#aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #bb  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,whereas in #aifd1 ,john  
,w4 ,gardner presented the idea of      
selecting a handful of outstanding men  
and women to come to ,washington1 ,,dc  
to participate as ,white ,house ,fellows
 and learn the workings of the highest  
levels of the ,government1 learn about  
leadership as they observed the         
officials of the ,united ,states in     
action1 and meet with these officials   
and other leaders of society2 ,whereas  
,john ,w4 ,gardner believed that serving
 as ,fellows would strengthen the       
abilities and desires of the ,fellows to
 contribute to their communities1 their 
professions1 and their country2 ,whereas
 ,president ,lyndon ,b4 ,johnson        
established the ,president's ,commission
 on ,white ,house ,fellowships through  
,executive ,order #aaahc 7,october #c1  
#aifd7 to create a program that would   
select between #aa and #ai outstanding  
young people of the ,united ,states     

every year and bring them to            
,washington1 ,,dc for first hand1       
high-level experience in the workings of
 the ,federal ,government1 to establish 
an era when the young men and women of  
,america and their government belonged  
to each other--belonged to each other in
 fact and in spirit2 ,whereas the ,white
 ,house ,fellows program has steadfastly
 remained a nonpartisan program that has
 served and been supported by #i        
,presidents exceptionally well2 ,whereas
 the #gbe ,white ,house ,fellows who    
have served have established a legacy of
 leadership in every aspect of our      
society1 including--  7#a7 appointments 
as ,cabinet officers1 ambassadors1      
special envoys1 ,united ,states         
,attorneys1 deputy and assistant        
secretaries of departments1 and senior  
,white ,house staff2  7#b7 election to  
the ,house of ,representatives1 the     
,senate1 and ,state and local           
government2  7#c7 appointments to the   
,federal1 ,state1 and local judiciary2  

7#d7 leadership in many of the largest  
corporations and law firms in the       
,united ,states2 and  7#e7 service as   
presidents of colleges and universities1
 deans of the most distinguished        
graduate schools in the ,united ,states1
 officials in nonprofit organizations1  
leaders in national journalism and the  
working press1 senior leaders in every  
branch of the ,armed ,forces of the     
,united ,states1 and distinguished      
scholars and historians2  ,whereas the  
legacy of leadership of the ,white      
,house ,fellows program is a national   
resource that has served the ,united    
,states in major challenges1 including--
  7#a7 organizing resettlement          
operations following the ,vietnam ,war2 
7#b7 assisting with the national        
response to terrorist attacks2  7#c7    
managing the aftermath of natural       
disasters1 such as ,hurricanes ,katrina 
and ,rita2  7#d7 providing support to   
earthquake victims in ,haiti and ,nepal2
  7#e7 serving in the ,armed ,forces of 

the ,united ,states in ,iraq and        
,afghanistan2 and  7#f7 reforming and   
innovating in national and international
 securities and capital markets2        
,whereas the post-,fellowship years of  
the #gbe ,white ,house ,fellows are     
characterized by a demonstrable lifetime
 commitment to public service through   
continuing personal and professional    
renewal and association1 creating a     
,white ,house ,fellows ,community of    
,mutual ,support for leadership at every
 level of government and in every       
element of life in the ,united ,states2 
and ,whereas1 ,september #a1 #bjae1     
marked the #ejth anniversary of the     
first class of ,white ,house ,fellows to
 serve the ,united ,states3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7
 recognizes the #ejth anniversary of the
 ,white ,house ,fellows program and     
commends the ,white ,house ,fellows for 
their continuing lifetime commitment to 
public service2  7#b7 acknowledges the  
legacy of leadership provided by ,white 

,house ,fellows over the years in their 
local communities1 the ,united ,states1 
and the world2 and  7#c7 expresses      
appreciation and support for the        
continuing leadership of ,white ,house  
,fellows in all aspects of the national 
life of the ,united ,states in the years
 ahead4  ,passed the ,senate ,october   
#f1 #bjae4,secretary