), 1961-1969
President John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson Administration
AB Economics; PhD Ohio State University
March 20, 1909-March 25, 1990
Peyton C. March, Class of 1884
Chief of Staff, United States Army, 1918-1921 (World War I)
President Woodrow Wilson Administration
AB; BS U.S. Military Academy
Dec. 27, 1864-April 13, 1955
Alexander Ramsey, Class of 1836
Secretary of War, 1879-1881
[Secretary of War was a cabinet officer until 1947, when Department of Defense was created]
President Rutherford B. Hayes Administration
Sept. 18, 1815-April 22, 1903
He returned to Lafayette in 1880 with President Rutherford B. Hayes for the rededication of Pardee Hall.
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