Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality

Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality of the United States
Incumbent Michael Boots since February, 2014
Inaugural holder	Russell Train
Formation	National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
Website	Council on Environmental Quality

The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality serves as the principal environmental policy adviser to the US President. In addition, CEQ reports annually to the President on the state of the environment; oversees federal agency implementation of the environmental impact assessment process; and acts as a referee when agencies disagree over the adequacy of such assessments. The Council coordinates federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental policies and initiatives.

List of administrators

Chair	Term of Office	President(s) served under
Russell Train	1969–1973	Richard Nixon
Russell Peterson	1973–1976	Richard Nixon & Gerald Ford
John Busterud	1976–1977	Gerald Ford
Charles Warren	1977–1979	Jimmy Carter
Gus Speth	1979–1981
A Alan Hill	1981–1989	Ronald Reagan
Michael Deland	1989–1993	George H. W. Bush
Kathleen McGinty	1995–1998	Bill Clinton
George Frampton	1998–2001
James L. Connaughton	June 18, 2001 – January 19, 2009	George W. Bush
Nancy Sutley	January 22, 2009 – February, 2014	Barack Obama
Michael Boots	February, 2014 – Incumbent	Barack Obama

External links

• Council on Environmental Quality