The White House executive pastry chef is responsible for the planning, managing and preparing of all desserts and pastries served at the White House, the official residence of the president of the United States. This includes state dinners, official dinners, and private entertaining by the

first family First Family is an unofficial title for the family of a republic's head of state. A first family usually consists of: the head of state, the first spouse and their children. Related terms The term ''second family'' is often used to refer to t ...

. The executive pastry chef works separately from the

White House executive chef The White House executive chef is the individual responsible for managing the kitchens, and for planning and preparing of all menus and meals for the president of the United States and the first family, which includes their private meals, their p ...

and reports directly to the chief usher. She works in coordination with these two, as well as the

White House social secretary The White House social secretary is responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of official social events at the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Function The social s ...

, and the

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for all events and dinners. The executive pastry chef serves at the first lady's pleasure and is appointed, or reappointed, by each administration. The current White House executive pastry chef is Susan Morrison.

List of executive pastry chefs

* Heinz Bender, February 1968–January 1979 * Albert Kumin, February 1, 1979–December 31, 1979 *

Roland Mesnier Roland Mesnier (July 8, 1944 – August 26, 2022) was a French-born American pastry chef and culinary writer. His creations during his twenty-five years as Executive Pastry Chef (1980–2004) at the White House earned him the reputation of a cr ...

, 1980–2004 * Thaddeus DuBois, 2004–2006 *

Bill Yosses William Yosses (born about 1952) is an American chef who is best known as co-author of the book '' Desserts For Dummies'' and for being the White House Executive Pastry Chef from 2007 to 2014. Yosses is now the owner of the pastry company Perfect ...

, 2007–2014 * Susan E. "Susie" Morrison, 2014–presentAlt URL
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External links

White House website page on Current Executive Pastry Chef Susan Morrison
* ttps://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/chef/ White House website page on former Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier Executive Pastry Chef, White House Executive Pastry Chef, White House Pastry chefs

List of executive pastry chefs

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