Political appointments are an integral part of national security and foreign policy leadership. As we prepare for the next presidential transition, LCWINS is hosting a series of webinars to help more women pursue, prepare for, and succeed in these pivotal roles.
This “Political Appointments: Process” session dives into the process behind the scenes of political appointments. Jamie Jackson, Martha Miller, and Dan Herman are all presidential personnel office (PPO) veterans with a bipartisan trove of advice that they are eager to share on how to best navigate the political appointment process. This one-hour discussion covers both schedule C and senate confirmation processes, provides transparency on vetting, and suggests the “do’s” and “don’ts” of the process based on the collective experience of our speakers, who have processed hundreds of prior appointees.
As you consider whether a political appointment in national security or foreign policy is right for you, we encourage you to join the LCWINS Database. Women qualified to serve at the Deputy Assistant Secretary level and higher are invited to join this resource used by LCWINS staff to support transition teams and the White House Executive Office of Presidential Personnel (PPO) in building gender-balanced slates for key leadership positions.
Jamie Jackson is an attorney and public speaker who provides insider political analysis on U.S. public policy developments. Drawing on her unique blend of experience as a former White House, Pentagon, and congressional leadership aide, she has built a career advising political leaders and organizations on complex legal and policy issues. Her areas of expertise include defense policy, emerging technologies, social justice reform, congressional investigations, and legislative procedure.
In her role as Senior Counsel to then-U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Jackson played a pivotal role in shaping consequential federal legislation. As Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. House Armed Services Committee (HASC), Jackson was integral in drafting and negotiating defense policy legislation, as part of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). She also held key national security roles during the Obama and Biden administrations.
