ABMC has a civil service complement of 80 positions, more than 50 of which are located overseas in our 26 cemeteries in 10 countries and the overseas operations office located in Paris, France. The U.S. headquarters is located in Arlington, Virginia.
Staff
William M. Matz, Jr., Secretary
703-696-6902
Robert J. Dalessandro, Deputy Secretary
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John Wessels, Chief Operations Officer
+33 1 40 75 27 62 (France)
Pat Harris, Executive Assistant
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Tom Clark, Chief Human Resources
703-696-7969
Michael G. Conley, Chief of Staff
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Monique D. Ceruti, Chief Knowledge Management
703-696-6890
Edwin Fountain, General Counsel
703-696-6907
Timothy Nosal, Chief External Affairs
703-696-6789
Christine Philpot, Chief Financial Officer
703-696-6323
W. A. Bud Shatzer, Senior Advisor
703-588-1382
Jamilyn Smyser, Chief Administration
703-696-6780
Thomas R. Sole, Executive Engineer
703-696-6899
Gerald Torrence, Chief Strategy, Plans and Policy
703-696-6781
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Established by Congress in 1923, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) commemorates the service, achievements, and sacrifice of U.S. armed forces.
