Selfridge served as Deputy Director of Advance for both the Presidential Transition Office and Obama for America from 2008 to early 2009. Following the Obama team into the White House, he served as Director of Advance for the Vice President until 2011, when he became a Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Advance &amp; Operations at the White House, a position he held until 2011 when he became Director—a position he held until his nomination to the Office of Chief of Protocol in the State Department.