He has been recognized for his service with the Meritorious Public Service Award from the U.S. Coast Guard for saving a drowning civilian from the Hudson River. The President of Italy awarded Ambassador White the title of Cavaliere della Repubblica Italiana del Merito for his philanthropic efforts in support of the families of 17 Carabinieri killed in Iraq in 2003. Ambassador White is joined in Belgium by his husband Bryan Eure.
In 2010, Ambassador White founded Constellations Group, a strategic advisory and consulting firm serving Fortune 500 CEOs, high-net-worth individuals, and international private equity groups. White is originally from Point Lookout, New York, and spent much of his life as a Manhattan resident. In 1992, White joined the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York and eventually became its president, leading the organization for many years.
