Smithsonian Institution 



The Smithsonian Institution was created by act of Congress 

 in 1846 in accordance with the terms of the will of James 

 Smithson of England, who in 1826 bequeathed his property 

 to the United States of America "to found at Washington, 

 under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establish- 

 ment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among 

 men." After receiving the property and accepting the trust, 

 Congress vested responsibility for administering the trust in 

 the Smithsonian Board of Regents. 



Board of Regents and Secretary 



September 30, 1999 



Board of Regents 



William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, 



Chancellor, ex officio 

 Albert Gore Jr., Vice-President of the United States, ex 



officio 

 Thad Cochran, Senator from Mississippi 

 Bill Frist, Senator from Tennessee 

 Daniel P. Moynihan, Senator from New York 

 Sam Johnson, Representative from Texas 

 Robert T. Matsui, Representative from California 

 Ralph Regula, Representative from Ohio 

 Howard H. Baker Jr., Citizen of the District of Columbia 

 Barber B. Conable Jr., Citizen of New Yotk 

 Anne d'Hamoncourt, Citizen of Pennsylvania 

 Hanna H. Gray, Citizen of Illinois 

 Manuel L. Ibanez, Citizen of Texas 

 Homer A. Neal, Citizen of Michigan 



Frank A. Shrontz, Citizen of Washington 



Wesley S. Williams Jr., Citizen of the Distnct of Columbia 



The Secretary 



I. Michael Heyman, Secrerary 



Consrance Berry Newman, Under Secrerary 



J. Dennis OGonnor, Provost 



Gary M. Beer, Chief Executive Officer, Smithsonian Business 



Ventures 

 Thomas D. Blair, Inspector General 

 Robert V. Hanle, Executive Director for Development 

 Donald L. Hardy, Director of Government Relations 

 James M. Hobbins, Executive Assistant to the Secretary 

 John E. Huerta, General Counsel 

 David J. Umansky, Directot of Communications 

 L. Carole Wharton, Director of the Office of Planning, 



Management, and Budget 



Smithsonian National Board 



September 30, 1999 



Current Members 



Hon. Frank Weil, Chairman 

 Hon. Max Berry, Vice-Chair 

 Mrs. Carolyn S. Blount 

 Mr. L. H. "Hacker" Caldwell 

 Mr. Peter R. Coneway 

 Mr. Thomas E. Congdon 

 Mr. Frank A. Daniels Jr. 

 Mr. Archie W. Dunham 

 Dr. Sylvia A. Earle 



