Members

U.S. National Commission for UNESCO

The National Commission will be comprised of up to 100 members appointed by the Secretary of State. There can be up to 60 representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), 10 United States Government officials, 15 representatives of the interests of state and local governments, and up to 15 individuals at large.

NGO Members: Organization (Representative)

1. American Architectural Foundation (Ronald Bogle)
2. American Association for the Advancement of Science (Alan Leshner)
3. American Association of Museums (Edward H. Able, Jr.)
4. American Ballet Theater (Rachel S. Moore)
5. American Chemical Society 
6. American Council on Education (Madeleine F. Green)
7. American Council of Learned Societies (Pauline Yu)
8. American Enterprise Institute (Danielle Pletka)
9. American Film Institute (Murray Horowitz)
10. American Geological Institute (Christopher M. Keane)
11. American Physical Society (Judy Franz)
12. American Press Institute (Jack Kosakowski)
13. American Society of Civil Engineers (Russel Jones)
14. American Society for Microbiology (Rita Colwell)
15. Americans for UNESCO (Andre Varchaver)
16. Association of Community College Trustees (J. Noah Brown)
17. Association of Performing Arts Presenters (Sandra L. Gibson)
18. Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy (Benita Somerfield)
19. Bill of Rights Institute (Victoria Hughes)
20. Black Alliance for Educational Options (Gerard Robinson)
21. Carnegie Corporation of New York (Vartan Gregorian)
22. Center for the Study of the Environment (Daniel B. Botkin)
23. Council for a Community of Democracies (Robert R. LaGamma)
24. Council on Library and Information Resources (Charles Henry)
25. Eisenhower Foundation (Mack Teasley)
26. Federalist Society (James P. Kelly, III)
27. Fort Worth Zoo (Michael Dana Fouraker)
28. Freedom House (Jennifer Windsor)
29. Getty Conservation Institute (Timothy P. Whalen)
30. Gettysburg National Foundation (Robert Wilburn)
31. Heritage Foundation (Janice A. Smith)
32. Heritage Preservation (Debra Hess Norris)
33. Hoover Institute (Tod Lindberg)
34. Hudson Institute (John Fonte)
35. Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future (Nigel Cameron) 
36. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (John W. Steadman)
37. Institute of International Education (Peggy Blumenthal)
38. Institute for Regulatory Science (A. Alan Moghissi)
39. Inter American Press Association (Julio Muñoz)
40. Intercollegiate Studies Institute (Josiah Bunting)
41. International Foundation for Election Systems (William J. Hybl)
42. Junior Achievement (David Chernow)
43. Learning Disabilities Association of America (Marianne Toombs)
44. National Academy of Engineering (Lance A. Davis)
45. National Academy of Sciences (Kathie Bailey-Mathae)
46. National Council for the Traditional Arts (Joe Wilson)
47. National Endowment for Democracy (Marguerite H. Sullivan)
48. National Geographic Society (John Francis)
49. OPERA America (Marc A. Scorca)
50. Progress and Freedom Foundation (James V. DeLong)
51. Rotary International (Fary Moini)
52. Scripps Health (Chris Van Gorder)
53. Theater Communications Group (Joan Channick)
54. Thomas Fordham Foundation (Chester E. Finn, Jr.)
55. United Nations Association - USA (William Luers)
56. United Nations Foundation Better World Campaign (Melinda Kimble)
57. U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Daniel W. Christman)
58. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (James Luyten)
59. World Monuments Fund (Bonnie Burnham)
60. World Press Freedom Committee (Mark Bench)

Federal Members

1. Dr. Arden Bement, Director, National Science Foundation
2. Dr. James Billington, Librarian of Congress
3. Dr. Bruce Cole, Chairman, National Endowment for Humanities
4. Mrs. Robin Gilchrist, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Education 
5. Mr. Dana Gioia, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts
6. Dr. Richard Kurin, Director, Center for Folklore and Cultural Heritage of Smithsonian Institution
7. Dr. John Marburger, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy
8. Ms. Adair Margo, Chairman, President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
9. Mr. John Nau, Chairman, Council on Historic Preservation 

State/Local Government Members

1. Ms. Christie Brandau, State Librarian, State of Kansas
2. Mr. Michael Casserly, Executive Director,Council for Great City Schools
3. Representative Robert Wayne Cooper, M.D., State Representative, State of Missouri
4. Mr. Tim Foster, President, Mesa State College
5. Dr. Jonathan Katz, Executive Director, National Assembly of State Art Agencies
6. Dr. Robert S. Martin, Senior Advisor, Texas State Historical Records Advisory Board  
7. Dr. Ricardo Romo, President, University of Texas, San Antonio
8. Dr. Joseph Torgesen, Director, Center for the Study of Reading and Reading Disabilities, Florida State University
9. Ms. LaJuana S. Wilcher, Board Member, Kentuckiana Girl Scouts

At-Large Members

1. Dr. Tyler Cowen, Fairfax, Virginia
2. Ms. Myrna J. Deckert, El Paso, Texas
3. Dr. John J. DeGioia, Washington, DC
4. Mrs. Karyn Frist, Nashville, Tennessee
5. Ms. Susan Graham, New York, New York
6. Mr. Ron Haskins, Washington, DC
7. General Henry Hatch (ret.), Oakton, Virginia
8. Ms. Jacquelyn K. Hawkins, Austin, Texas
9. Mr. Frank Hodsoll, Falls Church, Virginia
10. Dr. Tirso del Junco, Glendale, California
11. Ms. Kathy Mellor, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
12. Mr. Patrick Swygert, Washington, DC
13. Dr. Diana Wall, Fort Collins, Colorado