David Hockney the Order of Merit, an honour restricted to 24 members at any one time for their contributions to the arts and sciences. He was a Distinguished Honoree of the National Arts Association, Los Angeles, in 1991 and received the First Annual Award of Achievement from the Archives of American Art, Los Angeles, in 1993. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the American Associates of the Royal Academy Trust, New York in 1992 and was given a Foreign Honorary Membership to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1997. In 2003, Hockney was awarded the
Group of 24 meetings, to enable developing country members to discuss agenda items beforehand. Although membership in the G-24 is strictly limited to 24 countries, any member of the G-77 can join discussions. China has been a "special invitee" since the Gabon meetings of 1981. The group also has three active observer countries; Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates; and 11 institutional observers. In 2017, the Group added four new members: Ecuador, Haiti, Kenya, and Morocco. The Chairman of the G-24 is Julio Velarde, Governor of Banco Central De Reserva Del Peru. The First Vice-Chair is Kenneth Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance,