Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts

Providing an Order of Succession Within the National Endowment for the Arts

This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, specifying four officials who would assume the role if the Chairperson dies, resigns, or becomes unable to serve. It includes exceptions for acting officials and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this order.