cultural, economic, political and social history. The medallions were also designed pro bono by Massimo Vignelli. In 1987, she was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the Board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, where she served as Chair of the subcommittee that commissioned all of the original art created for the museum. She was appointed by Mayor David Dinkins to the Art Commission of the City of New York (now the Public Design Commission), and served from 1991 to 1994. In 1992, she was appointed to the United States Commission of Fine Arts by President Bill Clinton, and was the first woman Vice Chair of the Commission of Fine Arts, where she served until 2003. President Barack Obama appointed her a Commissioner of the American Battle Monuments Commission, which has responsibilities related to the design, construction, and maintenance of military memorials throughout the world. In 2010, Diamonstein-Spielvogel was appointed a director of the Trust for the National Mall in Washington D.C. In July 2013, she was named to lead the American Battle Monuments Commission delegation in Busan, Korea and was the keynote speaker at the ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War, attended by leaders and veterans of 21 participant nations. In 2012, she was named the Chair of NYC Landmarks50 Alliance, a voluntary group of over 150 member organizations, collaborating to commemorate the 50th anniversary (April 19, 2015) of the NYC landmarks law. The Alliance's ongoing goal is to create a community of purpose, and to facilitate dialogue among all New Yorkers who care about the historic built environment. The organization, now known as NYC Landmarks50+ Alliance, plans to commemorate the 55th Anniversary of the NYC landmarks law. In May 2015, she was appointed to the Advisory Board of the Gracie Mansion Conservancy by Mayor Bill de Blasio. In June 2015, she was named to the Advisory Committee of the National Eisenhower Memorial; the Memorial is designed by architect Frank Gehry, and adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In 2016, Diamonstein-Spielvogel was appointed chairwoman of the New York State Council on the Arts. She was appointed to NYSCA in 2007, and served as the council’s vice chair from 2013-2016. She served as NYSCA Chair until 2018. Honors and awards Diamonstein-Spielvogel has been the recipient of many honors and awards. In 1994, Diamonstein-Spielvogel was the first woman to be honored with