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 [[Walter Scheib]] was appointed executive chef in April 1994.<ref name=richman>{{cite news|last1=Richman|first1=Phyllis|last2=Radcliffe|first2=Donnie|title=White House Picks Chef|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=March 26, 1994|page=D1}}</ref> While his tenure under the Clintons was a happy one, he had a more difficult time meeting the needs of President [[George W. Bush]], First Lady [[Laura Bush]], and Laura Bush's [[White House Social Secretary|social secretary]], Lea Berman. Laura Bush wanted a more formal presentation, and President Bush disliked soup, salad, and poached fish—staples of Scheib's cuisine.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/walter-scheib-innovative-former-white-house-chef-is-dead-at-61.html|last=Grimes|first=William|title=Walter Scheib, Innovative Former White House Chef, Is Dead at 61|work=The New York Times|date=June 22, 2015|access-date=June 22, 2015|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=2059729|last=Tapper|first=Jake|title=Former White House Chef Dishes on Presidential Families|work=ABC News|date=June 9, 2006|access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref> Scheib was fired by the Bushes in February 2005,<ref>{{cite news|last=Gebhart|first=Ann|title=White House Chef Is Out In East Wing Social Shuffle|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=February 4, 2005|page=C1}}</ref> and succeeded in August 2005 by [[Cristeta Comerford]], a White House sous-chef whom Scheib had hired in 1995.<ref name=sagon>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/14/AR2005081400625.html|last=Sagon|first=Candy|title=Toque of the Town: White House Names 1st Female Executive Chef|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 15, 2005|access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref> Comerford was the first woman and person of color to be selected for the post.<ref name=flores />
-President [[Barack Obama]] retained Comerford as executive chef,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/03/michelle-obama-makes-the-pitch-for-pollinators/|last=Eilperin|first=Juliet|title=Michelle Obama makes the pitch for pollinators|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 3, 2015|access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref> but brought chef [[Sam Kass]] from [[Chicago]] to act as the first family's personal chef. Kass, who assumed several policy positions in the White House as well, resigned in December 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/white-house-sam-kass-113491.html|last=Evich|first=Helena Bottemiller|title=The world's most powerful chef hangs up his apron|work=Politico|date=December 11, 2014|access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref> In November 2009, [[Marcus Samuelsson]] became the first guest chef at a White House state dinner when Comerford temporarily stepped aside to allow him to cook for [[Prime Minister of India|Indian prime minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]].{{sfn|Ingraham|2010|page=78}}
+President [[Barack Obama]] retained Comerford as executive chef,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/03/michelle-obama-makes-the-pitch-for-pollinators/|last=Eilperin|first=Juliet|title=Michelle Obama makes the pitch for pollinators|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 3, 2015|access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref> but brought chef [[Sam Kass]] from Chicago to act as the first family's personal chef. Kass, who assumed several policy positions in the White House as well, resigned in December 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/white-house-sam-kass-113491.html|last=Evich|first=Helena Bottemiller|title=The world's most powerful chef hangs up his apron|work=Politico|date=December 11, 2014|access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref> In November 2009, [[Marcus Samuelsson]] became the first guest chef at a White House state dinner when Comerford temporarily stepped aside to allow him to cook for [[Prime Minister of India|Indian prime minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]].{{sfn|Ingraham|2010|page=78}}
 [[File:Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison in a preview with First Lady Jill Biden ahead of the State Dinner for President William Ruto of Kenya and Mrs. Rachel Ruto on May 22, 2024 in the Grand Foyer of the White House.jpg|thumb|Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison on May 22, 2024 in the Grand Foyer of the White House]]
 Comerford was retained as executive chef by President [[Donald Trump]]<ref name="TrumpKitchen">{{cite news|last1=Severson|first1=Kim|last2=Burrosfeb|first2=Marian|title=Looking for a Trump Doctrine in the White House Kitchen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/dining/trump-white-house-food-policy.html|work=The New York Times|date=February 27, 2017}}</ref> and later by President [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/10/20/pity-the-white-house-chef-494784|title=Pity the White House chef|author1=TINA SFONDELES|author2=ALEX THOMPSON|work=Politico}}</ref> She retired in July of 2024, after nearly 3 decades of working in the White House kitchen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-31 |title=White House chef retires after nearly 30 years, 1st woman and 1st person of color to have the job |url=https://apnews.com/article/white-house-chef-retires-4f30d444c822863edfcf6c0fdf8ba234 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>