was added to the commission's responsibilities in 2017. Structure The agency has its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, and its Overseas Operations Office in Paris, France. The authorizing legislation for the American Battle Monuments Commission (36 U.S.C., Chapter 21) specifies that the President may appoint up to 11 members to the commission (who serve indefinite terms and who serve without pay) and an officer of the Army to serve as the secretary. Chairmen of the ABMC General of the Armies John J. Pershing (1923–1948) General of the Army George C. Marshall (1949–1959) General Jacob L. Devers (1960–1969) General Mark W. Clark (1969–1984) General Andrew Goodpaster (1985–1990) General Paul X. Kelley, (1991–1994, 2001–2005) General Frederick F. Woerner Jr. (1994–2001) General Frederick M. Franks Jr. (2005–2009) General Merrill McPeak (2010–2018) David Urban (2018–2021) Lieutenant General Mark Hertling (2021–present) Board of Commissioners 10 Commissioners were appointed by President Joe Biden on September 28, 2021: Darrell L. Dorgan; John L. Estrada; Florent Groberg; Amy Looney Heffernan; Matthew E. Jones; Raymond D. Kemp, Sr.; Bud D. Pettigrew; Michael E. Smith; Gail Berry West; and Daniel P. Woodward. Mark P. Hertling was originally appointed as secretary on the same day, but was later appointed as commissioner, and was elected as chairman on December 13, 2021. Secretary Charles K. Djou Operations The American Battle Monuments Commission employs a full-time staff of 482 people around the world in 2022. All ABMC sites are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, with the exception of Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Cemeteries are not closed for national holidays. When the sites are open to the public, a commission staff member is available to escort visitors and relatives to grave and memorial sites or to answer questions. Cemeteries and Memorials of the ABMC Monuments of the ABMC See also American War Memorials Overseas National Register of Historic Places Other national war graves commissions Austria – Austrian Black Cross (Austrian War graves on the Vienna Central cemetery are still looked after by German War Graves Commission) France – Ministère de la Défense Germany – German War Graves Commission Netherlands – Oorlogsgravenstichting (Dutch Wikipedia) Russia – Association of War Memorials United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa – Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) References Nishiura, Elizabeth, editor (1989). American Battle Monuments: A Guide to Military Cemeteries and Monuments Maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission. Detroit,