Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
The following is a list of directors of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service:
Date | Director | Notes |
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1940–1946 | Ira Noel Gabrielson | First director |
April 1, 1946 – 1953 | Albert Merrill Day | [1] |
1953–1957 | John L. Farley | |
1957–1964 | Daniel Hugo Janzen | Father of evolutionary ecologist and conservationist Daniel H. Janzen. |
1964–1970 | John S. Gottschalk | |
1970–1973 | Spencer H. Smith | |
1974–1981 | Lynn Adams Greenwalt | Nominated July 31, 1974 by President Richard Nixon, confirmed October 1973, retained by President Jimmy Carter[2][3] |
1981–1985 | Robert A. Jantzen | Nominated October 9, 1981 by President Ronald Reagan;[4] sworn on November 17, 1981[5] |
1986 – March 15, 1989 | Frank Harper Dunkle | Nominated March 26, 1986.[6] Resigned March 15, 1989[7] |
1989–1993 | John F. Turner | Nominated June 13, 1989 by President George H. W. Bush[8][9] |
September 10, 1993 – June 5, 1996 | Mollie Hanna Beattie | Nominated May 18, 1993, by President Bill Clinton; sworn on September 10, 1993[10][11] |
June 5, 1996 – July 31, 1997 | John G. Rogers Jr. (acting) | |
July 31, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | Jamie Rappaport Clark | Nominated June 23, 1997, by President Clinton[12] |
January 20, 2001 – February 21, 2002 | Marshall Jones (acting) | |
February 21, 2002 – March 16, 2005 | Steven A. Williams | Confirmed January 30, 2002; sworn on February 21, 2002[13] |
March 16, 2005 – October 12, 2005 | Matthew J. "Matt" Hogan (acting) | |
October 12, 2005 – January 3, 2009 | H. Dale Hall | Sworn on October 12, 2005[14] Resigned January 3, 2009 |
January 3 – September 1, 2009 | Rowan W. Gould (first time) (acting) | |
September 1, 2009 – February 20, 2010 | Samuel D. "Sam" Hamilton III | Nominated July 6, 2009, confirmed July 31, 2009;[15] died in office, February 20, 2010[16] |
February 21, 2010 – June 30, 2011 | Rowan W. Gould (second time) (acting) | |
June 30, 2011 – Jan 19, 2017 | Dan Ashe | |
Jan 20, 2017 – May 30, 2017 | Jim Kurth (acting) | |
Jun 1, 2017 – Aug 16, 2018 | Greg Sheehan (acting) | |
Oct 23, 2018 – January 6, 2020 | Margaret Everson (acting) | |
January 6, 2020 – January 19, 2021 | Aurelia Skipwith | Nominated October 22, 2018. Confirmed by Senate December 12, 2019. |
January 20, 2021 – March 8, 2022 | Martha Williams (acting) | |
March 8, 2022 – present | Martha Williams | Nominated October 27, 2021, renominated January 4, 2022. Confirmed by Senate February 17, 2022. |
References
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- "Nomination of John F. Turner to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service | the American Presidency Project".
- Foggia, Lyla (1997). Reel Women: The World of Women Who Fish. ISBN 9781439116845.
- "Nomination for Posts at the United States Fish and Wildlife Service | the American Presidency Project".
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