Cultural Property Advisory Committee

The Cultural Property Advisory Committee reviews requests for import restrictions submitted to the United States by foreign governments, considers proposals to extend existing agreements and emergency actions, carries out ongoing review of current import restrictions, and provides reports of its findings and recommendations to the Department of State.

The Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act established the 11-member presidentially appointed Committee to ensure that the U.S. government receives advice from diverse public interests in cultural property matters. The Committee includes two members who represent the interests of museums; three members who are expert in archaeology, anthropology, ethnology, or related fields; three members who are expert in the international sale of cultural property; and three members who represent the interest of the general public. The Cultural Heritage Center serves as the secretariat for Committee and convenes and facilitates the Committee’s quarterly meetings.

Executive Director
Allison Davis
Cultural Heritage Center
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC
Chair
Alexandra Jones
Represents/Expertise: Archaeology, Anthropology, Ethnology, or related fields
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Archaeology in the Community
Washington, DC

Members

Amy Cappellazzo
Represents/Expertise: International Sale of Cultural Property
Founder and Principal of Art Intelligence Global
New York

Thomas R. Lamont
Represents/Expertise: General Public
President, Lamont Consulting Services, LLC
Illinois

Alex W. Barker
Represents/Expertise: Archaeology, Anthropology, Ethnology, or related fields
Director, Arkansas Archeological Survey
Arkansas

Andrew Lamarche Connors
Represents/Expertise: Museums
Director, Albuquerque Museum
New Mexico

Michael Findlay
Represents/Expertise: International Sale of Cultural Property
Director, Acquavella Galleries
New York

Cynthia D. Herbert
Represents/Expertise: International Sale of Cultural Property
President, Appretium Appraisal Services LLC
Connecticut

Susan Schoenfeld Harrington
Represents/Expertise: General Public
President, Susan Harrington NY Property Ltd
Senior Advisor, Brand Positioning Doctors Ltd
New York

Nii Otokunor Quarcoopome
Represents/Expertise: General Public
President, Susan Harrington NY Property Ltd
Senior Advisor, Brand Positioning Doctors Ltd
New York

Miriam T. Stark
Represents/Expertise: Archaeology, Anthropology, Ethnology, or related fields
Director, Professor of Anthropology
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Hawaii

William A. K. Titelman
Represents/Expertise: General Public
Attorney (Retired)/Securities Litigation
Pennsylvania