Two Indian-American women have been selected for the prestigious White House Fellow programme that offers first hand experience of working at the highest levels of the US federal government. <br/><br/>Astrophysicist Anjali Tripathi from California and physician Tina R Shah from Chicago are among the 16 White House Fellows appointed from across the nation for the year 2016-17, officials said. <br/><br/>Ms Shah is a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician-scientist focused on transforming healthcare delivery for patients with chronic diseases.<br/><br/>Ms Tripathi, an astrophysicist recently at Harvard University, focuses on the formation and evolution of planets.<br/><br/>The White House Fellows Program was created in 1964 by President Lyndon B Johnson to give promising American leaders "first hand, high-level experience with the workings of the<br/>Federal government and to increase their sense of participation in national affairs".