President Ashby

Janice Ashby is the president of the United States of America. She has grey hair and wore blue blazer and white silk blouse on one occasion.

The Ashby Administration and Carl
To test a potential health risk from the Carls, the federal government restricted access to the blocks surrounding the Carls in the US from February to March 17. During that time, it was determined the Carls hover micrometers over the surface. Digging underneath Oakland Carl resulted in the statue floating in place. The government studied the Dream by examining un-infected people under quarantine. In a speech, the president reassured the nation that both the Dream and the Carls appear to be non-threatening. She also confirmed the Carls to be of alien origin.

While she was not uncritical with how April May handled the events that would lead to the Dream, President Ashby also voiced her concern and support for April, including offering code breakers to help her with the 767 sequence later on. In return, April was supposed to contact the president before taking action after solving the sequence.

The president was aware of the shooting on April May during the July 13 Attacks. After Martin Bellacourt's attack on April and his death, president Ashby visited her in the hospital. April agreed to have a 24 hours moratorium on her video footage to give the government enough time to analize it. Afterwards, they both met at the hospital again, for a small-scale televized press event.

Post-Carl
Weeks after April's disapperance, president Ashby sent a letter of condolence to each of April's friends. When April re-appeared, the president remained supportive of her.