Kitchen duties may have traditionally been viewed as women's work, but not at the White House. Until now: Cristeta Comerford has been named executive chef.

After an extensive six-month search, first lady Laura Bush announced Sunday that Comerford was chosen from hundreds of applicants to head the executive kitchen. A naturalized U.S. citizen from the Philippines, she will be the first woman and first minority to hold the post.

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.

在经过长达6个月的选拔之后，美国第一夫人劳拉·布什于8月14日宣布，科默福德从数百名申请者中脱颖而出，被任命为白宫第一位女性厨师长。

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。