Brigadier General Tim White (Ret.)
Last Name: White
First Name: Tim
Medals and Honors:
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
6 Emmy Awards
ACNSL Offices and Committees:
Rank: Brigadier General
Service/Department: U.S. Air Force
Last or Significant Assignment:
Executive Producer of Documentaries for the US Information Agency
Brigadier General Tim White, USAF (ret) has enjoyed multiple careers: broadcasting, journalism, documentary film, the military, academia, public diplomacy, and business. Born in Michigan, he holds degrees from Michigan State University, the University of Southern California, and a doctorate from the University of Maryland.
Dr. White began his broadcasting career in local radio at the age of 14. As a television reporter, anchor, and producer for NBC, Fox, ABC and PBS affiliates around the country, he won six Emmy awards. In 2005, he was inducted into the Radio and Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame. In the 1970s, as a Foreign Service Officer, he was appointed executive producer of documentaries for the State Department’s U.S. Information Agency (USIA). His assignments included Western Europe, Russia, New Guinea, India, Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Africa. His films and television programs won numerous international awards.
Tim White served in the U.S. Air Force, active duty and Reserve, for over thirty years. Holding senior leadership positions in strategic communications, public affairs, recruiting and international liaison, he retired with the rank of brigadier general. He is a trustee of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, board member of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, and past president of The Literary Society of Washington (founded in 1874). Dr. White is currently a trustee for the Institute of World politics, and is also a member of The SPECTRUM Group in Alexandria, VA. Dr. White lives in Arlington, Virginia and Cody, Wyoming.
