United States of America

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

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

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

• World Heritage Scholarships in U.S. National Parks Apr 27, 2009
• New Centre for World Heritage Studies at University of Minnesota, USA Mar 24, 2006
• Results of the election to the World Heritage Committee Oct 10, 2005
• Hurricane Katrina Causes Damage to Everglades National Park Sep 7, 2005
• Agreement between UNESCO and NASA will strenghten conservation of World Heritage Mar 1, 2005

Events

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

Official Relations (UNESCO/ERC)

• H. E. Mr David Killion
  Ambassador Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of the United States of America to UNESCO
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• U.S. National Commission for UNESCO
  Web Site: http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/
  Source: UNESCO/ERC

Other sources of information within UNESCO

• UNESCO Worldwide (UNESCO/BPI)
• Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO/CLT/ITH)
• Cultural Heritage Laws Database (UNESCO/CLT/NATLAWS)
• Ratified Convention (UNESCO/LA)
• Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO/SC)
• Documents & Publications (UNESCO/UNESDOC)

Other sources of information

• UNDATA Country Profiles
• FAO Country Profiles (FAO)