Frank Hodsoll

Who is Frank Hodsoll?

Frank Hodsoll was the fourth chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and served from 1981 to 1989.

Frank Hodsoll is principal of Hodsoll & Associates, consultants on Federal policy and management, and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He currently advises the Brademas Center for the Study of Congress on international cultural engagement. He also served on the 2011 UNESCO World Press Freedom Day steering committee, and is currently engaged with the planning of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Program in 2012.

Mr. Hodsoll recently co-chaired the International Cultural Engagement Task Force of the November 2010 U.S. Summit for Global Citizen Diplomacy. He had previously chaired the Culture and World Heritage committees of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO; and was a senior adviser to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities on international projects involving film, television, and digital media.

Mr. Hodsoll chaired the National Endowment for the Arts. He is credited with President Reagan’s initiation of the PCAH and legislation to create the National Medal of Arts. Mr.