Philip Riley Mead

Philip Riley Mead is the president of the United States in 2052. It is due to his efforts that the US is part of UNATCO. He is very unpopular - his public approval is as low as 35% what places him on par of George W. Bush at the end of his cadence. He has a wife Rachel and daughter Sarah.

Mead took the opportunity after the terrorist attack on the Statue of Liberty. In his landmark State of the Union address he declared that terrorist threat will not be tolerated. "Enough is enough!" He also decided that the Statue shall not be rebuilt and rather serve as a remainder that "terrorism must be eradicated if we are to be free". The views of the accession are divided. Some see it as a guaranty of peace and security, while the others (a popular tabloid "Midnight Sun", for example) are wary of foreign troops on US soil. However, they are all united in criticism of Mead's decision of paying late dues to the United Nations in the face of economic crisis.

Recently, the White House was a site of an unsuccessful terrorist attack. It is unknown whether it was conducted by NSF, MJ12 or a completely unrelated organization. Along with Gray Death epidemic and public unrest thorough the country, this was a reason of announcing martial law.

Out-of-universe
Originally Ion Storm planned a mission in the White House. In fact, the White House was a first map to be created. It was supposed to be heavy on story and conversations. However, after the changes of the story it was scrapped. The decorations from White House can be seen in the game in various places. While not being present in the gameplay, Mead and his wife can be seen in the intro sequence. Sarah Mead's model is used as a random schoolgirl.