This regional structure is the result of legislative compromise in 1913, when the Fed was created, and again in the mid-1930s, when its governance was last overhauled. Whereas members of the Fed’s Washington-based Board of Governors are nominated by the US president, subject to Senate confirmation, the presidents of the regional Federal Reserve banks are appointed by local boards.
这一地区结构是1913年美联储成立以及20世纪30年代起治理结构最后一次修订时立法妥协的结果。美联储的华盛顿理事会由美国总统提名并需经过参议院确认，但地区联储银行行长是由当地委员会任命的。