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

The President today announced his intention to appoint John F.W. Rogers to be a member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. He will succeed Gerald P. Carmen.

Mr. Rogers is currently Assistant to the President for Management and Administration and Director of the Office of Administration. He joined the White House staff in January 1981 and has responsibility for the administrative operations of the White House and the Executive Office of the President.

Before joining the White House staff, Mr. Rogers was special assistant for administration at the American Enterprise Institute of Public Policy Research (AEI) and prior to that worked at the U.S. Senate and the White House during the Ford administration.

Mr. Rogers is a graduate of the George Washington University and recipient of the Trautman Scholarship. He represents the President on the board of trustees of the U.S. Capitol Historic Society and is a member of the board of the National Building Museum. He was born in Seneca Falls, NY, on April 15, 1956.