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New Leaders Appointed by President Obama to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
President Barack Obama appointed George Stevens, Jr. and Margo Lion to serve as co-chairs of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. To serve as Vice-Chair the President appointed Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell. Each of these distinguished appointments is exemplary of this Administration’s belief that the arts and humanities are at the core of a vital society. No entity is better positioned than the President’s Committee to help bring together the public and private sectors to advance the non-partisan cultural objectives of the Administration since it is comprised of private citizens from around the United States, as well as the heads of government cultural agencies, including the National Endowment on the Arts, the National Endowment on the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
President Obama said, “My administration is committed to . . . investing in the future of arts and the humanities, and these individuals will serve my team well as we work to accomplish these goals. I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead.”
The President’s Committee welcomes the new chairs and vice-chair and congratulates them on their appointments.
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