Appointment of Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson as a Member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

The President today announced his intention to appoint Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson to be a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. This is a new position.

Mrs. Ahmanson has been involved in business, cultural, civic, national, and world affairs and has traveled worldwide to encourage cultural exchanges and for people-to-people programs as well as to promote trade for the United States and the Los Angeles area. Mrs. Ahmanson is currently Chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and chairman of the board of Caroline Leonetti, Ltd. (a self-improvement center she founded in 1945). She is vice president of the board of directors of the National Committee on United States-China Relations and vice president of the board of directors of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. Additionally, she serves on the City of Los Angeles Economic Advisory Council and has served as senior vice chairman of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.

Mrs. Ahmanson has two children and resides in Beverly Hills, CA. She was born April 12, 1918, in San Francisco, CA.