Membership
The ACHP consists of 23 members from various federal agencies, local and state governments, the public and outside organizations. All but two of the members are appointed by the President of the United States. Membership, as laid out in the 1966 Historic Preservation Act includes, the ACHP chairman, appointed by the President of the United States, who is selected from the general public. Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, also California State Historic Preservation Officer, is chairman with a term of office: 2010-2013.
In addition, the president also appoints other members, including the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Architect of the Capitol, four heads of other federal agencies whose activities concern historic preservation, a state governor, a mayor, four experts from the field of historic preservation (specializing in architecture, history or archeology), three members of the general public, and one member of an Indian tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization. The two members of the ACHP not appointed by the U.S. president are the president of the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers and the Chairman of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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