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CONGRESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND GROUPS

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS [Title 10, U.S.C., Section 9355(a)]

Board Member Year Appointed Appointed by the President: Arlen Jameson (Vice Chair) 2010 Marcelite Harris 2010 Thomas L. McKiernan 2011 Fletcher Wiley 2011 Sue Hoppin 2013 Dr. Paula Thronhill 2013 Appointed by the Vice President or the Senate President Pro Tempore: Senator , of South Carolina 2011 Senator John Hoeven, of North Dakota 2011 Appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Alfredo Sandoval (Chair) 2010 Representative , of Colorado 2007 Representative Jared Polis, of Colorado 2009 Appointed by the Chairman, Senate Armed Services Committee: Senator Michael F. Bennet, of Colorado 2011 Appointed by the Chairman, House Armed Services Committee: Representative Niki Tsongas, of 2008

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS [Title 10, U.S.C., Section 4355(a)]

Members of Congress

Senate

Richard Burr, of North Carolina. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, of New York. Joni Ernst, of Iowa. Christopher Murphy of Connecticut.

House

K. Michael Conaway, Representative of Texas. Steve , Representative of New York. , Representative of , Loretta Sanchez, Representative of . Vice Chair. , Representative of .

Presidential Appointees: Hon. Bob Archuleta, of California. Brenda Sue Fulton, of , Chair. Elizabeth McNally, of New York. 499 500 Congressional Directory

Patrick Murphy, of Pennsylvania. Ethan Epstein, of New Mexico. Hon. Gerald McGowan, of Wasington, DC.

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS [Title 10, U.S.C., Section 6968(a)]

Appointed by the President: (Vice Chairman) ADM John Nathman, USN (Ret.) Former Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces. VADM Michelle Howard, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations. RADM Veronica Froman, USN (Ret.) CEO and chair of REBOOT, Chairman of Monarch School BoD. Judge Evan Wallach, U.S. Court of Appeals. Robert Stein, President of The Regency Group, King Distribution and St. John’s Utilitites, Kerrco Inc. board member. Appointed by the Vice President: Senator Mark Kirk, of Illinois. Senator , of New Hampshire. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, of Maryland. Designees of the Chairmen, SASC / HASC: Senator Dan Sullivan, of Alaska. (Chairman) Representative Robert J. Wittman, of Virginia. Appointed by the Speaker of the House: Representative Thomas J. Rooney, of . Representative Todd C. Young, of Indiana. Representative Elijah E. Cummings, of Maryland. Representative C. A. , of Maryland.

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS * [Title 14 U.S.C., Section 194(a)]

Roger F. Wicker, of . , of Connecticut. Dan Sullivan, of Alaska. Maria Cantwell, of . Bill Shuster, of Pennsylvania. Adrian Smith, of .

BRITISH-AMERICAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP Senate Hart Building, Room 808, phone 224–3047 [Created by Public Law 98–164]

Senate Delegation: Chair.—Thad Cochran, Senator from Mississippi. Vice Chair.—Patrick J. Leahy, Senator from Vermont.

CANADA-UNITED STATES INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP Senate Hart Building, Room 808, 224–3047 [Created by Public Law 86–42, 22 U.S.C., 1928a–1928d, 276d–276g]

Senate Delegation: Chair.—Mike Crapo, Senator from Idaho. Vice Chair.—Amy Klobuchar, Senator from .

* This list is incomplete; three Congressional seats remain vacant at time of press. Congressional Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Groups 501

House Delegation: Chair.—, Representative of . Vice Chair.—Candice S. Miller, Representative of Michigan.

CHINA-UNITED STATES INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP Senate Hart Building, Room 808, phone 224–3047 [Created by Public Law 108–199, Section 153]

Senate Delegation: Chair.—Vacant. Vice Chair.—Vacant.

KOREA-UNITED STATES INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP

House Delegation: Chair.—Edward R. Royce, Representative of California.

MEXICO-UNITED STATES INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP Senate Hart Building, Room 808, phone 224–3047 [Created by Public Law 82–420, 22 U.S.C. 276h–276k]

Senate Delegation: Chair.—Vacant. Vice Chair.—, Senator from Virginia. House Delegation: Chair.—Michael T. McCaul, Representative of Texas. Vice Chair.—Sean P. Duffy, Representative of .

NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY Headquarters: Place du Petit Sablon 3, B–1000 Brussels, Belgium [Created by Public Law 84–689, 22 U.S.C., 1928z]

Senate Delegation: Chair.—Vacant. Vice Chair.—Vacant. House Delegation: Chair.—Michael R. Turner, Representative of Ohio. Vice Chair.—Ted Poe, Representative of Texas.

STAFF Secretary, Senate Delegation.—Julia Hart Reed, Interparliamentary Services, SH–808, 224–3047. Secretary, House Delegation.—Jeff Dressler.

COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL MAILING STANDARDS 1216 Longworth House Office Building, phone 226–0647 [Created by Public Law 93–191]

Chairman.—Candice S. Miller, of Michigan. Robert E. Latta, of Ohio. Rodney Davis, of Illinois. Susan A. Davis, of California. , of California. Cedric L. Richmond, of . 502 Congressional Directory

STAFF Majority Staff Director.—Richard Cappetto, 226–0647. Professional Staff: George Hadijski, Ryan Kelly, Max Engling. Staff Assistant.—Amanda Anger. Counsel.—Bob Sensenbrenner. Minority Professional Staff: Matthew DeFreitas, Tommy Sandstrom, Kimberly Stevens, Aislan Sims, 225–9337. Minority Counsel.—Michael Harrison.

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE 234 Ford House Office Building, phone 225–1901, fax 226–4199 http://www.csce.gov

Christopher H. Smith, Representative of New Jersey, Chair Roger F. Wicker, Senator from Mississippi, Co-Chair

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH COMMISSIONERS

House

Robert B. Aderholt, of Alabama. Alcee L. Hastings, of Florida. Michael C. Burgess, of Texas. , of Tennessee. Randy Hultgren, of Illinois. Alan Grayson, of Florida. Joseph R. Pitts, of Pennsylvania. Louise McIntosh Slaughter, of New York.

Senate

John Boozman, of Arkansas. Benjamin L. Cardin, of Maryland. Richard Burr, of North Carolina. Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire. Tom Udall, of New Mexico. Sheldon Whitehouse, of Rhode Island. EXECUTIVE BRANCH COMMISSIONERS

Department of State.—Vacant. Department of Commerce.—Vacant. Department of Defense.—Vacant.

COMMISSION STAFF

Chief of Staff.—Mark S. Milosch. Senior Staff Representative.—Ambassador David T. Killion. Senior State Departmnet Advisor.—David J. Kostelancik. Policy Advisors: Orest Deychakiwsky, Shelly Han, Robert Hand, Janice Helwig, Alex T. Johnson, Mischa E. Thompson. Counsel.—Allison B. Hollabaugh. Director of Administration.—Daniel R. Redfield. Counsel for International Law.—Erika B. Schlager. Staff Associate.—A. Paul Massaro III.

CONGRESSIONAL AWARD FOUNDATION 379 Ford House Office Building, phone (202) 226–0130, fax 226–0131 [Created by Public Law 96–114]

Chair.—Paxton K. Baker, Washington Nationals Baseball. Congressional Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Groups 503

Vice Chairs: Linda Mitchell, Mississippi State University Extension Service. Hon. Rodney E. Slater, , LLP. Secretary.—Cheryl Maddox, Humana, Inc. Treasurer.—Lee Klumpp, BDO. Members: Cliff Akiyama, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Simeon Banister, Greater Rochester Martin Luther King Jr. Commission. Ed Blansitt, Montgomery County Inspector General Office. Romero Brown, Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Laurel Call, Texas. Nick Cannon, New York. Dan Cohen, Enteromedics, Inc. Edward Cohen, Lerner Enterprises. Kathy Didawick, BlueCross BlueShield Association. Dr. Wiley Dobbs, Idaho. Mitch Draizin, Longview Capital Advisors, Inc. David Falk, FAME. George B. Gould, Washington, DC. Dr. Lawrence Green, Maryland. J. Steven Hart, Esq., Williams and Jensen, P.C. Erica Wheelan Heyse, National Director. Jesse Hill, Edward Jones. Hon. Richard Hudson, United States House of Representatives. David W. Hunt, Esq., Nexant. Hon. , . Hon. , United States House of Representatives. Paul Kelly, The Federal Group, Inc. Boris Kodjoe, California. Lynn Lyons, Florida. Raul Magdaleno, Magdaleno Consulting Group. Hon. III, United States Senate. Lance Mangum, FedEx Corporation. Patrick McLain, Sanofi, U.S. Marc Monyek, Illinois. Kim Norman, G2 Secure Staff, LLC. Mark Reese, Johnson & Johnson. Adam Ruiz, Kentucky. Beth Ann Ruoff, Ogilvy Public Relations. DeMaurice Smith, NFL Players Association. Jason Van Pelt, Novartis. Rita Vaswani, Nevada State Bank. Kathryn Weeden, United States Senate Page School. Shawn Whitman, FMC Corporation. Jon Wood, Jon Wood & Associates, LLC. Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life.

CONGRESSIONAL CLUB 2001 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., 20009, phone (202) 332–1155, fax 797–0698

Executive Board President.—Vera G. Davis. Vice Presidents: (1st) Jennifer Messer. (2d) Helen Green. (3d) Judy Benishek. (4th) Patricia Garamendi. (5th) Billie Gingrey. (6th) April McClain Delaney. Treasurer.—Martha Brooks. Recording Secretary.—Sonya Horsford. Corresponding Secretary.—Simone Marie Meeks. Executive Director.—Lydia de La Vina de Foley. 504 Congressional Directory

CONGRESSIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON 243 Ford House Office Building, phone 226–3766, fax 226–3804 [Created by Public Law 106–286]

Christopher H. Smith, Representative of New Jersey, Chair. Marco Rubio, Senator from Florida, Co-Chair.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH COMMISSIONERS

House

Robert Pittenger, Representative of Timothy J. Walz, Representative of Minnesota. North Carolina. , Representative of Ohio. Trent Franks, Representative of . Michael M. Honda, Representative of Randy Hultgren, Representative of Illinois. California. , Representative of California.

Senate

James Lankford, of Oklahoma. , of Ohio. , of Arkansas. , of California. Steve Daines, of Montana. , of Oregon. , of Nebraska. Gary C. Peters, of Michigan

EXECUTIVE BRANCH COMMISSIONERS

Christopher P. Lu, U.S. Department of Labor. Sarah Sewall, U.S. Department of State. Stefan M. Selig, U.S. Department of Commerce. Daniel R. Russel, U.S. Department of State. , U.S. Department of State.

COMMISSION STAFF

Staff Director.—Paul B. Protic. Deputy Staff Director.—Elyse Anderson. Director of Administration, Budget and Contracts.—Judy Wright. Senior Advisor and Prisoner Database Program Director.—Steve Marshall. Senior Advisor.—Anna Brettell. Counsel.—Steve Andrews. Research Associates: Mingzhi Chen, David Machinist, David Petrick. Research Associate and Manager of Annual Report Production.—Jen Salen. Printer and Outreach Associate.—Deidre Jackson. Director of Communications and Policy.—Scott Flipse.

HOUSE DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP 227 Cannon House Office Building, phone 225–4561, fax 225–1166 [email protected], http://democracy.house.gov [Created by H. Res. 5, 112th Congress]

Chair.—Peter J. Roskam, of Illinois. Ranking Member.—David E. Price, of North Carolina. Congressional Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Groups 505

COMMISSIONERS

Jeff Fortenberry, of Nebraska. , of California. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., of Louisiana. , of California. K. Michael Conaway, of Texas. Keith Ellison, of Minnesota. , of Florida. , of Wisconsin. Ander Crenshaw, of Florida. Susan A. Davis, of California. , of Indiana. , of Nevada. Susan W. Brooks, of Indiana. Jim McDermott, of Washington. Lee M. Zeldin, of New York. , of Tennessee. Reid J. Ribble, of Wisconsin.

Legislative Director for Representative (Roskam).—Jeff Billman. Legislative Director for Representative (Price).—Justin Wein.

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING COMMISSION

H–232 The Capitol, phone 225–0600

[Title 40, U.S.C. 175–176]

Chair.—Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader. , House Minority Leader.

JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION

1201 15th Street, NW., Suite 330, phone (202) 653–9800, fax 653–9802

[Created by Public Law 94–118]

Chairman.—Harry A. Hill, President and CEO, Oaklawn Marketing, Inc. Vice-Chairman.—Dr. Sheila Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Executive Director.—Paige Cottingham-Streater. Assistant Executive Director.—Niharika C. Joe. Assistant Executive Director, CULCON.—Pamela L. Fields. Executive Assistant.—Sylvia L. Dandridge. Members: Hon. Daniel Russel, Assistant for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Hon. Evan Ryan, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Dr. Deanna Marcum, Managing Director, Ithaka. Dr. Patricia Maclachlan, Associate Professor of Government and Asian Studies, University of Texas. Dr. Edward Lincoln, Professorial Lecturer, George Washington University. David Sneider, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP. Hon. Jane Chu, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts. William ‘‘Bro’’ Adams, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities. Hon. Jim McDermott, U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. Anne Nishimura Morse, Curator of Japanese Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Hon. Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senate. Hon. Brenda Dann-Messier (acting) Assistant Secretary of Education for Post-Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education. Dr. T.J. Pempel, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley. Vacant, U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. Leonard J. Schoppa, Jr., Director, Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics, The Univer- sity of Virginia. Vacant, U.S. Senate. 506 Congressional Directory

MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION COMMISSION 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, 22041 phone (703) 358–1716, fax (703) 358–2234 [Created by act of February 18, 1929, 16 U.S.C. 715a]

Chair.—Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior. Thad Cochran, Senator from Mississippi. Martin Heinrich, Senator from New Mexico. Robert J. Wittman, Representative from Virginia. Mike Thompson, Representative from California. , Secretary of Agriculture. Gina McCarthy, Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency. Secretary.—A. Eric Alvarez.

PERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR THE OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES DEVISE FUND , 20540, phone 707–1082 [Created by act of Congress approved Aug. 5, 1955 (Public Law 246, 84th Congress), to administer Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise Fund, established by same act]

Chairman ex officio.—James H. Billington. Administrative Officer for the Devise.—James H. Hutson.

UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION 444 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 602, phone 624–1407, fax 624–1406 [Created by Public Law 106–398, 114 STAT]

COMMISSIONERS

Chair.—Hon. William A. Reinsch. Vice Chair.—Hon. Dennis C. Shea. Members: Carolyn Bartholomew. Peter Brookes. Robin Cleveland. Jeffrey L. Fiedler. Hon. Carte P. Goodwin. Daniel M. Slane. Hon. James M. Talent. Hon. Katherine C. Tobin, Ph.D. Michael R. Wessel. Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.

COMMISSION STAFF Executive Director.—Michael R. Danis. Human Resources and Administrative Specialist.—Rickisha C. Berrien-Lopez. Congressional Liaison and Communications Director.—Anthony DeMarino. Management Analyst.—Christopher P. Fioravante. Research Director and Policy Analyst, Economics and Trade.—Katherine Koleski. Security and Analysts: Ethan S. Meick, Matthew O. Southerland. Economics and Trade Analysts: Lauren Gloudeman, Matthew Snyder. Senior Policy Analyst, Security and Foreign Affairs.—Kristien T. Bergerson. Senior Policy Analyst, Economics and Trade.—Kevin Rosier. Supervisory Senior Policy Analyst, Economics and Trade.—Nargiza Salidjanova. Supervisory Senior Policy Analyst, Security and Foreign Affairs.—Caitlin Campbell. Finance and Operations Director.—Kathleen Wilson. Congressional Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Groups 507

SENATE NATIONAL SECURITY WORKING GROUP 311 Hart Senate Office Building, 20510, phone 228–6425

Administrative Co-Chair.—Marco Rubio, Senator from Florida. Administrative Co-Chair.—Dianne Feinstein, Senator from California. Republican Leader.—Mitch McConnell, Senator from Kentucky. Democratic Leader.—Harry Reid, Senator from Nevada. Co-Chair.—Jack Reed, Senator from Rhode Island. Co-Chair.—Thad Cochran, Senator from Mississippi. Co-Chair.—Robert Menendez, Senator from New Jersey. Co-Chair.—Barbara A. Mikulski, Senator from Maryland. Co-Chair.—Lindsey Graham, Senator from South Carolina. Members: James M. Inhofe, Senator from Oklahoma. Richard J. Durbin, Senator from Illinois. , Senator from Alabama. Robert P. Casey, Jr., Senator from , Senator from Tennessee. Pennsylvania. Roy Blunt, Senator from . Bill Nelson, Senator from Florida. John McCain, Senator from Arizona. , Senator from North Dakota. James E. Risch, Senator from Idaho. Benjamin L. Cardin, Senator from Maryland.

STAFF Democratic Staff Director.—Chris Gaspar, 224–3841. Republican Staff Director.—Jamie Fly, 224–3041.

U.S. ASSOCIATION OF FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 1401 K Street, NW., Suite 503, 20005 phone (202) 222–0972, fax 222–0977

The nonpartisan United States Association of Former Members of Congress was founded in 1970 as a nonprofit, educational, research and social organization. It has been chartered by the and has approximately 600 members who represented American citizens in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. The Association promotes improved public understanding of the role of Congress as a unique institution as well as the crucial importance of representative democracy as a system of government, both domesti- cally and internationally. President.—Barbara B. Kennelly, of Connecticut. Vice President.—Jim Walsh, of New York. Treasurer.—Mary , of California. Secretary.—Martin Frost, of Texas. Immediate Past President.—, of Michigan. Honorary Co-Chair.—Constance A. ‘‘Connie’’ Morella, of Maryland. Chief Executive Officer.—Peter M. Weichlein. Counselors: Jack Buechner, of Missouri; , of Kansas; Lee H. Hamilton, of Indiana; H. Martin Lancaster, of North Carolina; Matthew F. McHugh, of New York; Connie A. Morella, of Maryland; Richard T. Schulze, of Pennsylvania.

U.S. CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY 200 Maryland Avenue, NE., 20002, phone (202) 543–8919, fax (202) 544–8244 [Congressional Charter, October 20, 1978, Public Law 95–493, 95th Congress, 92 Stat. 1643]

Chairman of the Board.—Hon. E. Thomas Coleman. President.—Hon. Ron Sarasin. Treasurer.—L. Neale Cosby. Vice President of: Membership and Development.—Laura McCulty Stepp. Merchandising and Design.—Diana E. Wailes. 508 Congressional Directory

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Hon. Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. Brett Loper Hon. Roy Blunt Tamera Luzzatto Ken Bowling Norm Ornstein Nicholas E. Calio Craig Purser Sean Callinicos David Regan Donald G. Carlson Cokie Roberts Hon. E. Thomas Coleman Hon. Ron Sarasin L. Neale Cosby Matthew Shay Scott Cosby Mark Shields George C. ‘‘Bud’’ Garikes William G. Sutton Mary Moore Hamrick Hon. Ellen O’Kane Tauscher Hon. Richard Holwill James A. Thurber Hon. Connie Tipton Hon. John B. Larson Hon. John C. Tuck Jennifer LaTourette Hon. Tom Udall Rob Lively Mark Valente III STAFF Director of: Corporate Giving.—Marilyn Green. Finance and Administration.—Peter B. McGuire. Historical Programs.—Lauren Borchard. Scholarship and Education.—William diGiacomantonio. Manager of: Accounting.—Sheri Williams. Development and Outreach.—Victoria Wolfe. Operations.—Vince Scott. Receiving.—Mike Lawson. Development and Tour Coordinator.—Samantha Wolfe. Merchandise Assistant.—Samantha Crawford. Receptionist, Merchandise Clerk.—Tara Vilaychith.

U.S. CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION [Created pursuant to Public Law 100–696]

Co-Chairs: Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House. Orrin G. Hatch, Senate President Pro Tempore. Senate Members: House Members: Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader. Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader. Harry Reid, Democratic Leader. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader. Roy Blunt. Candice S. Miller. Charles E. Schumer. Robert A. Brady. John Hoeven. Gregg Harper. Richard J. Durbin. Marcy Kaptur. Vacant. Vacant. Vacant. Vacant. Ex-Officio Member-Architect of the Capitol.—Stephen T. Ayers, AIA, LEED AP.

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FINE ARTS BOARD 1309 Longworth House Office Building, phone 225–8281 [Created by Public Law 101–696]

Chair.—Candice S. Miller, of Michigan. Members: Gregg Harper, of Mississippi. Tom Graves, of Georgia. Robert A. Brady, of Pennsylvania. , of California. Congressional Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Groups 509

U.S. SENATE COMMISSION ON ART S–411 The Capitol, phone 224–2955 [Created by Public Law 100–696]

Chair.—Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky. Vice Chair.—Harry Reid, of Nevada. Members: Orrin G. Hatch, of Utah. Roy Blunt, of Missouri. Charles E. Schumer, of New York.

STAFF Executive Secretary.—Julie E. Adams. Curator.—Melinda K. Smith. Associate Curator.—Alexander ‘‘Sasha’’ Lourie. Administrator.—Scott M. Strong. Historic Preservation Officer.—Kelly Steele. Collections Manager.—Vacant. Assistant Curator.—Amy Elizabeth Burton. Registrar.—Courtney Morfeld. Collections Specialist.—Theresa Malanum. Museum Specialist.—Richard L. Doerner. Executive Assistant.—Anum Mirza.