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The national headquarters is located in the [[Main Interior Building]], 1849 C Street NW, several blocks southwest of the [[White House]]. The central office is composed of eleven directorates: director/deputy directors; business services; workforce management; chief information officer; cultural resources; natural resource stewardship and science; office of the comptroller; park planning, facilities and lands; partnerships and visitor experience; visitor and resource protection; and the [[United States Park Police]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/contactinformation.htm#regions |title=Washington Contacts |publisher=Nps.gov |access-date=October 3, 2010 |archive-date=August 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828033811/http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/contactinformation.htm#regions |url-status=live }}</ref> | The national headquarters is located in the [[Main Interior Building]], 1849 C Street NW, several blocks southwest of the [[White House]]. The central office is composed of eleven directorates: director/deputy directors; business services; workforce management; chief information officer; cultural resources; natural resource stewardship and science; office of the comptroller; park planning, facilities and lands; partnerships and visitor experience; visitor and resource protection; and the [[United States Park Police]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/contactinformation.htm#regions |title=Washington Contacts |publisher=Nps.gov |access-date=October 3, 2010 |archive-date=August 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828033811/http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/contactinformation.htm#regions |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
Regional offices are in [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], [[Atlanta]], [[Lakewood, Colorado|Lakewood, CO]] ([[Denver]]), [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]], [[Philadelphia]], [[San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco]] and | Regional offices are in [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], [[Atlanta]], [[Lakewood, Colorado|Lakewood, CO]] ([[Denver]]), [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, NE]], [[Philadelphia]], [[San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco]] and Seattle. The headquarters building of the [[National Park Service Southwest Regional Office]] is architecturally significant and is designated a [[National Historic Landmark]]. | ||
The NPS is an [[U.S. Department of the Interior#operating unit|operating unit of the U.S. Department of the Interior]]. The [[Director of the National Park Service|NPS director]] is nominated by the [[president of the United States]] and confirmed by the [[United States Senate]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/index.htm |title=NPS About US |publisher=Nps.gov |access-date=October 3, 2010 |archive-date=January 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126164346/http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The director is supported by six senior executives. | The NPS is an [[U.S. Department of the Interior#operating unit|operating unit of the U.S. Department of the Interior]]. The [[Director of the National Park Service|NPS director]] is nominated by the [[president of the United States]] and confirmed by the [[United States Senate]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/index.htm |title=NPS About US |publisher=Nps.gov |access-date=October 3, 2010 |archive-date=January 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126164346/http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The director is supported by six senior executives. | ||