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The White House is full of unique job opportunities.
While there are certain jobs for which a political background will make you a more favorable candidate for the role, there are many that require skills that aren’t political.
Even the leader of the country doesn’t necessarily need a political background, although many often have one.
The only written requirements to be president, as outlined in the Constitution, are that the individual must be a natural-born citizen of the country, at least 35 years old and a resident of the United States for 14 years. Former President Trump became the 45th president without having held any government position prior to being elected to lead the country in November 2016.
There are numerous jobs at the White House that aren’t necessary political, such as working on the team that prepares meals daily and for large events. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images I Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
THE WHITE HOUSE: A HISTORICAL LOOK INSIDE AMERICA’S MOST ICONIC RESIDENCE
Take a look at unique White House jobs you may be unaware of that don’t require an extensive political background of those hired.
- Executive pastry chef and executive chef
- Calligrapher
- Social aides
- ‘Body Man’
1. Executive pastry chef and executive chef
You may not need a political background for either of these jobs, but your background in cooking or baking will have to be up to par.
The executive chef at the White House has a lot of responsibilities beyond just cooking for the president. The executive chef is also in charge of coming up with menus for state dinners, social events, receptions and official luncheons, according to The Associated Press.
Cristeta Comerford, who was the first woman to ever hold the role, was the White House’s executive chef for almost 30 years.
Before working at the White House, where she earned an assistant chef role in 1995 and later was named executive chef in 2005, she worked at a series of hotels in Chicago and…
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