Appointment of John F.W. Rogers as Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

The President today announced his intention to appoint John F.W. Rogers to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation for the remainder of the term expiring June 10, 1989. He would succeed Cynthia Jeanne Grassby Baker.

Mr. Rogers is currently group vice president of operations for Oliver Carr Co. in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was Assistant Secretary for Management at the Department of the Treasury, 1985-1987. From 1981 to 1985, he was Assistant to the President for Management and Administration and Director of the Office of Administration at the White House. He also served as director and general manager of the Committee for the 50th American Presidential Inaugural. Prior to joining the White House staff, he was executive assistant to the director of the White House transition team, and assistant to the president for administration at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.

Mr. Rogers graduated from George Washington University (B.A., 1978). He was born April 15, 1956, in Seneca Falls, NY, and currently resides in Washington, DC.