The 42-year-old Comerford has been an assistant chef at the White House for 10 years. She worked under former executive chef Walter Scheib III, who resigned in February.

• 据美联社8月14日报道，现年42岁的科默福德是加入美国国籍的菲律宾裔人，她作为助理厨师在白宫服役长达10年之久，她同时也是掌管这一职位的首位少数民族人士。