▁We ap ons ▁of ▁Mass ▁Dest ruction ▁( the ▁" G il more ▁Commission "); ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Vis itors ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁Institute ; ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Central ▁Int elligence ' s ▁Non pro l ifer ation ▁Ad vis ory ▁P anel ; ▁a ▁Vis iting ▁Research ▁Fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Deutsche ▁Gesellschaft ▁für ▁Aus wär t ige ▁Politik ; ▁and ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Science ▁Board ▁and ▁the ▁R AND ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁White ▁House ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Fal ken r ath ▁joined ▁the ▁Bush - Ch en ey ▁president ial ▁transition ▁team , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁the ▁president ial ▁transition ▁within ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council . ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁President ial ▁In aug uration , ▁Fal ken r ath ▁joined ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁staff , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁His ▁initial ▁position ▁was ▁Director ▁for ▁Pro l ifer ation ▁Str ategy ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council ▁staff , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁bi ological ▁weapons ▁pro l ifer ation ▁and ▁prepared ness , ▁miss ile ▁defense , ▁and ▁Asian ▁pro l ifer ation ▁issues . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁terror ist ▁attacks ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Fal ken r ath ▁was ▁named ▁Special ▁Ass istant ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁Senior ▁Director ▁for ▁Policy ▁and ▁Pl ans