Lady Gaga, Bruce Cohen appointed co-chairs of Biden's Committee on Arts and the Humanities

Pop icon Ly Gaga and movie producer Bruce Cohen have been chosen by US President Joe Biden to co-chair President's Committee on Arts and Humanities. In a press statement that featured a list of committee's A-list members, including George Clooney and Kerry Washington, White House anunced names on Thursday.

Over years, Gaga has sided with President Biden and is well-kwn for singing National Anm at his inauguration in 2021. To raise awareness of "It's On Us" campaign, which deals with problem of sexual assault on college campuses, pop star and president teamed up in 2016.

US President personally appoints committee's members

To "enhance federal support for arts, humanities, and museum and library services," President's Committee on Arts and Humanities (PCAH) was established in 1982, during presidency of Ronald Reagan. "Over past 40 years, PCAH has catalyzed federal programs and played a vital role in vancement of arts and humanities education, cultural diplomacy, and creative ecomy," statement by White House re. 

President personally appoints committee's members. "public" members "represent hes of key federal ncies with a role in culture," while "private" members include well-kwn artists, acemics, and humanitarians.

First Ly of US acts as an horary chair

First Ly of US has historically held position of an horary chair. President Joe Biden reinstated committee in September 2022 as former President Donald Trump didn't extend executive order over reinstatement of committee in 2017. 

Bruce Cohen, co-chair of Gaga, is an Oscar-winning producer who has worked on some of Hollywood's most well-kwn productions, such as Tim Burton's Big Fish (2003), Milk (2008), and American Beauty (1999).

" President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities (PCAH) was founded in 1982 by Executive Order to vise President on cultural policy," White House statement said and ded that "PCAH vises President and hes of U.S. cultural ncies on policy, philanthropic and private sector engment, and or efforts to enhance federal support for arts, humanities, and museum and library services."

list of appointed individuals is as follows:

• Bruce Cohen, Co-Chair
• Ly Gaga, Co-Chair
• Jon Batiste, Member
• Constance M. Carroll, Member
• George Clooney, Member
• Philip J. Deloria, Member
• M. Angélica Garcia, Member
• Jennifer Garner, Member
• ra Halpern, Member
• Steve Israel, Member
• Marta Kauffman, Member
• Ricky Kirshner, Member
• Troy Kotsur, Member
• Katie McGrath, Member
• Laura Penn, Member
• Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, Member
• Arld Rampers, Member
• Shonda Rhimes, Member
• Kimberly Richter Shirley, Member
• Horacio Sierra, Member
• Anna Deavere Smith, Member
• Joe Walsh, Member
• Kerry Washington, Member
• Pauline Yu, Member