United States of America

Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

• La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico (1983)
• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (1982)
• Chaco Culture (1987)
• Independence Hall (1979)
• Mesa Verde National Park (1978)
• Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (1987)
• Pueblo de Taos (1992)
• Statue of Liberty (1984)

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park (1995)
• Everglades National Park (1979)
• Grand Canyon National Park (1979)
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1983)
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (1987)
• Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (1979)
• Mammoth Cave National Park (1981)
• Olympic National Park (1981)
• Redwood National and State Parks (1980)
• Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (1995)
• Yellowstone National Park (1978)
• Yosemite National Park (1984)

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• Civil Rights Movement Sites (2008)
• Dayton Aviation Sites (2008)
• Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (2008)
• Thomas Jefferson Buildings (2008)
• Mount Vernon (2008)
• Poverty Point State Historic Site (2008)
• San Antonio Franciscan Missions (2008)
• Serpent Mound (2008)
• Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings (2008)
• Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (2008)
• Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (2008)
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (2008)
• Petrified Forest National Park (2008)
• White Sands National Monument (2008)

News

• Mar 24, 2006
  New Centre for World Heritage Studies at University of Minnesota, USA
• Oct 10, 2005
  Results of the election to the World Heritage Committee
• Sep 7, 2005
  Hurricane Katrina Causes Damage to Everglades National Park
• Mar 1, 2005
  Agreement between UNESCO and NASA will strenghten conservation of World Heritage

Events

• Nov 30, 2007 - Dec 1, 2007
  International Expert meeting on World Heritage and the Arctic
• Jan 29, 2007 - Feb 2, 2007
  Our Sea of Islands

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

• 1976 - 1983
• 1987 - 1993
• 1993 - 1999
• 2005 - 2009

Contacts

• H. E. Mrs. Louise V. Oliver
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of the United States of America to UNESCO
  Délégation permanente des Etats-Unis d'Amérique auprès de l'UNESCO
  Ambassade des Etats-Unis d'Amérique
  12, avenue Raphaël
  75016 PARIS
  Tel: 01.45.24.74.56
  Fax: 01.45.24.74.58
  EMail: ParisUNESCO@state.gov
  Web Site: http://unesco.usmission.gov/
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• U.S. National Commission for UNESCO
  Executive Director: Ms Susanna Connaughton
  Deputy Executive Director: Mr. Alex Zemek
  Department of State
  2121 Virginia Ave.
  Suite 6200
  Washington DC 20037
  USA
  Tel: (1.202) 663 0026
  Fax: (1.202) 663 0035
  EMail: DCUNESCO@state.gov;
  Web Site: http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/
  Source: UNESCO/ERC