[United States Government Manual] [July 01, 1995] [Pages 103-104] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]Council on Environmental Quality 360 Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), Washington, DC 20501 202-456-6224 722 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503 Phone, 202-395-5750 Chair Kathleen A. McGinty Chief of Staff Shelley N. Fidler General Counsel Dinah Bear Associate General Counsel Elisabeth Blaug Associate Director for International Trade and Jane Bradley Development Associate Director for Toxics and Environmental Brad Campbell Protection Associate Director for NEPA Oversight Ray Clark Associate Director for Congressional Affairs Michelle Denton Confidential Assistant Kathleen Gallagher Assistant to the Chair for Policy and Matt Gentile Administration Associate Director for Natural Resources Tom Jensen Associate Director for Communications Brian Johnson Associate Director for Sustainable Development Keith Laughlin Associate Director for Global Environment David Sandalow Policy Analyst Wendell Stills Assistant to the Chair for Strategic Planning Beth Viola and Outreach Special Assistant to the Chair Robert Vandermark Associate Director for Air, Transportation, and Wesley Warren Energy ________________________________________________________________________ The Council on Environmental Quality was established within the Executive Office of the President by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4341 et seq.) to formulate and recommend national policies to promote the improvement of the quality of the environment. Additional responsibilities were provided by the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.). The Council consists of three members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one of the members is designated by the President as Chairman. The Council develops and recommends to the President national policies that further environmental quality; performs a continuing analysis of changes or trends in the national environment; reviews and appraises programs of the Federal Government to determine their contributions to sound environmental policy; conducts studies, research, and analyses relating to ecological systems and environmental quality; assists the President in the preparation of the annual environmental quality report to the Congress; and oversees implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act. The Chairman [[Page 104]] of the Council also serves as Chair of the President's Commission on Environmental Quality. For further information, contact the Information Office, Council on Environmental Quality, 722 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503. Phone, 202-395-5754. ________________________________________________________________________